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U.S. Department ofTransportation Federal Aviation Administration FAA

Southern Region Office of the Regional Counsel



### CERTIFIED- RETURN RECEIPT RE;QUESTED Hearing Docket Clerk FAA, AGC-430, Suite 2Wl000 

### Wilbur Wright Building 800 

### Independence Avenue, SW 

### Washington, DC 20591 

### Re: In the MatterofWorldwide Aircrail 

### Services, Inc. FAA 

### Case No.2009S0150216 -!- OMS fdl 001/006

P.O. Box 20636 Atlanta, Georgia 30320 (404) 305-5200 (404) 305-5223 FAX



### Enclosed herewith please find acopy ()farequest for hearing and the original and one copy or the Complaintinthe abuvc-rcfcrcnccd proceeding. The FAArequests that

### the hearing in this matter be

### held in

### the Orlando, Florida area, and expects that the hearing will lasttwo days.**Plem~e** 

### address all communications for

### the FAA to

### the undersigned, at: 

### Federal Aviation Adminhstration Ot'l-lce of

### the Regional Counsel, AS0-7 Southern Region 

### P.O. Box 20636 Atlanta, Georgia 30320 Telephone: (404) 305-5200, facsimile (404) 305-5223.

# su~~u--- WILLIAM P. VINES 

### Attol1ley Otlice ofthe

### Regional Counsel Enclosures 

# RECEIVED fEB 25

## 2013 

## HEARING DOCKET02/27/2013 14:12 FAX 2024835142 FAA ojo OMS 141002/008



### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF.FICE OF HEARINGS 

### FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Complainant,
vs. 

### Worldwide Aircrall 

### Services, Inc. Respondent.

JUDGENOT YET

### ASSIGNED FAA DocketNo. Judge

COMPLAINT 

## FEB 2 52013 

## HEARING DOCKET

The 

### Federal Aviation 

### Administration (FAA), by 

### co\msel, hereby t11es its Complaint, pursuantto 

### Rule 208 

### ofthc Rules 

### ofPractice (14 C.P.R. 13.208), 

### and 

### states as follows: I. 1. On

### January 28, 2013, Respondent. Worldwide

### Aircraft Services, Inc. was advised through a Final 

### Notice of

### Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAAproposedto 

### assess a civil penalty in 

### the amount of$12,375. OnFebruary 18, 2013,the

### Agency Attorney received a 

### written request for a hearing from the Respondent. 

### 11. 2. At all times material herein 

### Respondent Worldwide Aircraft Services, 

### Inc. (hereinafter "Worldwide") 

### was 

### and is now the holder 

### orAir Carrier Certificate No. W50A880J
.. 

### Count 1 3. On 

### or 

### about May 

### 3, 2009, Worldwide 

### operated civil aircraft N90LJ, a Lcarjct 

### 25D, on a flight from TDPD to 

### MYAM 

### (hereinafter "Plight''), under Part 135 of the 

### Federal Aviation Regulations. 4. Following the 

### Flight, 

### the flight crew learned 

### that N90L.T's 

### grom1d power 

### unit 

### (hereinafter "GPU")receptacle 

### was damaged.02/27/2013 14:13 FAX 2024835142 FAA -!- OMS 

### ·It! 003/008

5. Worldwide's General Operations Manual, Section E-3, states the following: The Aircratl Discrepancy Form (MX-02) is a duplicate sheet. Upon the discovery of a mechanical discrepancy the Aircraft Discrepancy Fnnn will be cornpleted and left 

### in the aircraft maintenance log. The person completing this l'onn 

### will be expected to notify lhe Director ofMaintenance immediately. A company appnwed mechanic 

### will clear the discrepancy either hy deferring or repairing the item. The mechanic will then complete the Aircraft Discrepancy Form. The top (white) copy 

### will become part ofthe aircraft permanent maintenance record and the bottom cardboard copy 

### will remain with the aircraft for a minimum of thirty days. 6. Worldwide's General Operations Manual, Section F-1, statesthe following: The pilot in command is required to report to the Director of Maintenance, in the space ·provided on the Aircraft Discrepancy Fom1 ·(MX-02), any mechanical irregularities that come to the pilot's attention betbre, during, and after the completion of any flight. All entries must be accomplished be1ore the pilot in command releases the aircraft from a specitic flight. Before**~:ach** flight. the pilot in 

### conuna.nd wlll determine the status of each irregularity entered 

### in the Aircran Discrepancy Form (MX-02) 

### at the end 

## or the preceding flight. A 

### copy ofthis 

### tbnn will remcin with the aircraft in the aircraft maintenance log (see E-1). 7. Despite the flight crew's knowledge that N90LJ's GPU receptacle was damaged, the flight crew failed to document the discrepancy (on Aircraft Discrepancy Form MX-02) that came tn the flight crew's attention afterthe completion ofthe Flight. 

### 8. As a result ofparagraph 6, Worldwide failed to ensure that Worldwide's flight personnel used Worldwide's General Operations Manual when conducting its operations. Count II 9. On or about May 7, 2009, Brian Fanning, Worldwide's Chief ofMaintenance, inspected N90LJ and found damage to a non-structural section of the fuselage skin aft ofthe GPU receptacle. 10. After detecting the damage listed in paragraph 8, Worldwidtl deferred the damage 1brrepair at a later date. 11. Worldwide failed to record the deferral action concerning the reported or observed failure ormalfunction ufthe air1J:amc inthe aircraftmaintenance log.02/27/2013 14:13 FAX 2024935142 FAA -t OMS**~** 004/008

Ill. 12. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violatedthe following sections ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations:

a. Section 

### 135.21(a) in that each 

### certiticatc holder, other than one who uses only one pilot 

### in the ccrtif1catc holder's operations, shall prepare and 

### keep current

### a manual setting forth the certificate holder's procedures and policies acceptable to the Administrator. This manual must be used 

### by the certificate holder's tlight, ground, and maintenance personnel in conducting its operations. However, 

### the Administrator may authorize a deviation from this paragraph if the Administrator finds that, because ofthe limited size ofthe operation, all or part of the manual is nut necessary for guidance of flight, ground, or maintenance personnel.
b. Section 135.65(c) in that each person who takes corrective action or defers action conceming a reported or observed failure or malfunction of an airframe, powerplant, propeller, rotor, or appliance, sha11 record the action taken in the aircraft maintenance log 

### Ul'lder the applicable maintenance requirements ofthis chapter.
Pursuantto 49 U.S.C. Sections 46301(a)-(d), Respt'mdent is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed$1 1 ,000 for each ofthe violations alleged. Underthe litcts and circumshmce!:l ol"this case, a civil penalty of$12,375 is appropriate.**WHEREFORE~** the Agency, bycounsel respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge enter anord9r that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty lnthe amount of$12,375. Respectfully submitted this 

# 3 or< day of 

### February, 2013. 

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WILLlAMP. VINES Attorney Office ofthc Regional Counsel02/27/2013 14:13 FAX 2024935142 FAA -t OMS 

### Ill 005/008

PLEASE NOTE: Pursuantto Title 14 CFR Section 13.209(a), you are required to f1le a written answerto this Complaint, or a written Motion to Dismiss ifappropriate, not laterthan 30 days afterthe date shown on the Certificate ofService which follows. CERTIFICATE 

### OF SERVICE Ihereby 

### certify that acopy ofthe foregoing Complaint has been mailed this date by Certified Mail, ReturnReceipt Requested, to the following: Hearing Docket Clerk FAA, AGC-430, SuiLe 2WIOOO Wilbur WrightBuilding 800 Independence Avenue, 

### SW Washington, DC 20591 Worldwide Aircrafl Services, Inc. Michael A. Honeycutt, President c/o JET I.C.U. 2561 Rescue Way Brooksville, l''lorida 34604 i \ Legal Assistant 

### FFP 2 0 

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# ----------- Dated (original+ 1copy)02/27/2013 14:13 FAX 2024935142

February 15, 2013 Federal Aviation Administration Attn: llearing Dock(:! Clerk AGC-430 800 Independence**Av<..~rlm:** SW Wilbur Wright Building Suite 2W1000 Washington, DC 20591 William Vines, Esquire Office 

### ofRegional Counsel Southern Region Federal i\viatinn**Adrnini~lration** P.O. Rox 20636 Atlanta. Ucurgia 30320 FAA

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REQUEST FOltHEARING ON FINAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED**PF~NAL**TY BY WORLDWIDE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC. 141008/008

Worldwide Aircran Services, Inc. responds to the Final Notice of Proposed Civil penalty and denies the allegations contained in tlll· letLer. As a result, Worldwide hereby reqvcsts a hearing on the Final Notil.:e as set forth in the Final Notice.

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## Honcycu~t/ President Worldwide Aircran Services, Inc.



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