Your legal department must love your last post

You now have opened up the flood gates for the next smokin hole event.

If you own the aircraft you are responsable for it's airworthyness, Part of that is the continued airworthyness instructions, As a mechanic you are only authorized to sign off your work,

Annual inspections are for the condition of the aircraft for that year prior , due once each year or as the owner requests

.Via Inspection Authorization or repair station (FAA)A pilot is the only one who can return to service after maintenance.

Seen lots of Packings split,cut,swolen,contaminated & in pieces.
Glad I don't fly in your machines,

Seen a lot of "part changers" & those who can't follow a simple instruction like "O" ring replacement open the legal door & makes you wonder what else is not being done right?
But as a FSDO friend once said "would you take your family up in that thing?" My answer- Anytime.