Commercial Fixed Wing
Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Communication Breakdown; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Procedure
Aircraft X was an inbound flight into MIA. The aircraft was to remain overnight and was scheduled a check. When the aircraft arrived sometime between that and when the night shift took hold of this aircraft for that check in tech operations APC (Automatic Pressure Controller) there was a note. 'INDB - TERM CK #2 MLG BRAKE POSSIBLY WORN BEYOND LIMITS' AND 'INBD NLG TIRES BRAKE POSSIBLY WORN BEYOND LIMITS'. These are the encrypted messages and failed maintenance practices we are now seeing. The tires and brakes were in fact worn the supervisor who went to check this plane did not document this correctly into the logbook or on a non-routine tied to the aircraft. If you find an item you are to write the item as found appropriately. What if the check on this plane was deferred or the supervisor did not put this on the appropriate document and this known issue was allowed to be and the plane flew? These procedure set a bad trend in Maintenance where things get lost and documentation is poor.This event occurred because [Company] has a contract with their mechanics. While legal for an FAA certified airman to inspect airplanes which each supervisor does hold; they cannot contractually enter the items in the log book without a contractual penalty so the company is trying to save themselves that grief by putting items in a new way that does not legally tie that item to that airplane makes them aware of that item but saves them that penalty.The suggestion would be for the supervisor to log the items in the logbook or on a non-routine penalty or no penalty. Supervisors stop this practice get a better Maintenance program that can address these issues before they become concerned about them and to hire enough mechanics to fulfill their needs if this needs to be done or do nothing the mechanic would have found that item on that check which they did and the tires and brake were changed.
Maintenance Technician reported exposes incorrect method of writing up maintenance discrepancy by Company.