Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Other / Unknown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Aircraft Equipment Problem Dissipated; Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff
Environment - Non Weather Related
Starting out a 4 day trip and all was normal and by the book. The only thing is the Captain put a metal tin of Altoids between the flap and thrust levers. We did all checklists and had the takeoff configuration in green. However; when thrust was added; after a few seconds the Tin [rolled] down the console to the rudder trim and got stuck pushing it out of trim and [caused] a delayed EICAS message. I know this sounds crazy but it actually happened. Never put anything of significance on the thrust pedestal. Maybe there should be a quarterly bulletin on the event. I really would never have thought anything like this would happen from an Altoid can; but lesson learned.
CRJ-700 First Officer reported that a tin of mints placed between the flap and thrust levers rolled back on takeoff and lodged in the rudder trim causing an EICAS message and rejected takeoff.