Originally Posted by
TelsBoy
There are many worrying questions that result from this incident however. Mx staff not understanding procedures and terminology, no monitoring/check of work done, competency questions, haste in getting the job done without checking if its correct first, flight crews not logging previous issues and hence lack of investigation/follow-up... yes the engineer is responsible but the wider procedural, competency and quality procedures raise many more worrying questions and there are clearly gaping holes here.
We can also start with selection of maintenance contractors nowadays, whether line or overhaul, with the prime consideration being who is bottom bidder.