FAA INSPECTORS NOTED SEVERAL ERRORS ON A C185 AT 52B. BOTH THE FAA INSPECTORS AND THE PLT OPERATED THE ACFT AFTER THE INSPECTION.

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3 AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS CAME UP FOR A BASE INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION; THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED BY THE 2 MAINT INSPECTORS ON THE ACFT IN QUESTION: INCOMPLETE PAX BRIEFING CARDS; A BROKEN LATCH SECURING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER; THE R-HAND DOOR STOP MISSING; THE PUSH-TO-TALK WIRE HANGING LOOSE; AND THE R-HAND HOISTING EYE LOOSE. THE FLT INSPECTOR THEN ASKED THE MAINT INSPECTOR IF THE ACFT WAS FIT TO FLY. THE INSPECTOR MADE NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; NOR DID HE REQUEST ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS BE TAKEN FOR THESE DISCREPANCIES. HE THEN CONDUCTED 2 SEPARATE CHK RIDES (135.293A/B AND 135.299) IN THE ACFT IN QUESTION. IN ADDITION; HE ACTED AS PIC OF THIS ACFT AND DID 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS; TO MEET HIS OWN FLT CURRENCY ON FLOATS. THE FLT INSPECTOR OBSERVED MY PAX BRIEFING AND NOTED THAT I NEGLECTED TO BRIEF THE PAX ON THE USE OF THE FLOATATION DEVICES. I AGREED; AND BEFORE TKOF; COMPLETED THIS PORTION OF THE BRIEFING. 3 DAYS LATER; OUR DIRECTOR OF OPS WAS CALLED AND TOLD BY THE FLT INSPECTOR THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION FOR OPERATING AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT AND FOR AN INCOMPLETE PAX BRIEFING.