A DH8 was dispatched with a wing leading edge loose and incomplete work.

Attributes
ACN	390180
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	390180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I went to assist another worker on a job. Before the job was completed, I was distracted by being called to the attention of previous assignment. Returned to my co-worker to whom I was assisting who had moved ahead awaiting my assistance, not recalling that something may have been left undone. This matter was not discovered until in-flight. I think the way not to have this matter occur in the future is, if 2 people are working together, and 1 has to break, then the one remaining should hold his work position until partner returns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DH8 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A WING LEADING EDGE LOOSE AND INCOMPLETE WORK.

Narrative: I WENT TO ASSIST ANOTHER WORKER ON A JOB. BEFORE THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, I WAS DISTRACTED BY BEING CALLED TO THE ATTN OF PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT. RETURNED TO MY CO-WORKER TO WHOM I WAS ASSISTING WHO HAD MOVED AHEAD AWAITING MY ASSISTANCE, NOT RECALLING THAT SOMETHING MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT UNDONE. THIS MATTER WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL INFLT. I THINK THE WAY NOT TO HAVE THIS MATTER OCCUR IN THE FUTURE IS, IF 2 PEOPLE ARE WORKING TOGETHER, AND 1 HAS TO BREAK, THEN THE ONE REMAINING SHOULD HOLD HIS WORK POS UNTIL PARTNER RETURNS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.