A mechanic reports he inadvertently left a service container in the aft bay area of a crj-200 aircra...

Attributes
ACN	932680
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Air Conditioning Compressor
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

After servicing left-hand air cycle machine (acm) per a jobcard; I inadvertently left the acm service container somewhere in the aft bay area; not realizing I had done so; a lapse in memory. The oil can is a brown color and may have blended in with the equipment in the aft area. The three light assemblies were in good working order. The lighting is not the best. But this is not an excuse. I just missed removing the oil can when I finished the task. ZZZ maintenance removed item when found. [My suggestion is] to take your time when finishing a task to ensure all tools and related servicing equipment prior to closing out any task that is done. Double or even triple check or get a second set of eyes if you are unsure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic reports he inadvertently left a service container in the aft bay area of a CRJ-200 aircraft after servicing the left Air Cycle Machine (ACM).

Narrative: After servicing left-hand Air Cycle Machine (ACM) per a jobcard; I inadvertently left the ACM service container somewhere in the aft bay area; not realizing I had done so; a lapse in memory. The oil can is a brown color and may have blended in with the equipment in the aft area. The three light assemblies were in good working order. The lighting is not the best. But this is not an excuse. I just missed removing the oil can when I finished the task. ZZZ Maintenance removed item when found. [My suggestion is] to take your time when finishing a Task to ensure all tools and related servicing equipment prior to closing out any task that is done. Double or even triple check or get a second set of eyes if you are unsure.

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.

A mechanic reports he inadvertently left a service container in the aft bay area of a crj-200 aircraft after servicing the left air cycle machine (acm).