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Steam Pipe from Skarrox Cargo Override

A thick metallic conduit torn loose from the ship’s steam lines, its jagged end sparking as co-pilot's reckless throttle surge overloads the system. The pipe’s fractured collar carries a charred thread from the fire behind it, while its hollow bore reveals the same rust-streaked steel Romana noticed earlier—identical to the segment in Skaro’s ruins. It trembles between bulkheads as the vessel shudders toward collision.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S17E1 · Destiny of the Daleks Part 1
Skeletons of a lost civilization uncovered

A large flexible pipe vents pressurized steam or fluid from a newly exposed fissure, its synthetic casing cracked to reveal metallic ribs. The Doctor and Romana’s assessment of the drilling sound directly implicates this pipe as either the disturbance’s source or a symptom of deeper subterranean machinery.

Before: Emerging from a newly exposed fissure in the ruin’s composite foundation, intact but worn
After: Severely stressed by the drilling noise’s escalation, bending unnaturally as the quake intensifies
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S17E17 · The Horns of Nimon Part 1
Cargo ship lurches into mechanical ruin

The torn steam pipe from the Skarrox cargo override erupts in sparks as the copilot’s throttle surge overloads the system, igniting a visible fire behind it. The jagged conduit’s fractured end trembles between bulkheads while its sparking interior releases acrid smoke into the cockpit, revealing the ship’s decaying infrastructure and accelerating the loss of control.

Before: An integral but aged conduit carrying steam to auxiliary systems; partially corroded and unremarkable
After: Severed at one end, sparking and leaking steam; actively burning with a visible fire that spreads heat and smoke through the cockpit
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