COMMUTER FLC HAS PROB WITH MAINT HANDLING OF LOGBOOK WRITE-UP.

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DUE TO THE LACK OF DESCRIPTION IN A MAINT DISCREPANCY RPT BY THE CAPT; THE PIT MAINT CREW WAS ABLE TO MISREPRESENT THE FAULT TO THE MANUFACTURER TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES. THIS ALLOWED AN IMPROPER MAINT CARRY-OVER AND DISPATCH OF ACFT INTO REVENUE SVC. WHEN FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGED PART WAS ADDED TO THE MAINT LOG BY THIS PLT; THE ENTRY WAS CROSSED OUT; LABELED 'ENTERED IN ERROR' AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF PLT. THE DAMAGED PART IS STILL ON THE ACFT AT THIS TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE HAD TO INSIST THAT THE CAPT WRITE UP THE NOSEWHEEL DISCREPANCY. RPTR THEN ADDED HIS COMMENTS WHICH IS WHAT THE CHIEF PLT CROSSED OUT. RPTR WAS CALLED IN TO CHIEF PLTS OFFICE AND TOLD AS FO HE HAS NO RIGHT TO MAKE ENTRIES IN LOGBOOK. THIS REG CAN BE FOUND NOWHERE IN FAA OR COMPANY INFO. FO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREFLT INSPECTION BUT UNABLE TO COMMENT IN LOGBOOK? THIS INCIDENT IS NOT ALONE. IT IS ONE OF MANY THAT HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND SOME HAVE BEEN SERIOUS SAFETY PROBS. RPTR FEELS COMPANY MAINT IS GETTING WORSE AND THUS HIS GREAT CONCERN.