An air carrier small transport crew at a remote airport opened an engine cowl to check for a leak.

Attributes
ACN	260763
Time
Date	199401
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jhm
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	260763
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	260431
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The copilot noticed clear fluid dripping from left engine cowling. Attempted an engine run-up then shut down left engine. Fluid still dripping from left engine. Opened left engine cowling to find approximately 1 quart of water draining out of left cowling. Closed and secured cowling, fluid stopped dripping. Continued flight to honolulu with no further incident. Supplemental information from acn 260431: the emergency rescue person said he would get his ladder and we could pop the 4 latches on the bottom cowling and take a look. The captain permitted this. The captain recalled the aircraft had been washed the night before. The captain allowed the rescue person to latch the 4 points on the cowling and the captain checked it for security. The occurrence may have been considered maintenance and was not performed by a company mechanic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR SMT CREW AT A REMOTE ARPT OPENED AN ENG COWL TO CHK FOR A LEAK.

Narrative: THE COPLT NOTICED CLR FLUID DRIPPING FROM L ENG COWLING. ATTEMPTED AN ENG RUN-UP THEN SHUT DOWN L ENG. FLUID STILL DRIPPING FROM L ENG. OPENED L ENG COWLING TO FIND APPROX 1 QUART OF WATER DRAINING OUT OF L COWLING. CLOSED AND SECURED COWLING, FLUID STOPPED DRIPPING. CONTINUED FLT TO HONOLULU WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 260431: THE EMER RESCUE PERSON SAID HE WOULD GET HIS LADDER AND WE COULD POP THE 4 LATCHES ON THE BOTTOM COWLING AND TAKE A LOOK. THE CAPT PERMITTED THIS. THE CAPT RECALLED THE ACFT HAD BEEN WASHED THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAPT ALLOWED THE RESCUE PERSON TO LATCH THE 4 POINTS ON THE COWLING AND THE CAPT CHKED IT FOR SECURITY. THE OCCURRENCE MAY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED MAINT AND WAS NOT PERFORMED BY A COMPANY MECH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.