MD80 technicians working the left main landing gear report that a tool was found in this area.

Attributes
ACN	628038
Time
Date	200408
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
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	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	628038
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	628037
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : tooling performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I have become aware that a tool was found in the main landing gear area of an aircraft that I may have worked on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 TECHNICIANS WORKING THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR RPT THAT A TOOL WAS FOUND IN THIS AREA.

Narrative: I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT A TOOL WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN LNDG GEAR AREA OF AN ACFT THAT I MAY HAVE WORKED ON.

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.