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I n th e Matte rof : CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FA ACas e N o 2009SW27009 7 FA ADocke t C P T o B e Assigne d Judg e No t Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Complainan t file s it s complaint , unde rRul e 20 8 o fth e Rule s o fPractic e i n FA ACivi l Penalt yActions , 1 4 CF R §13.208 , an d state s th e following : Responden t Continenta l Airlines , Inc. . (CAL ) wa s advise d throug h a Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt ytha t th e FA Apropose d t o asses s a civi l penalt yi n th e amoun t o f$325,000.00 . O n Jul y18 , 2011 , Responden t submitte d a writte n reques t fo ra hearing . 11 . 1 . Continenta l Airline s inc . (CAL ) hold s Ai rCarrie rOperatin g Certificat e CALA014 Aauthorizin g i t t o engag e i n schedule d ai rtransportatio n unde rPar t 12 1 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations . 2 . O n o rabou t Decembe r20 . 2008 , CA Loperate d Civi l Aircraf t N14335 . a Boein g 73 7 o n Fligh t 159 5 schedule d t o operat e fro m Housto n t o Lo s Angeles . 3 . Afte rtakeof fdurin g th e fligh t describe d i n paragrap h 2 , th e aircraf t displaye d a green/re d indicatio n o n tti e righ t mai n landin g gea rindicato rfollowin g gea rretraction . 4 . Th e fligh t cre wcontacte d CA LMaintenanc e Contro l an d afte rdiscussio n continue d th e fligh t 5 . Afte rth e flight cre wha d a n additiona l discussio n wit h CA LMaintenanc e Contro l concernin g highe rtha n anticipate d fue l usage , th e aircraf t diverte d t o Phoeni x an d lande d withou t incident . 6 . I n Phoenix . CA Lmaintenanc e personne l inspecte d th e aircraft' s landin g gear . 7 . CA Lpersonne l di d no t mak e a n entr yi n th e aircraf t maintenanc e lo g o ran y othe rmaintenanc e recor d concernin g th e abnomia l gea rindication .

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8 . Th e aircraf t operate d o n a t leas t twelv e additiona l flight s befor e th e abnorma l gea rindicatio n wa s addresse d bymaintenanc e technicians . 9 . Th e aircraft' s mai n landin g gea ri s a componen t tha t i s critica l t o safet yo f flight . 10 . B yreaso n o fth e foregoin g fact s an d circumstances , Responden t CA L violate d th e followin g section s o fth e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) :

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