U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

SI:P 1 2 2014 

Southern Region 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

CERTIFIED- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 

Hearing Docket Clerk 

FAA, AGC-430, Suite 2W1000 

Wilbur Wright Building 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Re: In the Matter of Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. 

FAA Case No. 2010S0190295 

P.O. Box 20636 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320 

(404) 305-5200 

(404) 305-5223 FAX 

RECEIVED 

SEP 1 8 2014 

HEARING DOCKET 

Enclosed herewith please find a copy of a request for hearing and the original and one copy of 

the Complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. 

The FAA requests that the hearing in this matter be held in the Miami, Florida, area, and expects 

that the hearing will last three days. 

Please address all communications for the FAA to the undersigned at: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office of the Regional Counsel, ASO-7 

Southern Region 

1701 Columbia Avenue 

College Park, GA 30337 

Telephone: (404) 305-5200 

Facsimile: (404) 305-5223 

SincerelyJ W0.--

WilliamVines, Esq. 

Attorney 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

Enclosures 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 

Complainant, 

vs. 

Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. 

Respondent. 

FAA Docket No.~----~ 

Judge-------~ 

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. 

On August 28, 2014, Respondent, Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. was advised 

through a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil 

penalty in the amount of $18,700. On September 4, 2014, the Agency Attorney received 

a written request for a hearing from the Respondent. 

II. 

1. At all times material herein Respondent Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc., 

(formerly "Miami Tech Line Maintenance Support, Inc.") (hereinafter "MT"), was and is 

now the holder of Air Agency (Repair Station) Certificate No. XK7R917X, with Limited 

Airframe, Limited Power Plant, Limited Instruments, and Limited Radio ratings. 

Count I 

2. MT's Repair Station Manual requires MT to "perform [maintenance, preventive 

maintenance] in accordance with the operator's manual, manufacturer's maintenance 

manual, approved technical data, or as designated by the operator." 

3. On or about August 24, 2009, MT mechanics performed maintenance on N526MD, a 

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30. 
a. The maintenance consisted of removing the #1 ATC transponder, a mode S 

transponder, and replacing it with another mode S transponder, pursuant to the 

Boeing DC-I 0 Aircraft Maintenance Manual sections 34-54-00 and section 34-

54-03. 

b. The data, methods, techniques, and/or practices contained in Boeing DC-I 0 

Aircraft Maintenance Manual sections 34-54-00 and section 34-54-03 are not 

applicable to the #I ATC mode S transponder, in that the manuals reference 

removal, replacement, and testing of a mode A and/or C transponder. 

4. On or about March I, 2010, MT mechanics performed maintenance on N526MD, a 

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30. 

a. The maintenance consisted of removing the #2 ATC transponder, a mode S 

transponder, and replacing it with another mode S transponder, pursuant to 

Boeing DC-I 0 Aircraft Maintenance Manual section 34-54-03. 

b. The data, methods, techniques, and/or practices contained in Boeing Manual 

section 34-54-03 are not applicable to the #2 ATC mode S transponder, in that the 

manual references removal and replacement of a mode A and/or C transponder. 

5. MT approved for return to service N526MD when MT used data that was not applicable 

to modeS transponders, which were installed on N526MD. 

Count II 

6. MT's Repair Station Manual states that MT's employee training is governed by MT's 

Training Program, Forms, and Manual. 

7. MT's Training Program Manual section 4.2 requires an employee assessment and/or 

training when a new process, method, material, tool, aircraft line maintenance, system, or 

component is introduced. 

8. At the time MT mechanics performed maintenance on the articles listed in paragraphs 

2(a) and 3(a), the MT mechanics had not been administered an employee assessment 

and/or training to perform maintenance on aS mode transponder. 

Count III 

9. MT's Training Program Manual section 4.2 requires MT to evaluate an employee 

through a written test to measure the effectiveness of any training administered. 

10. During July of 2010, MT administered "TCAS System" training to eight of MT's 

mechanics. 
11. Upon completion of the training, MT failed to administer a written test to measure the 

effectiveness of the "TCAS System" training. 

III. 

12. By reason of the foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following 

sections of the Federal Aviation Regulations: 

a. Section 43.13(a) in that each person performing maintenance, alteration, or 

preventive maintenance 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 of the work in accordance with 

accepted industry practices. If special equipment or test apparatus is 

recommended by the manufacturer involved, he must use that equipment or 

apparatus or its equivalent acceptable to the Administrator. 

b. Section 145.201(c)(l) in that a certificated repair station may not approve for 

return to service any article unless the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or 

alteration was performed in accordance with the applicable approved technical 

data or data acceptable to the FAA. 

c. Section 145.207(a) in that a certificated repair station must prepare and follow a 

repair station manual acceptable to the FAA. 

14. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Sections 46301(a)-(d), Respondent is subject to a civil penalty not 

to exceed $11,000 for each of the violations alleged. 

15. Under the facts and circumstances of this case, a civil penalty of $18,700 is appropriate. 

WHEREFORE, the Agency, by counsel respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge 

enter an order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of $18,700. 

~~{~ day of September, 2014. 

WILLIAMVINES 

Attorney 

Office of the Regional Counsel 
PLEASE NOTE: 

Pursuant to Title 14 CFR Section 13.209(a), you are required to file a written answer to this 

Complaint, or a written Motion to Dismiss if appropriate, not later than 30 days after the date 

shown on the Certificate of Service which follows. 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Complaint has been mailed this date by Certified 

Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to the following: 

Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. 

c/o Amasvido Rodriguez 

CEO 

5200 NW 36th Street 

Building 862 

Miami, Florida 33166 

Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. 

c/o Amasvido Rodriguez 

CEO 

P.O. Box 520657 

Miami, Florida 33152-0657 

Juan R. Serrano, Esq. 

Griffin & Serrano, P .A. 

Blackstone Building, Sixth Floor 

707 Southeast 3'd Avenue 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 

Hearing Docket Clerk 

FAA, AGC-430, Suite 2Wl000 

Wilbur Wright Building 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

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DONNA E. STANJ!Ef'~1 

Legal Assistant 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

SI:P 1 2 2014 

Dated 

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U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

Southern Regional Office, AS0-7 

P. 0. Box 20636 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320-0636 

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