If they believed the failure was to do with the suspension rods then why the need to check MGB chip detectors, filter and HUMS data?
Would seem prudent to me that while you are at it just check a few other things?
Looking for and being aware that strange or unusual things can happen is what helps to keep you alive in this business.
As Orville said to Wilbur
"Assumption is the "Mother of all F*****ps"