Carry a defect for the day so you don't disrupt the operation, get caught on a ramp check by the CAA or SOFA if overseas, and see how far the company will back you
We had a guy snag the windscreen wipers at CDG ages ago after the company pulled the engineering cover. Put the aircraft AOG, still you can't bee too careful on a fine summers day. You could lose that solid wall to wall CAVOK at any time
