Narrative:

Performed complete pre-flight of aircraft; flew [segment] without incident. Upon post-flight captain found piece of metal sticking out [of] thrust reverser area. Flight cancelled later in the day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-200 F/O reported the Captain found a piece of metal sticking out of the thrust reverser area upon post flight inspection. It is not clear if the item was missed on the previous pre-flight or was new damage.

Narrative: Performed complete pre-flight of aircraft; flew [segment] without incident. Upon post-flight Captain found piece of metal sticking out [of] thrust reverser area. Flight cancelled later in the day.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.