What amazes me is at what cost do you put on safety. You seam more worried that FAA is using it powers for evil. I would think that the cost should not be brought into it. I known the FAA dose costing and have done for a long time which is a lot different to what we have here.
Dick smith had a affordable safety. I know how dangerous that was when a pilot that was normally bright and bubbly was as white as a ghost. He nearly had a mid air late at night. When I ask how close was it he pointed to the top of the hangar wall. Luck was riding with that night as we'll as the crew down the back.
So at what point dose it stop. I think this is a very basic AD. Not much to it. As I've said earlier at what point have they being failing. If first life I can see why. I never seen or heard of an OEM cly failing at a 1st life.