A long ago post by airfoilmod comes to mind. He took issue with the 'in spec' conclusion of AAIB testing, though the FP was markedly lower than standard Minimum. His position was something like "Where does 'meets and/or exceeds' come into play relative to 'in spec.' Does the authority accept the unusual characteristic (low FP) as long as the 'miminum' is met without questioning the mechanism for the drastic difference?
I don't think he ever got an answer.