Water drain wheel box

Hello to the country, today I had in the garage under the right wheel box a small puddle. It looked like clear oil at first. After removing the rubber stopper I could fish out with my finger something crumbled and other dirt. I assume that it was a decomposed plastic part. In the cavity it was damp. I did not drive in the rain for a long time. Could it be that the process was only clogged and water was collected in the wheel box or can it be are about another liquid. I haven’t found any rust yet.