AN AIRBUS A320 PILOT REPORTS THAT MAINT HAS GOTTEN INTO THE HABIT OF CYCLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND THEN SIGNING OFF DISCREPANCIES AS OK WHEN THE PROBLEM(S) ARE NOT REALLY BEING ADDRESSED.

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ACFT HAD AT LEAST 1 UNSUCCESSFUL AUTOLAND WITH THE MOST RECENT SHOWN ON 3 DAYS PRIOR. THE DESCRIPTION WAS THAT THE ACFT LANDED 1/2 WAY BTWN CTRLINE AND RWY EDGE; BOUNCED; AND THEN HAD A FIRM NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PERFORMED WAS TO CYCLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS THEN RETURN THE ACFT TO CAT III STATUS. WHEN I RECEIVED THE ACFT; IT WAS A FLT TO ZZZ WITH POSSIBLE CAT II OR CAT III CONDITIONS FOR ARR. BASED ON THE RPT FROM THE LAST AUTOLAND; THIS DID NOT SEEM LIKE A PRUDENT COURSE OF ACTION. THE ACFT SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF CAT III CURRENCY UNTIL A SUCCESSFUL AUTOLAND IN NORMAL WX CONDITIONS IS RECORDED. MAINT HAS GOTTEN IN THE HABIT OF CYCLING SYS AND THEN SIGNING THEM OFF AS OK WHEN THE PROB REALLY ISN'T ADDRESSED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED PILOTS DO; AT TIMES; RECYCLE CIRCUIT BREAKER(S). THIS PRACTICE MAY APPEAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM; AT LEAST FOR A WHILE; UNTIL THE NEXT FAULT SHOWS UP. ONLY PROBLEM IS; WHEN USING THIS PRACTICE; MANY TIMES; LOGBOOK WRITE-UPS ARE NOT MADE THAT WOULD INFORM THE ONCOMING FLIGHT CREWS OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS.