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