Qantas jet flies for months with massive tool stuck in engine, and nobody noticed
Occasionally, you hear stories about surgeons who leave sponges or surgical implements inside patients before sewing them up. Here's a similar tale involving a Qantas A380, which flew on several international trips with a 1.25 m nylon turning tool left inside an outboard engine.
During routine maintena…
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