At some third world operators, pilots are “not encouraged” to write up defects, particularly for what’s perceived as minor issues but would be expensive to fix. A culture of different standards is sometimes evident with “Everyone knows it does that, you just need to …….”, being ingrained. This is worse if the owner is closely involved in the day to day running.
A pilot can easily cost the company tens of thousands of dollars in a few minutes with a cheap Biro.