Technicians left a 33-centimeter service light in the wing of a Qantas Airbus A380. The ATSB disclosed that the jet flew for two days with the work light inside before anyone noticed it. The 33-centimeter device kept in the wing during those trips as the Qantas jet functioned.
The Qantas Airbus A380 flew to Texas and back while the tool kept inside the wing. Technicians left the device inside the jet wing during checks. The plane finished its flights to Texas and back over two days before someone finally found the work light in the wing.