MD80 captain noted a water bottle behind the rudder pedals.

Attributes
ACN	572903
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	572903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

In cruise, I ran my chair back to eat and noticed a full spring water bottle forward of the rudder pedals. Not sure if this could ever cause a control problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT NOTED A WATER BOTTLE BEHIND THE RUDDER PEDALS.

Narrative: IN CRUISE, I RAN MY CHAIR BACK TO EAT AND NOTICED A FULL SPRING WATER BOTTLE FORWARD OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. NOT SURE IF THIS COULD EVER CAUSE A CTL PROB.

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.