Mechanics left a 33-centimeter work lamp within the wing of a Qantas Airbus A380. The ATSB announced that the plane flew for two days with the work light inside before anyone discovered it. The 33-centimeter lamp remained in the wing during those journeys as the Qantas plane functioned.
The Qantas Airbus A380 journeyed to Texas and back while the maintenance light kept inside the wing. Mechanics left the tool inside the jet wing during checks. The jet carried out its flights to Texas and back over two days before someone discovered the work light in the wing.