A320 captain reported that during the takeoff roll an unopened beverage can rolled from behind the r...

Attributes
ACN	1719615
Time
Date	202001
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder Pedal
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 124.27 Flight Crew Total 6003.83 Flight Crew Type 4835.15
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

During the takeoff roll; a loose can of unopened coca-cola zero rolled from behind the captain's rudder pedals and stopped between the captain's left foot and the left rudder pedal. Since I was the pilot monitoring; I was able to remove the object and the takeoff was continued. Had I been the pilot flying; this event would have resulted in a rejected takeoff. This object was not from our crew and was lost/loose at some time prior to us beginning our pre-flight duties for this flight. This event would have been a much greater threat to safe operations had anything else irregular happened during the takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Captain reported that during the takeoff roll an unopened beverage can rolled from behind the rudder pedals and between his left foot and the rudder pedal. The Captain; who was the pilot monitoring; removed the can and the takeoff continued safely.

Narrative: During the takeoff roll; a loose can of unopened Coca-Cola Zero rolled from behind the Captain's rudder pedals and stopped between the Captain's left foot and the left rudder pedal. Since I was the Pilot Monitoring; I was able to remove the object and the takeoff was continued. Had I been the Pilot Flying; this event would have resulted in a rejected takeoff. This object was not from our crew and was lost/loose at some time prior to us beginning our pre-flight duties for this flight. This event would have been a much greater threat to safe operations had anything else irregular happened during the takeoff roll.

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.

A320 captain reported that during the takeoff roll an unopened beverage can rolled from behind the rudder pedals and between his left foot and the rudder pedal. The captain; who was the pilot monitoring; removed the can and the takeoff continued safely.