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