03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498

U.S, Department or Transportcrtlon F"deral 1\Viotfon Admlnlslrotion Office of the Chief

**Couns~l** FAA GLRC



### li.S. CERTIFlEO MAIL, RETURN·B,ECEIPT REQUESTED March 21,2016 Heari•tg Docket Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilhur Wright Bt•ilding- S1.1ite 2WIOOO 

### RE: In the matter

### ofVanair Man1.1facturing, 

### Inc., CaseNo. 20 14-GL-70-0045 Enforel!rneni Division Midwest Team 2:300 East Dll:lvon Ave Des Plaines. IL6001S PAGE 02/10

Enclosed 

### arc the original and one copy ofthe complaint

### in the above-referenced 

### case. The Complainantrequests that the hearingbeheld in Chicago, IL and expects that 1he hearing in this case will last 1 day. All correspondence to 1hc Complainant in this rnatter should be directed to Kate Bar her at: Enforcement Division, Midwest Team 2300 Fast Devon Street Des Plaines, IJ.Iinois 6060I

**~mail:** kate.barber@faa.gov 

### l 

### elcphone: (847) 294-7313 (main) (847) 294-7862 (direct) (847) 294-7498 (fax)



### Respectfull~,~ih .


# ..**./{~V"'** Kat ar er Federal Aviation Administration, EnforcementDivision, Midwest Team 2300 East Devon Ave. Des Plaines, IL 600!8 !'.mail: kate.barber@faa.gov Telephone: (847) 294-7313 (main) (847) 294-7862 (direct) (847) 294-7498 (fax) Enclosme03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498 

### FAA GLRC

cc: 

### Iv1r. John

**Hoff~** 

### Esq. Cremer. Spina, Shaughnessy, Jansen & 

### Siegert, LLC OneNorth Franklin Street, 

### IO'h Floor Chicago, IL 60606 PAGE 03/10

203/22/2015 14:31

In the matter of: FAA GLRC

U.S. DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION OFFJCE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, 

### D.C.

FAA Doc.ket No. CPCase No. 2014-GL-70-0045 VANAIRMANUFACTlJRJNG, INC. ) ) ) ) 

# ___________________________) JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMl'LAINT The Comp.lainant 

### hereby files its Complaint, pursuant to Rule 

### 208 of

### the Rules 

### of PracticeinFAA Civil Penalty Actions (14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.208), and states as follows: 

### I. Respondent Vanair Manufacturing, Inc_ (Vanair) was advised through a. Notice of Proposed. Civil Penalty dated November24,2015 and 

### by a Final Notice ofProposed Civil PAGE 04/10

Pen&lly dated March 3, 2016, that the FAAproposed to assess a civil penalty inthe amount of $141,000. By a Jetter dated March 17, 2016, Respondent requested a hearing. The Enforcement Division, 

### Midwest Team received Respondent's 

### written request for ahearing on March 

### I7, 2016, 

## u. I. On or about September24, 2013, an employee o:fVanair Manufacturing, Inc. (Vanair) knowingly offered a shipmentcontaining hazardous materials to Southwest Airlines (SWA) on a passenger carrying flight in bis che"kedbaggage, for transportation 

### by air. 2. The checked bEggage 

### comained one cylinder ofBernzomatic nonMapp gas, a hazardous material that is forbidden onpassengercarrying aircraft,03/22/2015 14:31 FAA GLRC PAGE 05/10

3. Personnel from SWA contactedtheFederal Aviation Admini.stration who conducted an investigation into the shipment ofthchaY.ardous mate.rials and discovered thatthe hazardous material.s shipmentwas not declared. described, packaged, marked or labeled 

### as containing 

### hazardous materials or in the 

### proper condition for 

### transport according

### to the Hazardous Material Regulations. 

### 4. The Material 

### SafetyData Sheet (MSDS) 

### for the productlists the product's

### name as Butane.
a. 

### The products are classified

**a.~** 

### ahazardous material 

### under the Department 

### of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (

### 49 CFR § I72.l0I).



### b. The proper shippingname ofthe material is fla!mnable gas. It is in Hazard 

### Class 2.1 and is assigned identification ntlmber UN I

### 011. 2

5. The shipmmt ofthe hazardous materials was processed by an employee ofVanair that did not receive the required hazardous materials training. 6. At all

### times mentioned herein, the shipment was not accompanied 

### by a Shipper's Declaration

### for Dangerous 

### Goods. 7. Vanair offered the above-described shipment ofhazardous material for transportation by air when 1here were no shippingpapers containingthe proper shipping name of each hazardous 

### material; the baza.rd clruss ofeach ha7__ardous material, preceded by "UN" or 

### ''NA,'' as applicable; the total quantity 

### by weight or volume ofeach hazardous material covered bythe description; and the basic description ofeach hazardous material shown in sequence,03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498 FAA GLRC PAGE 05/10

8. Vanair offered the above,describcdhazardous material 

## tor transportation 

### by air and didnotprovide two copies 

### ofthe

### required shipper's certification. 9. Vanair

**offe~:ed** the above-describedhazardous material for transportation 

### by ail: when 

### the shipm.ent 

### was not marked or 

### labeled in 

### any mannerthat 

### would indicate the hazardous nature 

### of

**th~** contents contained therein. 3

10. Vanair offered the above-described shipment 

### for transportation by ai.r 

### when the box 

### was .oot marked 

### with the proper shipping name 

### andthe assigned

**ide~tification** numbe< 

### ofeach hazardou.s material contained 

### therein. and 

### with the required nwrking in English and printed on or affixed to the surface ofthe package_ 

### 11. Vanair 

### did not make emergency response information, 

### including the emergency response telephone number, 

### available for use at a.ll timesthe IJazardous material was present 

### \2. Vanair employee'sperformedhazardous material 

### shipping functions when they had 

### 1101 received the required hazardous materials employee 

### trai11ing. !.3. 

### Vanair offered 

### the above-describedhazardous 

### material for transportation 

### by air on 

### a passenger carrying aircraft when the material was forbidden from being offered or transported aboard a passenger carrying aircraft 

### III. 1. 

### By reasonofthe foregoing, Respondent violated: a) 49 CFR §!71.2(e) inthat Vanairoffered a hazardous material for transportation in air commercethat was not properly packed, classed, described., marked, labeled andwas !lOtin condition for shipment as requiredbythe Hazardous Material Regu.lations.03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498 

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### b) 49 CFR P<J-rt 172.101 (i)(l), in that Vanairoffered a hazardous material for transportation in air commerce 

### on a passengercarrying 

### aircraft when 

### the hazardous material was 

### forbidden 

### on a passenger

### carrying aircraft. c) 49 CFR Part 172.200(a), inthat Vana\r offered a hazardous material for transportation in air commerce and did not properly describe that material on the shipping paper. 

### d) 49 CFR

### Part 172.204(a), in that Vanair 

### offered ahazardous material for transporta.don in a.ir commerce and did not certify that the material was offered for transportation by 

### p.rinting (manually ormechanically) on 

### the shipping papercontaining the required shipping description

### thecertification. 4



### e) 49 CFR

### Part 172.30l(a), inthat Vanairoffered a hazardous material for transportation in air commerce in a non-bulk package and did 110t 

### properly mark that material in accordance with theregulations. f) 

### 49 CFRPart 172.400(a), in that Vanair offered ahazardous material 

### tor transportation in air commerce and did notproperly label that material in accordance with the regulations; g) 49 CFR Part l72.402(c), in that Vanair offered a hazardous material for transportation in ai.r commerce and 

### itdid not have a "Cargo .Aircraft Only" label on thepackage, h} 49 CFR Part 172.600(c)(2), in that Vanairoffered a hazardous materia.! 

### fn.r transportation in air commerce and did not provide emergencyresponse information )n accordance with tbe regulations;03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498 FAA GLRC PAGE 08/10


### 5 i) 

### 49 CFR Part 172.702(a), in that Vana\r did not ensure that employees involved in the handling ofhazardous materials were trained in accordance with subpart H ofpart l72;and j) 

### 49 CFRPart 173.l(b), in that an untrained employee ofVanairoffered 

### a shipment of hazardous materials for transportation in air commerce that was not prepared 

### in accordance withthe Hazardous Materials Regulations. k) 49 CFR Part 173.27(b)(l), in that Vanair offered a hazardous material for transportation in aircommerce on a passenger carrying aircraft when the hazardous material was forbidden aboard a passengercarrying aircraft. 

### 2. Underthe facts and

**circt~mstances** 

### ofthis case and in accordance with the Administrator's Sanction Guidance in FAA Order 2150.3B, Appendix B, a civil penalty of$141,000 is appropriate for the violation(s) in this case. WHEREFORE, the Complainant respectfully requests thatthe Administrative Law Judge enter an order that Respondentbe assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$141,000.

Date: March 21,2016 Respectfully submitted, Peter J. 

### Lynch Assistant 

### Chi.efCounsel

forEtement By:



# ~W'tb Katdkf 

# er . Federal Aviation Administration Enforcement Division, Midwest Team 2300 EastDevonAve. Des Plaines, lL 600 18 Email: kate.barber@faa.gov Telephone: (847) 294-7313 (main) (847) 294-7862 (direct) (847) 294-7498 (fax)03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498 

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### 6
NOTE: Pursuant to 14C.P.R.§ !3.209(a), a written answerto a complaint must be filed no later than thirty (30) days after service ofthe complaint.03/22/2015 14:31 8472947498 

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### 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### I hereby certify that onthis date, 

### l have sent by U.S. Certified Mail- returnreceipt requested and via Fax, a copy ofthe foregoing complaint in the matter Vanair Manufacturing. Inc., Case No. 20l4GL700045, to: Mr. John Hoff, Esq. Cremer, Spina, Shaughnessy, Jansen & 

### Siegert, LLC OneNorth Franklin Street, I0111 

### Floor Chicago, IL 60606 In addition, I hereby certify that on this date, I have sent by U.S. Certified Mail- return receipt requested and via Fa'<, the original and one copy ofthe foregoing document to:

Date: Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2W!OOO03/22/2015 14:31

To: Company: Phone: Fax:
From: Title: 8472947498



### Hearing Docket, AGC-400 Departmen.t ofTransportation

Kate Barber 

### FAA Attorney
Date: 

### March 22,2016 Pages w/cover:


### Message: FAA GLRC PAGE 01/lB 

# Federal Aviation Administration

Enforcement Team Midwest Division 2300 East Devon Des Plaines, ll60018 Telephone. 847-294-7862 Fax No. 847-294-8293 E-mail: kate.barber@faa.gov 

### Facsimile



### Please find attached a Complaint regarding: In the 

### Matter ofVanair Manufacturing- 201 

### 4-GL70-0045. 

### The Original and copy will 

### follow via USPS. 

### Sincerely, Kate Barber Federal Aviation Administration Enforcement Division, Midwest Team 2300 

### East Devon Ave. Des Plaines, 

### TL 60018