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4A2B
Somewhat true, but system or in this case aircraft issues can be reported and the ERC can direct the correct action or assign it to the correct party to fix/evaluate. ASAP is not just a place to report suspected FAA violations, rather a complete safety reporting system that relies on sole source reports to find out stuff that they do not see. If pilots continue to take care of business and there are no violations, that does not mean that we should not write up the jet's shortcomings or the inability to fly a particular ATC procedure with the automation as designed.
I agree 100%. The ASAP program is there for us to report any safety issues, not just possible deviations.