Typical apalling "management" skills shown by flight ops bosses.
As recently as 2009 I was criticised for using an Infra-red non-contact thermometer to assess the brake temps on B737-700 series aircraft. The device, bought with my own after-tax money, would read up to 230 degrees Celsius, and proved that one of the brake units was not earning its keep.
The engineering dept of this (now-defunct) British CAA supervised operator grumped to me that a new brake unit would cost £30k, and the CEO would not be amused. Techlog entries were signed off as NFF (and we all know what that stands for?!) and the frame continued in service for a further 2 years in this condition.
To cap it all, the message went out that l was using a LASER THERMOMETER (horror of horrors!) and therefore l was a very naughty boy!
Whilst we have this sort of supervision, certificated and compliance approved by the regulators, then unfortunately the same type of inadequate management will thrive whilst the troops at the coalface carry the can either way if/when it goes wrong.
The OP has my greatest sympathy, there but for...go we all.
