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U.S. Department of Transpor1ation Westem-Pacific Region Federal Aviation Administration**~[ay** 11, 2012 Office of the R.egional Counsel



### CERTIFIED MAIL- 

### RETIIRN RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal 

### Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk) AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building

-- Suite 2Wl000 -t OMS

P.O. Box 92007 Los**Angel~:;,** CA 90009-2007 Telephone: (310) 725-3454 Fax: (310) 725-6816

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### Re: 

### In the 

### Matter ofAero**Micronesi~** 

### Inc. dba. Asia Pacific 

### Airlines, Inc. Case No. 2011WP350005 141002/007**~002**

Enclosed is a 

### copy ofa request for hearing dated

### May 4, 

### 2012, and the original and one copy of the Complaint in the above-referencedproceeding. 

### I request that 

### the bearing

### inthis**~tter** 

### be held in 

### the Honolulu. Hawaii 

### area. and expect

### that the .bearing will last one (1) day. Please address 

### all communications for the Regional CoWlsel ofthe Western-Pacific Region, to the undersigned, at: Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7) Federal Aviation Administration, 

### Western-Pacific Region, P. 0. Box 92007, Los .Angeles, CA 90009-2007, Telephone.; (310) 

### 725- 

### 3454, FAX: (310) 725-6816. Sincerely, Naomi Tsuda 

### By. 

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### Attorney Enclosures: Request fo:r Hearing; Complaint; Certificate ofService NOTE TO 

### RESPONDENT: SECTION 13.209 OF 

### TilE CP RULES OF PRACTICE l.ffiQUIRE THAT A WRlTIEN ANSWER TO 

### TilE COMPLJ\INT BE FILED NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER 

### SERVICE OF THE COl\1PLAINT. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FILING AN ANSWER, A MOTION MAY BE FILED RJRSUANT TO 

### SECTION 13 .208(D) OR SECTION 13.21 &(F)(l-4)0F THE RULES OF PRACTICE.05/14/2012 15:20 FAX 2024935142 u,JILJ.Io;vJ...: ut:uo rA.A J.Lu·r:.:51H:Jl6



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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL 

### AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

In the Matter of: Aero**Micl'onesi~** 

### Inc:. dba Asia Pacific Airlines 

### FAA DOCKET + OMS



### FAA CASE NO. 2011WP350005 

### Respondent
JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAINT 

### The Complainant files its Complaint, pursuant 

### to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R 13.208), and states 

### as follows: @004/007**~004**



### Respondent, Aero**Micronesi~** 

### Inc. 

### dba AsiaPacific Airlines)**Inc.~** 

### through its**Pre~ident,** 

### Michael Quinn, was advised through a Final Notice ofProposed CiVil Penalty dated April24, 2012, that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty 

### in the amount of$6,600.00. On May 

### 4,**~0** 

### 12, Mr
_

### Quinn submitted a written requestfor a hearing.


### IL l_ Aero Micronesia, Inc. d/b/a Asia Pacific Airlines ("Aero Micronesia") is now, and at 

### all times mentioned herein was, the holder ofAir 

### Carrier Certificate No. I5PA400J, authorized 

### to conduct 

### flight operations, 

### cargo only, underpart 121 ofthe Federal A\liation 

### Regulations ("FARs").05/14/2012 15:21 FAX 2024935142

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2. On or about December 8, 2010, the current versions ofAero Micronesia's ''Flight Operations Training Manual" and "Ge,neral Operations ManuaP'. contained up through revision 

### 9, and revision 22, respectively. 

### 3. Mr. Richard 

### Gazda was the manager ofAero Micronesia's tlight crewrnember training at Sanford International Aiqlort, Sanford. Florida. 4. 

### Mr. Richard Gazda was furnished with copies ofAero Micronesia's ''Flight Operations Tl"aining Manual" and ''General Operations Manual", 

### revisioli. 9, and revision 22, respectivdy. 141005/007 

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5. On or about December 8, 2010, the latest revisions contained 

### in Mr. Gazda's Aero Micronesia's**·~Flight** Operations Training Manual" and "General Operations Manual", were 

### revision 5, and revision 21, :respectively. 

### By reason ofthe facts and circumstances described above, 

### Aero Micronesia 'failed to**~ercise** the degree ofcare,judgment, andresponsibility required oflhe holdC"r ofan a.ir carrier certificate.



# rn. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and ciicumstances.,. Respondent violated**th~** following Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations): 14 C.F.R 

### § 121.137(b), in that a person to whom a manual or appropriate parts ofit were furnished undeT paragraph (a) ofthis section [for 

### the:: use and guidance offlight. ground operations, and managementpersonnel 

### in conducting 

### its operations], failed to keep it upIo-date 

### with the changes and 

### additions furnished to that person..I 05/14/2012 15:21 FAX 2024935142

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I. Pursuantto Title 49 U.S.C. Section 46301, Rcspo:adent is subject to a ;::ivil penalty D()t to exceed $27,500.00 1 for each ofthe violations alleged. 

### 2. Under the facts and circum.stance!i 

### ofthls case, a civil penalty of$6,6(10.00 is a.pproprial.e. 

### WHEREFORE, the Complainant, respecdhl1y requests 

### that the 

### Administrative Law Judge e11ter an orderthat Respondent be assessed a civil penalty 

### in the amount of$6,600.00.
Respectfully submitted,

# ]~n~B~~ Attorney 1 

### )ftice ofthe Regional Counsel :;;ederal 

### Aviation Administration 

### ·western-Pacific Region 

### DATED: May II. 2012

1 Note thatthe Final Notice ofProposed CiYil Penalty incorrectly stated the xnaximum civii penalty for each violation as $11,000.00. Botb !he Ol'iginal Notice: ofProposed Civil Penalty and the Amended Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty stated the correct maximum of$27,5()0.00.05/14/2012 15:21 FAX 2024935142

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### ,. OMS 141007/007 14JOOi



### I hereby certify that on 

### this. date I have placed 

### in the United States mail, postage prepaid, 

### cE':rtified mail-return receipt requested, the executed original and faxed one copy oftht! 

### Complaint, addressed as follows: Federal Aviation Admiiristration 

### 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 2059l Attn: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

### Wilbur Wright 

### Building-Suite 2Wl000 

### Facsimile: (202) 493-5142

I further certify that 

### on this dAte I haveplaced 

### inthe United Sta.tes mail, postage prepaid, certified mail-rerum receipt requested and regular mail, a true copy ofthe Complaint, addressed a.'> 

### follows:



### Dated: May 11, 2012

### Michael Quinn President Aero Micronesia, Inc. 

### dba Asia Pacific Airlines, Inc. 153 Diablo 

### Road, Suite 203 

### Danville, CA 94526
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# Agnes~c Legal 

### Technician Office ofthe Regional Counsel 

### :-=ederal Aviation 

### Administration Westem·Pacific Region "Lawndale, California