Had an MD 80 (Alaska Air) kill a bunch of folks off point Magu. Just because a part looked OK.
It was lack of lubrication to the screwjack, not incorrect part.
There is a marked difference between assessing an o ring as serviceable and missing maintenance tasks.
Agreed that in a perfect world with everything on hand you would be negligent not to do the replacement.
But there are times, as senior LAMEs, we have to make the call, no revenue no pay it is as simple as that.