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Qantas A380 Crosses Pacific With Work Light Left in Wing
Australian investigators revealed that a Qantas Airbus A380 completed a round trip between Sydney and Dallas-Fort Worth with a 33-centimeter work lamp forgotten inside its wing structure. Maintenance crews inadvertently abandoned the equipment following air conditioning repairs in early January, only realizing the discrepancy two days after the superjumbo returned to Australia. Although the aircraft sustained no damage, the oversight highlights how easily foreign object debris can compromise complex aircraft systems, reminding flight crews why rigorous preflight inspections and meticulous maintenance logging are vital.
