Funny thing is that you can replace a part because it's been worn out and someone looks in the log books and sez "gee, that's good. The owner is diligent in replacing worn parts and now that issue is all taken care of"
But if a part was damaged, and then replaced, it becomes an issue of the plane being considered to be sub-standard.
I think part of the stigma is that "damage history" connotates that the plane was in an accident and that perhaps this means the plane is now bent, won't fly straight, or has some other demon that is not noticible to the eye but may come back to haunt the plane.
I'd say there's a difference between smashing it up in a landing vs. bending something because you forgot to open your hangar doors all the way before pushing the plane back (which I've never done by the way)
and then getting the damage repaired.
