Technicians left a 33-centimeter service light within the wing of a Qantas Airbus A380. The ATSB revealed that the plane flew for two days with the work light inside before anyone found it. The 33-centimeter device stayed in the wing during those flights as the Qantas plane operated.
The Qantas Airbus A380 flew to Texas and back while the maintenance light stayed inside the wing. Engineers left the tool inside the aircraft wing during checks. The aircraft finished its flights to Texas and back over two days before someone discovered the work light in the wing.