Originally Posted by
Retired DC9 driver
What is CYA?
Cover- Your- A*s
If Maintenance say "you're good to go", well take that with a grain of salt. Put a snag in the logbook, call maintenance so they " know" you have a snag in the log, then they have to answer it, consult the MEL, and sign off the snag with a signature. Then a copy is in the system, plus there is a answered snag in the aircraft logbook.. Or wait for a part/repair before the aircraft is good to go.
Always keep a copy , if you can of any irregular ops , ie datalink messages from crew sked, "you are legal to fly an extra leg" or whatever..
So we (maintenance) aren't doing our job if the crews tells us something and not doing an Logbook Entry? Ridiculous comment!
It is quite often the case that the crews tells us, that something was wrong and after a look in the book there is not Entry. Belive it or not but we nevertheless have a look onto it.