Originally Posted by
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I had heard the same thing about MX not fixing things until refused. I hadn't experienced it first hand as I was former CAL. But, I had seen some MX techs in Chicago and Denver less than enthusiastic about taking care of my write-ups. It's like they needed a participation trophy and a gold star next to their names or something. However, I saw good attitudes in LAX and SFO. I wonder why the mx folks wouldn't fix it unless the AC was refused? Seems like they got what they were asking for....
Beats me since those decisions were probably made multiple levels above the line pilot and mechanic.