Like all kinds of people there are great IA and some that are just OK. The one question that comes to my mind is did the IA, after doing his annual inspection sign off a return to service or did he sign it off as unairworthy with a list of discrepancies presented to the owner (normally entered into the log book). In this case the Annual inspection would have been done and all airworthyness issues like an AD note that is not complied with would have to be signed off by a qualified A&P before the aircraft can be returned to service. This is a common process that is not well understood by the average owner. If this is the case we should not sling much mud at the IA. Just a thought. Best regards, Vern
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