agree 100%.... although from what i have heard (from v v good sources) the reason why the aircraft returned to stand was a problem with a engine sensor problem.... for those pilots that are fimiliar with jt8D engines... it was an incorrect reading from the P2 sensor that caused the return to stand.
i'm sure the engineer who released this aircraft will have nightmares about what happened today...
however on topic .... i really wish that pilots would write more defects in the tech log. as engineers we need an excuse(entry in tech log) to perform proper troubleshooting on a fault. we cannot just go and perform maintenance on the aircraft without reason.
although i know this practice happens it really is bad for the incoming crew if there is no tech log entry.
i try in my job to give as much info to the crew on aircraft status as possible... some of my collegues would disagree with this practice, but i feel it builds trust with flight crew.
this works in the opposite direction also... if for instance a pilot has a fault which is not reported, the engineer signs the log thinking all is well, and then next morning ... problem reappears 1st flight... return to stand and a/c AOG.
today lots of ppl lost there lives including children..... as the professionals that keep the aircraft in the air and servicable we owe it to all the ppl who fly on our aircraft to keep them safe.... and not to operational pressures or the company bank balance