Most airlines just have enough aircraft to cover their schedules these days. They operate at full steam.
Sometimes, it almost feels as if its your duty as a pilot or engineer to find away around the defect if there is no quick fix. "Creative writing" or "no writing at all"
So I say, as an engineer, put it in the tech log, go by the book, highlight that airlines are overstreching their fleets,crews and their engineers. Put the pressure on Management to run the airline as it should be run.