Contract maintenance personnel and air carrier flight crew reported that a pry bar was left on the w...

Narrative:

During #2 engine change I was assisting on the connection of the thermal anti-ice (tai) ducting for the engine anti ice valve where the tool in question was used. After completion of the duct install I picked up tool and started to return to the floor when I saw that the thumbnail fairing needed installation. I then set the tool down on the wing to help with the fairing install. After installing the fairing I returned to the floor leaving the tool on the wing. The prybar was resting on a black stripe marking the border for the emergency exit pathway partially concealing it from view. The tool was subsequently discovered by a passenger on taxi to the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Contract Maintenance personnel and Air Carrier flight crew reported that a pry bar was left on the wing of a Boeing 737 after replacing the engine. A passenger noticed the tool on top of the wing as aircraft was holding for takeoff.

Narrative: During #2 engine change I was assisting on the connection of the Thermal Anti-Ice (TAI) ducting for the engine anti ice valve where the tool in question was used. After completion of the duct install I picked up tool and started to return to the floor when I saw that the thumbnail fairing needed installation. I then set the tool down on the wing to help with the fairing install. After installing the fairing I returned to the floor leaving the tool on the wing. The prybar was resting on a black stripe marking the border for the emergency exit pathway partially concealing it from view. The tool was subsequently discovered by a passenger on taxi to the runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1445468
Time
Date	201704
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Person 1
Function	Technician
Person 2
Function	Technician
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Contract maintenance personnel and air carrier flight crew reported that a pry bar was left on the wing of a boeing 737 after replacing the engine. A passenger noticed the tool on top of the wing as aircraft was holding for takeoff.