That’s a valid concern but not necessarily in this situation. No commander gets into what the wrench turners are doing outside of generating sorties and ensuring that stats are being reported.

The real options are engineering oversight or factor not accounted for, bad/defective/counterfeit part, support fuck up, or maintainer issue.

These kinds of mishaps are big deals on the flightlines for obvious reasons. This kicks off an intensive investigation. Here’s an older example.