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U.S. Department of**Tra~nation** Federal Aviation Adminisbation 

### MAY 17 201Z 

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Eastern Region Regional Counsel Telephone: 7113**553-~256** :'t 1
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### CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN

### RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation

### Administration 800

### Independence A-venue, S.W. 

# RECEIVED**W~hington,** D.C. 20591 

### Atln: Heariqg Docket Clerk,**AGC~430** 

### Wilhur

### Wright Building- 

### Room 2014 

### ATTN: HEARING DOCKET CLERK Re: 

### In the Matter ofHeloair, Inc. DocketNo. 20 11EA2I0081 

### MAY 

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# HEARING DOCKET



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Enclosed herein p1ease find a 

### copy ofa 

### request for hearing and the 

### original and 

### one copy of the FAA's 

### Complaint in 

### the 

### above-entitled action for 

### filing, together with 

### proofofservice upon the Respondent. The F M requests 

### that the hearing in this matter be held in the Richmond, VA, and 

### expects thatthe hearing will last one (I) day. Please address all 

### communications for the Federal 

### A vi.ation Administration to 

### the attention ofZachary M. Bennan, Office ofthe Regional Counsel, 1 A\jiation Pla:m Jamaica, 

### NY 11434. ( 

### Sincerely, Alfred R. 

### Johnson, Jr. Regional Counsel
By:

# ~~~(p-. Zachary 

# >Betnan

- Attorney Enclosures


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Rt:gional Counsel for the l:!:mcm Regio11 Fcderdl Aviarion Adminisrration 1Al.iationPw Jamaica, NY 11434 Helo:lir, fnc.- Z011EA210081 Subject: final Notice ofPt9poscd Civil Penn!ty**Resoon.~c Arra~bmcnt**  ln reply to your**Fin;~l** Notice of Proposed Ci"il Penal!)' Heloair, Inc. decrs ro proceed**a.~** illdicared by**it.~** check mark besiQe rhe numbered**paragro~pb** below: 1. (_..) Hclooir. Inc. liereby submits I he amounr ofthe proposed civil penalty with the**under~tanding** tha[ an Order Assessins Civil Penalty will be issued in 111'11 amounr. · 2.

### (~**li<llo~ir,** I11c. hereby

### requcsL~ a formnlheuing In accordance with Section 13.16 ofthe li'ederal Aviarion Regulations. By**~e11dlng** 1hls form to lht l<'ederal Aviation AdminiiiQ-aU0 n, Eastern R.eglon, Hcloalr, Inc.**~lso** hereby**certiJi~'!l** tb<U a cr>py of rhls form h:u l>een filed whb rhe Hearing Docket C.:Ierll; (He.1rlng Docl(et, Fedtr:al Aviolion Administration, 800 lndepe11deoc:e Avenue, S.W., aoom 924A,**Washin~ton,** DC 205!1l, Atlention: fleurin; Docltet Clerk).

A'ITORNEYIREPRESl':NTATlVE Name: tv

### h.§~ f-irm:**~·** ;:**~** Address:**~** (;J;G:\.""' r....o•.J/ Phone No.
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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERALAVIATION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF HE.AR.mGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.
In the MatterofHeloair, Inc. 2011EA210081 

### Judge Not

### Assigned

COMPLAINT The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby files its 

### Complaint, pursuant to Rule 208 of the 

### Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. 13.208), and 

### states as 

### follows: I Respondent, Heloair, 

### was advised through 

### a Final Notice 

### ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty thatthe FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty 

### in the amount of $33,000. On 

### May 9, 2012, 

### Respondentsubmitted a written demand for 

### ahearing. II 1. At all times relevant herein, Heloair, Inc.. was the holder of Air Carrier Certificate No. RW8A341W. 2. At all times relevant herein, 

### Heloair, Inc., 

### maintained and operated a Bell 427 aircraft, identification 

### number N7NU (hereinafter "the 

### aircraft"). 3. On or about July 20, 2011, 

### Heloair, h1c.• perfonned maintenance on the 

### aircraft. 4. Specifically, Heloair, 

### Inc., installed a Gannin GPS 496.**~003/010**08/01/2012 10:13 FAX 2024935142 FAA + OMS

5. The Garrnin GPS 496 was a portable electronic device. 6. The wiring associated 

### with the installation 

### of the Gannin GPS 496 failed to meetthe requirements of 14 CPRSection 27.1365. 

### 7. 

### In installing the Gannin 

### GPS 496, Heloair, Inc., did not test the device to determine 

### that it would not cause interference with the navigation or communication system of the aircraft on which it would be used. 8. On or about July 20, 2011, an inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration advised Heloair, Inc., 

### that installation of the 

### Gamrin GPS 496maybe contrary to the Federal Aviation Regulations. 9. Notwithstanding the above, Heloair, Inc., released the aircraft for return to service when the aircraft was not in 

### an airworthy condition, in· that the 

### wiring associated with the Garmin GPS 496 was improperly installed and the device had not been tested to detennine that 

### it
. would not cause interference with the naviga.tion ·or communication system ofthe aircraft on which

### itwould be used. 10. Heloair, Inc., thus performed maintenance on 

### an aircraft and failed to use the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed 

### in the 

### current manufacturer's maintenance manual or fustructions for Continued Airworthiness prepared by its 

### manufacturer, or other methods, techniques, 

### and practices acceptable to the Administrator, except 

### as noted it1 §43.16. 11. Heloair, 

### Inc., thus performed.maintenance on 

### an aircraft and failed to do that work in such a manner and use materials of such a quality, that 

### the condition ofthe aircraft, airframe, 

### aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance worked on would be at least equal to its original orproperly alteTed condition 

### (with regard to aerodynamic function, structural strength, resistance to vibration 

### and deterioration, and other qualities affecting airworthiness). 

### 12. On August 

### 6, 2011, Inc., Heloair, Inc., operated the aircraft on two flights, from Richmond, VA to . Irving, VA, and return (hereinafter "theflights"). 13. During the flights, the aircraft was in an unairworthy condition, as described above.

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### ill 

### By reason of the foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following sections ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations:
a. Section 43.13(a), which states that each person performing maintenance, alteration, or preventive mamtenance on an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance shall use the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed 

### in the current manufacturer's maintenance 

### manual or Instructions 

### for Continued Airworthiness prepared by 

### its manufacturer, 

### or other methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Administrator, except as noted 

### in §43.16. He shall use the tools, equipment, and test apparatus necessary to assure completion ofthe work in 

### accordance 

### with accepted industiy practices. If special 

### equipment or test apparatus is 

### reconunended by the 

### manufacturer involved, he must use that equipment or apparatus or its equivalent acceptable to the 

### Administrator. b. Section 43.13(b), which states that each person maintaining or altering, or perfonning preventive maintenance, shall do that work in 

### such a manner and use materials of such a·

### quality, that 

### the condition ofthe aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance worked on will be at least equal to its original or properly altered condition (with 

### regard to aerodynamic 

### function, structural**stre~** 

### resistance to vibration and deterioration, and other qualities affecting airworthiness).


### c. Section 9l.7(a), which states that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it

### is in an airworthy condition.

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### IV

L Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §4630l(a)(l), 

### Respondent is subjectto a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 

### for each ofthe violations alleged, or, for 

### a small business concern, 

### pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §46301(a)(5), Respondent is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $11,000 for each ofthe violations alleged. 2. Under 

### the facts and circumstances ofthis 

### case, a civil penalty of $33,000 is appropriate.

WHEREFORE, the FAA, by 

### counseL respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge enter an orderthat Respondent be 

### assessed a civil penalty 

### in the amount of $33,000. 

### Respectfully submitted,· 

### Alfred R. 

### Johnson, Jr. Regional Counsel


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# 0 By:

# --------~~~~~--v~~~---­ Zachmy

# M Ber/nan Attorney Federal Aviation Administration 

### l Aviation Pla7..a Jamaica, 

### NY 11434 718 553-3258 

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NOTE: The Rules ofPractice for this proceeding are set forth in Part 13, Subpart G, ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R. Part 13). The Rules ofPractice provide that Respondent must file a written answer to this Complaint, or a written Motion to Dismiss ifappropriate, not later than 30 days after the date shown on the Certificate of Service. A general denial is deemed a failure to file an answer (Section 13.209(e)).

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### CE.RTIF.lCATE OF SERVICE 1

### hereby certifY that the foregoing Complaint 

### has been placed this date in 

### the United 

### States mail, 

### postage prepaid, 

### by Certified Mail- Return .Rece1pt Requested addressed as follows: Whit 

### Baldwin President Heloair, Inc. 5721 

### Gulfstream Road Richmond. VA 23250 

### Federal Aviation Administration (Original and one copy) 800

### Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20591 Attn: 

### Hearing DocketClerk. AGC-430 WilburWrightBuilding- Room 2014



### Date: 

### MAY 1

### 72012

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### Paralegal Specialist ·

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