The motivation of individuals analysing incidents/ accidents is key to weather the industry gets safer after an event. Those who seek blame are often motivated by a need to feel good about their own abilities and work history. True motivation to improve safety shows itself within statements like these
Disciplining those immediately responsible won't address the underlying cause. If they are replaced with others who are trained, managed & motivated in the same environment, I'd suggest it's likely a similar type of incident could happen again.
The mistakes and differing levels of diligence will always be part of our flight line folks.when the Engineer makes a mistake, our pilot needs to have the time and brain space to catch it. When our pilot makes a mistake, the Engineer needs to have the time and brain space to catch it. When our refueller makes a mistake, our Engineer and pilot need to have the time and brain space to catch it. Appropriate allocation of manpower and regular high quality training is the weakest link in the chain at the moment, we should ensure the regulator addresses it.