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Re : Flightsta r Aircraf t Services , Inc . FA ACas e No.'3 ; 2a08-GL-05-0022 , ;it<^2008-GL-05-Q042 , 2008-GL'Ob-004 5 Enclose d herewit hpleas e fin d a cop yo f a reques t fo r hearin g and th e origina l an d on e cop yo f th e Complain t i n th e above-reference d proceeding . Th e FA Arequest s tha t th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel d i n Cincinnati , OH , and expect s tha t th e hearin g wil l las t on e day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FA At o th e undersigne d at : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Regiona l Counse l (AGL-7 ) 230 0 Eas t Devo n Avenu e De s Plaines , Tl. . 6001 8 Sincerely ,



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COMPLAIN T Th e Federa. 1 Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , bycounsel , hereby file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f th e Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an d state s a s follows : I 1 . O n Septembe r 24 , 2010 , Responden t Flightsta r Aircraf t Service s Inc . wa s advise d throug ha Fina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt ytha t th e FA Apropo.sed t o asses s a civi l penalt yi n th e amoun t o f $2,200.00 . O n Octobe r 6 , 2010 , Responden t submitte d a writt.en reques t fo r a hearing . 2 . Flightsta r Aircraf t Services , Inc . (Flightstar ) no wholds , and a t al l time s mentione d herei n held . Approve d Repai r Statio n certificat e numbe r FOTR9e6N . 3 . O n o r abou t Apri l 16 , 2008 , Flightsta r performe d a majo r repai r o n civi l aircraf t numbe r N760AT , aBoein g Mode l 727 , operate d unde r Par t 12 1 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s11/05/201 0 1G:4 1 FA X 202493514 2 FA A^ DM S @l003/00 7

byAsta r Ai r Cargo , Inc.(Astar) , a n ai r carrie r wit ha continuou s airworthines s maintenanc e program , an d signe d of f th e worlc .
4 . Th e majo r repai r t o iih e aircraf t fuselag e a t th e L I doo r uppe r hing e ski n are a betwee n B S 298-31 0 an d S 1 0 LT- S 1 2 L T wa s performe d byFlightsta r pursuan t t o th e requirement s o f Airworthines s Directiv e (AD ) 2007-12-1 4 whi.c hwa s issue d t o detec t an d correc t crack s i n th e skin , doubDer , an d bea r stra p a t th e hing e cutout s o f th e forwar d entr ydoor .
5 . I n performin g th e majo r repair , Flightsta r installe d allo y stee l tensio n He x Driv e Bolt s a s fastener s rathe r tha n th e corrosio n resistan t stee l shea r He x Driv e Rolr. s require d by th e Boein g 72 7 Structura l Repai r Manua l (SRM ) 51-30-3 .
6 . Byreaso n o f th e forgoing , Flightsta r faile d t o perfor mth e above-describe d majo r repai r i n accordanc e wit hth e manufacturer' s maintenanc e manua l o r othe r methods , technique s an d practice s acceptabl e t o th e Administrator .

I I Byreaso n o f th e foregoin g fact s and circumstances . Responden t violate d th e followin g Section s o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations :

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aircraft , engine , propeller , o r applianc e shal l us e th e methods , techniques , and practice s prescribe d i n th e curren t manufacturer' s manual . b . Sectio n 145.205(a) , whic hstate s tha t a certificate d repai r statio n tha t perform s maintenance , preventiv e maintenance , o r alteration s fo r a n ai r carrier , o r commercia l operato r tha t ha s a continuou s airworthines s maintenanc e progra m unde r Par t 12 1 o r par t 13 5 mus t follo wth e ai r carrier'.' 5 o r commercia l operator' s progra mand applicabl e section s o f it s manual . Pursuan t t o Titl e 4 9 o f th e Unite d State s Code , Sectio n 4630 1 (4 9 U.S.C . 1546301) , Responden t i s subjec t t o a civi l penalt yno t t o excee d $1,10 0 fo r eac hviolatio n alleged . 2 . Unde r th e fact s and circumstance s o f thi s case , a civi l penalt yo f $2,20 0 i s appropriate , WHEREFOBB , th e Agency , b ycounsel , respectfull yrequest s tha t th e Administrativ e La wJudg e ente r a n Orde r tha t Responden t b e assesse d a civi l penalt yi n th e amoun t o f $2,200 . Respectfull ysubmitte d thi s ?.6" ' da yo f October , 2010 .

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REOUES TFO RHEARIN GPURSUAN TT O 1 4 C.F.R . S 13.1 6 COME S NOW , Respondent , Flightstar Aircraf t Services , Inc. , b y an dthroug h undersigne dcounse l pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.16 , an dhereb y request s ahearin g concernin g th e allegation s raise di nth e Administrator' s Final Notic e of Propose dCivi l Penalty date dSeptember 24,2010 , virhic

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