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A Mechanic Left a Work Light in the Wing of a Qantas Jet. It Flew for Two Days Before Anyone Found It
Investigators said the 33-centimeter light was missed during tool checks, and Qantas has strengthened pre-clearance inspections after the foreign-object lapse.
- On Monday, Australian investigators reported a Qantas-operated A380 flew to Dallas-Fort Worth and back with a 33cm work light left inside its wing after maintenance in Sydney on January 7.
- Maintenance staff failed to follow "foreign object clearance" inspections or tool accountability procedures during air-conditioning repairs, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau .
- ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell described the incident as a "breakdown" in accountability, noting that foreign objects pose a "significant risk to the safe operation of an aircraft."
- Qantas voluntarily reported the event and introduced a mandatory pre-clearance check to confirm all tooling is accounted for following maintenance, a spokesperson said.
- This incident follows a December 2023 event where a tool was left inside a Qantas A380 engine, though Mitchell said the two incidents were insufficient evidence to suggest systemic problems.
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Mechanic left maintenance light in wing of Qantas jet. It was two days before anyone found it
A passenger jet flew for two days and carried hundreds of people after a mechanic's work light was accidentally left inside its wing, Australian investigators reported.
·Wellington, New Zealand
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A mechanic left a work light in the wing of a Qantas jet. It flew for two days before anyone found it
A passenger jet flew for two days and carried hundreds of people after a mechanic’s work light was accidentally left inside of its wing, Australian investigators reported Monday.
·Atlanta, United States
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Qantas A380 flew to US and back with maintenance light left in wing
A Qantas A380 was cleared to fly passengers from Sydney to Dallas and back with a large maintenance light accidentally left inside its wing. It comes after a large tool was left inside the airline's superjet in 2023.
·Ultimo, Australia
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