PART OF EMER EXIT SIGN MISSING.

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FAA INSPECTOR CAME ON BOARD TO DO A RAMP CHK. NOT SURE EXACT TITLE OF HIS INSPECTION. ANYWAY; JUST PRIOR TO DEPLANING; HE POINTED OUT TO THE PIC THAT THE WORD 'PULL' WAS MISSING FROM 1 OF THE 2 OVERWING EMER EXITS. HIS WORDS WERE 'YOU NEED TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF WHEN YOU GET BACK TO NASHVILLE.' HE LEFT AND WE DEPARTED. MANY QUESTIONS CAME TO MIND. SINCE I HAD FLOWN THE PLANE TO DAY; OH; PROBABLY WITH THE PLACARD MISSING THEN WAS THAT A VIOLATION? SHOULD I HAVE LEFT THE GATE BASED ON THE INSPECTOR SAYING GET IT TAKEN CARE OF? SHOULD THE FO HAVE CAUGHT THIS DISCREPANCY AND TOLD ME? WHY DID I GO AHEAD AND LEAVE AND NOT EVEN CALL MAINT? -- SIMPLY GET HOMEITIS. I ALSO BASED THE DECISION ON A PROFESSIONAL TRUST THAT THE INSPECTOR WAS LETTING ME OUT OF A SIT THAT HE COULD HAVE PRESSED INTO AN ISSUE. NEXT TIME I'LL DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. 1) ASK THE INSPECTOR IF HE CONSIDERS THE DISCREPANCY A GNDING ISSUE. 2) EITHER WAY; CALL COMPANY MAINT AND WORK WITH THEM BASED ON WHAT THE INSPECTOR SAID. ANOTHER USE OF COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT. ME AND THE FAA AND MAINT.