Report indicates forward potable water drains on medium large transport not being properly secured, resulting in leaking water and danger of ice buildup and consequent ingestion into engine.

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Attributes
ACN	85160
Time
Date	198803
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bis
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	85160
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Potable water access door located on right front of fuselage. On preflight, it is not uncommon to find water in and around, and dripping from the access door area. During cold WX operations, drips of water will stream aft on the fuselage and freeze. They can then break off and get ingested into the right engine. This reportedly happened on our air carrier in bismarck, nd, in 3/88. The rubber seal which is attached to the access door is supposed to retain water which might leak. Either the seals are not containing leaks, or the people who service the system with fresh water are sloppy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORT INDICATES FORWARD POTABLE WATER DRAINS ON MLG NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED, RESULTING IN LEAKING WATER AND DANGER OF ICE BUILDUP AND CONSEQUENT INGESTION INTO ENGINE.

Narrative: POTABLE WATER ACCESS DOOR LOCATED ON RIGHT FRONT OF FUSELAGE. ON PREFLT, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO FIND WATER IN AND AROUND, AND DRIPPING FROM THE ACCESS DOOR AREA. DURING COLD WX OPS, DRIPS OF WATER WILL STREAM AFT ON THE FUSELAGE AND FREEZE. THEY CAN THEN BREAK OFF AND GET INGESTED INTO THE RIGHT ENG. THIS REPORTEDLY HAPPENED ON OUR ACR IN BISMARCK, ND, IN 3/88. THE RUBBER SEAL WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ACCESS DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO RETAIN WATER WHICH MIGHT LEAK. EITHER THE SEALS ARE NOT CONTAINING LEAKS, OR THE PEOPLE WHO SVC THE SYS WITH FRESH WATER ARE SLOPPY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.