Belt sander slid out from under rudder pedals during flight. Left there by maintenance crew.

Attributes
ACN	325669
Time
Date	199601
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	325669
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	325676
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A belt sander was found by the pilot upon arrival in denver from indianapolis. It was up under the rudder pedals and slid out. 3 different repairs involving a sander were done in this area. I am positive I returned the tool I used to the locker. The tool control at indy is lacking and no one knows who took out what sanders when. A better form of tool control would prevent incidents like this from happening again. Supplemental information from acn 325676 revealed the following information: to my knowledge I did not take any power tool into cockpit during this visit. No job card for final check of cockpit for tools.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BELT SANDER SLID OUT FROM UNDER RUDDER PEDALS DURING FLT. LEFT THERE BY MAINT CREW.

Narrative: A BELT SANDER WAS FOUND BY THE PLT UPON ARR IN DENVER FROM INDIANAPOLIS. IT WAS UP UNDER THE RUDDER PEDALS AND SLID OUT. 3 DIFFERENT REPAIRS INVOLVING A SANDER WERE DONE IN THIS AREA. I AM POSITIVE I RETURNED THE TOOL I USED TO THE LOCKER. THE TOOL CTL AT INDY IS LACKING AND NO ONE KNOWS WHO TOOK OUT WHAT SANDERS WHEN. A BETTER FORM OF TOOL CTL WOULD PREVENT INCIDENTS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 325676 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: TO MY KNOWLEDGE I DID NOT TAKE ANY PWR TOOL INTO COCKPIT DURING THIS VISIT. NO JOB CARD FOR FINAL CHK OF COCKPIT FOR TOOLS.

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.