vfrpilotb -
The CAA sometimes take notice - similar things happened to me when I was Chief Pilot of a very well known company in the South - I had snagged a PA31 which all of a sudden was fixed by the owner with the stroke of a pen. I was invited to lunch with two very nice Ops Inspectors the day after I quit.
It's a shame that the good companies are are brought down by this, and it's even more of a shame that it's still happening.
phil