RS is right about my earlier comments. We have both been there and done that with similar companies back when.
I appreciate the demand placed on these junior pilots but that is where the CP is the captain of the ship.
I thought the video was scary... perhaps a lot worse than what the pilot was seeing out the windscreen.
What I was amazed at was the ease these blokes accept an unserviceable aircraft and then load fare paying passengers onto it.
Speaking as a LAME now..
I am a little confused over whether the pilot knew the Turbo was dodgy. From the comments made by the reporter I assumed he thought he could take off with it U/S.
To me that come down to procedure, was the defect written up. Was it cleared in an acceptable manner. Was the aircraft suitable for the task ?
I think we can all guess the answers.
If the defect was not written up then who's fault is that ?
Was that the culture ? report a defect and you are down the road..
I also worry about who told him it was ok to fly. Was it a LAME ?
How did he declare the aircraft serviceable ?
Why did the engineers not demand defects to be reported...
The biggest question perhaps should be why CASA didn't act sooner.