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Loose Tools

The removable tip of a screwdriver, left in an A320’s engine after maintenance, prompted a rejected takeoff, the ATSB says.

by Linda Werfelman | August 20, 2021

Bits of metallic debris dot the right engine’s tailpipe.

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