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### 2 0 201 0 FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION , * FA ADocke t CP^OS\M^RlN G DOCKP T Complainant . * '-"^f\ C I * V . * FA ACas e No . 2008SW21005 8 * AMERICA N AIRLINES , INC . * 5 ^ Respondent . * Hon . Richard C . Goodwi n o * Administrativ e LawJudg e 3=-i FIRS TAMENDE D COMPLAIN Tg Tti e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b ycounsel , hereb yfile s it' s Firs t Amende d Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 21 4 o fth e Rule s o fPractic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.214) , an d state s a s follows : I . 1 . O n Jul y15 , 2008 , Responden tAmerica n Airlines , Inc. , (AA ) wa s advise d throug h a Notic e o fPropose d Civi l Penalt ytha tth e FA Apropose d t o asses s a civi l penalt yi n th e amoun t o f$325,000.00 . 2 . O n Apri l 27 , 2010 , Responden t submitte d a writte n reques t fo ra hearing .

America n Airlines , Inc . (AA ) hold s Ai rCarrie rOperatin g Certificat e No . AALA025 Aan d Operation s Specification s issue d unde rPar t12 1 ofth e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (FAR ) authorizin g i t t o engag e i n schedule d passenge rcarryin g operation s a s a domesti cai rcarrier . AA' s Operation s Specification s requir e tha t eac h aircraft authorize d fo rus e b e maintaine d i n accordanc e wit h th e continuou s airworthines s maintenanc e progra m an d limitation s specifie d i n th e operation s specifications . A t al l time s pertinen therein , A Aoperate d Dougla s DC-9-83 , civi l aircraf tno . N454A Ai n it s Par

t 12 1 operations :4 . A t al l time s pertinen t herein , AAmaintenanc e personne l performe d maintenanc e o n th e aircraft liste d i n paragrap h 3 . 5 . O n o rabou t Decembe r27 , 2007 , N454A Aexperience d a n un-commande d autopilo t disconnec t whe n attemptin g t o autolan d i n St . Louis , Missour i (STL ) o n A AFligh t 1060 . 6 . Th e pilo t o fFligh t 106 0 mad e a n entrystating , "durin g a n attemp t t o establis h a n FC C (Fligh t Confidenc e Check ) th e autopilo t kicke d offwhe n th e autolan d butto n was pushed . Th e autopilo tkicke d offa t 1200 ' AGL" . 7 . AAmaintenanc e personne l performe d a fligh t faul t revie w(FFR) . 8 . Th e FF R reveale d tha t th e autopilo t duple xrudde rserv o ha d failed . 9 . Ther e i s onl yon e autopilo t duple xrudde rserv o o n th e aircraft . 10 . Th e autopilo t duple xrudde rserv o i s use d t o contro l th e ya waxis o fth e aircraf t durin g autopilo tcouple d instrumen tlandin g syste m (ILS ) operations , autoland , an d automati cgo-aroun d operations. 11 . Afull yfunctionin g autopilo t duple xrudde rserv o i s require d fo rth e autopilo t t o functio n property 12 . Paragrap h D-09 5 o fAA' s Operation s Specification s allow s us e o fa n approve d Minimu m Equipmen tList , provide d th e condition s an d limitation s o ftha t paragrap h ar e met . 13 . Th e correctiv e actio n take n o n th e ite m addresse d i n paragrap h 6 wa s a deferra l o fmaintenanc e usin g A ADC- 9 Minimu m Equipmen tLis t (MEL) , Ite m 22-2b . 14 . Deferra l usin g MEL , Ite m 22-2 b wa s improper . 15 . MEL-22-2 b i s fo rautolan d modes . 16 . ME L22-2 b i s t o defe rinoperativ e equipmen t tha t i s use d onl yfo r conductin g a n autoland . 17 . Th e prope rdeferra l optio n woul d hav e bee n t o placar d th e duple xrudde r serv o i n accordanc e wit h MEL22- 1 b . 18 . Th e us e o fME LIte m 22-2 b le d th e fligh t crew s t o believ e tha t N454A A was eligibl e t o b e use d fo rautopilo tcouple d IL S operations , category2 operation s an d automati cgo-around s whe n i twas not . 19 . Further , whe n ME Lite m 22-2 b i s use d a s deferra l authority , th e onl y restriction s ar e tha t th e lowe rlandin g minimu m statu s o fth e aircraf t mus tb e downgrade d t o IL S (CA TI I only) . Thi s actio n allowe d al l prohibite d operation s excep t autoland . 20 . Wit h th e autopilo t duple xrudde rserv o properl yplacarde d inoperativ e usin g ME L22-16 , th e crew s woul d hav e bee n prohibite d fro m usin g th e autopilo t i n an yo fth e operation s liste d i n paragrap h 18 . 21 . Despit e knowledg e o fa faile d autopilo t duple xrudde rservo , maintenanc e personne l deferre d fina l correctiv e actio n byplacardin g th e autolan d mode s inoperativ e usin g MEL22-2b . 22 . AAmaintenanc e personne l replace d th e fault yautopilo t duple xserv o o n Decembe r28 , 2007 . 23 . N454AAwas operate d o n fou rflight s wit h a n inoperativ e autopilo t duple x rudde rservo . 24 . Byreaso n o fth e foregoing , A Aviolate d th e followin g section s o fth e Federal Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o fFederal Regulations) : a . Sectio n 119.5(1) , i n tha tA Aoperate d a n aircraf t i n violatio n o f appropriat e operation s specifications . b . Sectio n 121.153(a)(2 ) b yoperatin g a n aircraf t whe n i t was no t i n a n ainvorth yconditio n an d faile d t o mee t th e applicabl e airworthines s requirement s o fthi s chapter , includin g thos e relatin g t o identificatio n an d equipment . c . Sectio n 121.628(a)(4) , i n tha t AAtoo k offa n airplan e wit h inoperabl e instrument s o requipmen t installe d whe n record s identifyin g th e inoperabl e instrument s an d equipmen t an d th e informatio n require d b yparagrap h (a)(3)(ii ) wa s no t availabl e t o th e pilot . d . Sectio n 121.628(a)(5) , i n tha tAAtoo k offa n airplan e wit h inoperabl e instrument s o requipmen tinstalle d whe n th e airplan e was no t operate d unde ral l applicabl e condition s an d limitation s containe d i n th e Minimu m Equipmen t Lis t an d th e operation s specification s authorizin g us e o fth e Minimu m Equipmen tList . e . Sectio n 121.70 1 (a ) whe n AAmaintenanc e personne l too k actio n i n th e cas e o fa reporte d o robserve d failur e o rmalfunctio n o fa n airframe , engine , propeller , o rapplianc e tha twa s critica l t o th e safety o ffligh t an d faile d t o make , o rhav e made , a recor d o ftha t actio n i n th e airplane' s maintenanc e log . f . Sectio n 121.709(a)(2) , i n tha t AAoperate d a n aircraf t afte r maintenance , preventiv e maintenance , o ralteration s wer e performe d whe n th e certificat e holder , o rth e perso n wit h who m th e certificat eholde rarrange s fo rth e performanc e o fth e maintenance , preventiv e maintenance , o ralteration , an d faile d t o prepar e o rcaus e t o b e prepare d a n appropriat e entryi n th e aircraft log . g . Sectio n 121.367(a) , i n tha t AA , a certificat e holde rfaile d t o hav e a n inspectio n progra m an d a progra m coverin g othe rmaintenance , preventiv e maintenance , an d alteration s tha t ensure d tha t maintenance , preventiv e maintenance , an d alteration s performe d b y it , o rb yothe rpersons , ar e performe d i n accordanc e wit h th e certificat e holder' s manual . h . Sectio n 121.367(c) , i n tha tAA , a certificat e holde rfaile d t o hav e a n inspectio n progra m an d a progra m coverin g othe rmaintenance , preventiv e maintenance , an d alteration s tha t ensure d tha t eac h aircraf t release d t o servic e wa s airworth yan d ha d bee n properl y maintaine d fo roperatio n unde rthi s part . III . 1 . Unde r4 9 U.S.C . §46301 , AAi s subjec tt o a civi l penalt yfo reac h o fth e violation s alleged . Th e maximu m penalt ype rviolatio n i s $25,000.00 . 2 . Unde rth e fact s an d circumstance s o fthi s case , a civi l penalt yo f $325,000.0 0 i s appropriate . Complainan t respectfull yrequest s tha t th e administrativ e lawjudg e ente ra n orde rtha t Responden t A Ab e assesse d a civi l penalt yi n th e amoun t o f$325,000.00 . Submitte d thi s 19*

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