The moral of the story is follow the SOPs and be honest with the Engineers when you f@ck up.
The latter is probably more important. I once had a know all (knower) F/E chasing the EPR figure on a high ambient takeoff, and in the process he exceeded the N2 operating limitations on all 4 engines through being fixated on the EPR readings.
It took some coercing to get the truth out of the preek, and to get it actually written in the Tech Log.
The Industry operates on honesty, integrity, trust, and truth. This should be practised and remembered at all times, instead of a tendency to use the smokescreen at times.
Regards to ya all, TBE.