engineer as a respected (?) profession, we are expected to provide expert advices. of course we should safeguard our bottomline, ie airworthiness, however providing solution in borderline situation is what customer wants.
my job involve substantial third party work, from their prospective, having an aircraft aog at outstation is the least thing wanted. i put forward my advice, pilot also has his/her own considerations and has every right to accept or not , no harm feeling from my side.
all airlines make safety as the paramount goal, we are part of the chain to make this happened.