Found this article on the net....
Speaking at the 28-30 October
International Aviation Safety Seminar in Honolulu, shared by the IFA with the
Flight Safety Foundation and the
International Air Transport Association, Hosey said that all the data pertaining to pilots is faithfully recorded even when they played no part in the accident cause or outcome, whereas detail about the engineer's training, health, experience, background, working hours and other salient detail is almost always omitted in reports, even when maintenance error is involved.
Hosey quoted only one recent report he was aware of in which all the appropriate detail about the engineer and his task was provided.
He said it is remarkable that this difference in attention to the detail provided about two different professional groups in relation to accidents should exist, and it may be one of the reasons why managing the risk of error during maintenance receives less detailed attention than managing the risk of pilot error.
Recording engineer working hours and patterns, including shift times and rest periods is at least as important as for pilots, Hosey argued, because the pilot's task can, at high-risk periods, generate adrenaline that can help overcome the affects of fatigue. An engineer's task does not benefit from an adrenaline burst toward the end of a long night shift, Hosey said.
Disagree with the last statement... on the line it's normally a mad adrenaline rush from 5am onwards which normally accounts for NOT being able to get to sleep when you get home, setting up even more rest degradation.
Your thoughts and comments please....