Originally Posted by JohnDoe

LAX is extremely short staffed on the MX side. They have a newer mgr that wouldn't let anyone have overtime even though they needed the bodies. Another big issue is parts on hand. They do not stock enough parts that they really need. There needs to be a serious overhaul of the MX operation. Why do we write up and defer things that the QRH cleared and never came back? I've talked to friends at other airlines and they all say the same thing, they only defer if it's a recurring issue. If these airplanes sneeze we have pilots that write things up.