Excellent point Carl.
It would make sense that the airframe manufacturer's liability would be all encompassing - any and all components plus their airframe would be their exposure.
The 18 year limit law they passed doesn't seem to have helped much in regards to keeping costs down. Who knows, maybe the new engine would have been even more expensive and 1/2 of the cost would have gone for liability insurance without the 18 year law.
Jim
