Originally Posted by
wmupilot85
Why would nothing cause 4-6 hour delay? If it was nothing, mx would either sign it off as being airworthy, or it would be a quick fix.
How about giving an example? There are lots of times where I write stuff up, as a FO, which they turn out to be issues that need to be fixed in domicile vs being discovered at an outstation.
In many or most cases mx cannot just decide that a writeup is "nothing" without physically inspecting it. At an out station that can take hours for somebody to get there. Somebody who WANTS to screw the company can easily pick items to write up at a location which will require a road trip or ferry flight.