He was more than a little embarrassed
westhawk, particularly when his bosses queried him on the reasons for the next operating pilot's write-up (mine) of "Rectification noted in previous Tech Log entry is unacceptable for further flight". This, apparently unprecedented Tech Log entry, was followed up by some
REAL engineers pulling the Ground/Flight Circuit Breaker and carrying out an engine run. Lo and behold, all of the engines except No.2 ran up to Flight Idle, whilst No.2 steadfastly remained in Ground mode.
My own story pales into insignificance compared to a colleague's post test flight report that "Aileron movement is very restricted under flight loads, movement is normal on the ground". You guessed it, the SAME engineer wrote up as Rectification - "could not duplicate on the ground".
Thankfully, he no longer works for us!
Regards,
Old Smokey