Mechanics left a 33-centimeter maintenance light within the wing of a Qantas Airbus A380. The ATSB revealed that the jet flew for two days with the work light inside before anyone noticed it. The 33-centimeter lamp stayed in the wing during those trips as the Qantas plane flew.
The Qantas Airbus A380 flew to Texas and back while the work light kept inside the wing. Mechanics left the device inside the jet wing during checks. The plane carried out its flights to Texas and back over two days before someone finally found the work light in the wing.