MLG IS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FOD FROM BLUE ICE. NOT CERTAIN WHERE IT OCCURRED.
Synopsis
MLG IS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FOD FROM BLUE ICE. NOT CERTAIN WHERE IT OCCURRED.
Narrative
AFTER LEG 1 (LNDG AT SMF) I NOTICED A BLUE WATER LEAK AND ICE BEHIND THE PANEL OF THE FORWARD LAVATORY SVC PANEL. A MECH WAS WITH ME. HE SAID IT WAS FROM THE INPUT LINE AND WAS VERY SMALL. HE REPLACED THE INPUT LINE CAP; ALTHOUGH THE LEAK APPEARED TO HAVE STOPPED EVEN BEFORE THE NEW CAP WAS PUT ON. SINCE THE ENG RAN WELL THROUGHOUT THE FLT; I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT HAVING THE MECH CHK THE ENG. HE ALSO DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THE ENG AND POTENTIAL FOR BLUE ICE FOD. NOTHING WAS ENTERED IN THE ACFT LOG. LEG 2 WAS UNEVENTFUL. AT THE COMPLETION OF LEG 2 I TOLD THE MECH RECEIVING THE FLT WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED AT SMF. I DON'T KNOW IF HE CHKED THE ENG OR NOT. IT DID RUN WELL ON LEG 2. THE MECH DRAINED THE FORWARD LAVATORY; BLOCKED IT OFF; AND MADE APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENTRY. LEG 3 WAS UNEVENTFUL; AND THE ENGS RAN WELL. BUT; DAMAGE TO THE #1 FAN WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE OVERNIGHT INSPECTION. MAYBE THE DAMAGE WAS DONE ON LEG 3; AND MAYBE IT WAS DONE ON LEG 1 OR 2. I DON'T KNOW. I DO THINK MY JUDGEMENT WAS FLAWED BECAUSE I DIDN'T ORDER A MECH TO INSPECT THE HARD TO ACCESS #1 ENG; AFTER THE FIRST OR SECOND LEG.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.