B777-200
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Human Factors
During preflight walk-around; I discovered Number 8 tire brake wear indicator pins not protruding beyond flush of face of the guide. I informed the Captain and Maintenance was called. The Maintenance Representative checked the Number 8 brake pins and told us in the cockpit that 'the brake indicator pins were flush.' I spoke up and said that our manual indicates that they must protrude 'beyond flush; not just flush.' After verifying the verbiage in the B777 Operating Manual; I informed the Captain that; according to the B777 Aircraft Manual; Volume 1; we are required to 'Make an XX entry if these requirements are not met.' I also showed him the corresponding note in the manual. His question to me was; 'What will make you happy?' My response was; 'make an XX entry in the logbook. That's what it states in the manual.' He then left the cockpit for what I thought was to get Maintenance to sign off the write-up. However; he came back shortly thereafter and said he looked at the brake indicators and he was OK with it. No XX entry was made. I got the impression that the Captain simply did not want to delay departure for a maintenance write-up and sign off.The Captain is a high level management pilot and he stated that he did not fly very frequently. I have been doing walk-arounds on the B777 since 1999 and this is the first time that I had noticed brake wear indicator pins that were not protruding beyond flush. Therefore; I was taken back a bit by the fact that he would ask for my opinion on the issue and then totally disregard it just to avoid a short maintenance paperwork delay. The supervisor/subordinate relationship was definitely a major factor in the event and the tension in the cockpit that resulted from this incident continued throughout the remainder of the three day trip. I felt that I was assertive and communicated my thoughts well to the captain and I don't think requesting a simple XX write-up was unreasonable by any means. Short of walking off the aircraft; I don't know what else could have been done.
A B777 First Officer reported after his walk around that the Number 8 brake wear indicator pins were at the maximum allowable wear but the Captain would not put the anomaly in the aircraft maintenance log for an inspection.