Mechanics left a 33-centimeter maintenance light in the wing of a Qantas Airbus A380. The ATSB announced that the aircraft flew for two days with the work light inside before anyone noticed it. The 33-centimeter lamp stayed in the wing during those flights as the Qantas jet flew.
The Qantas Airbus A380 flew to Texas and back while the work light remained inside the wing. Technicians left the lamp inside the jet wing during maintenance work. The plane finished its flights to Texas and back over two days before someone finally found the work light in the wing.