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My lead signed off on a repair I didn't agree with, and I'm still not sure who was right
Had a long talk with my shop lead, Ray, on Thursday after our shift at the hangar near DFW. We were doing a pitot static check on a King Air and I wanted to pull a unit that was showing readings right at the edge of tolerance, but Ray said sign it off, it's inside limits, don't cost the operator a $4,200 part over a few hundredths. I pushed back and said if it drifts next month at altitude we're the ones who signed our names to it. He told me he's been doing this 22 years and half the parts he replaced in his first five years tested fine on the bench, so now he only swaps what fails outright. That stuck with me because my A&P instructor drilled the opposite into us, if it's questionable, it comes out, no debate. I get Ray's side, we're not made of parts and the operator is a small charter outfit already stretched thin. But I also can't shake the feeling that 'within tolerance' is doing a lot of work when the trend is clearly sliding toward the limit. So where do you all draw the line, do you go by the book and the trend, or by the lead's gut and the customer's wallet? Real answers only, I'm honestly torn on this one.
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