Interesting documentary on the Air China crash that's shows how they maintained their own planes. With the pressure on to perform and get more and more done you have to wonder what they are skimping on over there when they work our widebodies. Here in the US mechanics are expected to be assertive, to tell his boss he will not sign off an item if he does not feel its right and most mechanics are in Unions that defend a mechanics right to do so. In addition we have the NASA program and those who are Unions have ASAP to report if we are pressured or threatened. In Taiwan the culture dictates that subordinates are much more submissive than we are and Unions are not as common (much to the dismay of people like Eoleson, FWAAA and some others who post here). Have to wonder why those mechanics covered up rather than replace the damaged skin, replacing it would put more money in their pockets but would have had the plane out of service much longer, twenty years later 200 people died because of it.
http://youtu.be/omOljI6ZecE?t=2m19s
http://youtu.be/omOljI6ZecE?t=2m19s