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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

# c EC

# EI 

# vED DEPARTMENT OF

### TRANSPORTATI~>I~ OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

## AUG 222012

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

## HEARING DOCKET

T n the Matter of: Aviation 

### Technical Services, Tnc.

- . FAA Case No. 2010NM010105 

### .FDMS No, FAA-2011-0682

l r.n 

### Judge Richard C. Goodwin

# -o MOTION FOR A DECISION Federal.t\viarion Administration (FAA.), Complainant in d1e above-captioned matter, pursuant to the 

### provisions of 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.21 S(t)(5) and Rule 

### 56 ofthe federal Rules 

### ofCivil 

### Procedure (.FRCP), hereby 

### moves for a Decision (Summary Judgment) in tlJ.i.s case, since, after considering the pleadings and the attached declarations and evidence, lt should 

### be clear

### that there is 

### no genuine issue 

### as to the material 

### facts alleged 

### and discussed 

### below, and 

### the Ji'.r'\A is entitled to a

### judgment in this case as a matter 

### oflaw. 

## BACKGROUND This case arose whenroutineFAA surveillance uncovered the fact that Respondent had perfonned maintenance on fqur differentBoeing 737 actuator beam assemblies and had iailed lo 

### follow the applicable methods an.d techniques for the procedures performed. 

### Complainant issued 

### aNotice ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty and conduct an 

### infom1al conference with 

### Respondent and 

### irs**coun~el.** A

### ft.er the panics were unable 

### to reach settlement, Complainant t.1Jcd a 

### Complaint and later, on January 11, 2012, filed an

### Amended 

### Complaim which states as follows:09/05/2012 14:09 FAX 2024935142 FAA**~** OMS

2 

### TL 1. Aviation 

### Technical Services, Inc. (ATS) 

### is now, and at all times 

### mentioned herein was, the 

### ho)der ofRepair Station Certificate 

### No. HN6R593N. 2. ATS 

### performed maintenance on behalf

### ofSouthwest Airlines '(SWA), 

### (an air 

### carrier having a continuous airworthiness 

### maintcna!lcc progn.un) including:
a. rhe repair ofBoeing 737

### main landing gear actuatorbeam 

### assembly part number 65-46108-19 serial number 854 on or aboUt November 21, 2009; b. the overhaul ofBoeing 737 main

### landing gear actuatorbeam 

### assembly part number 6546108-19 serial 

### number 3264 and its installation on N376SW on 

### December 12, 2009;

c. the overhaul ofBoeing 737 main landing 

### gear actuator beam assembly 

### part number 65-46108-19 serial number 

### 815 on or about January 9, 2010; a.nd 

### d. the overhaul and rctum to service 

### ofBoeing 737 main landing 

### gear actuator beam 

### assembly part 65-46108-19 serial number 2565 

### on .February 2, 2010. 3. Airwo11hiness Directive (AD) 

### 2009-09-07 requires that all Boeing 737 part number 65-46108 main landing**g~ar** aclualor beams be overhauled 

### as specified in the;; in!)tructions given in Boeing Service Bulletin (SB) 

### 737-32A 1**~55** Revision 2, to detect 

### and correct

### broken act.mltor beams which could result in loss ofcontrol 

### ofthe airplane. 4. SR 737-32Al355 R2 incorporates Boeing Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) 32-16-31. CMM 32-16-31**spccifit~s** that repair 

### sleeves and bushings arc to be made with 17-4 PH stainless steel and cadmium plated in accordance with 

### S.tandard .Overhaul Practices.Manual (SOPM) 

### 20-42-05, "Hrlght Cadmium Plating." 5. SOPM

### 20-42-05 requires that cadmium plating be 

### applied to a minirnurn 

### thidness of .0005 inch. ATS had cadmiumplating applied to a thickness ofonly .0004 inch on main

### landing gear retract actuator beam assembly (repair sleeves and bushings) serial 

### numbers SI5, 854, and 2565, and a thickness ofonly 

### .0003 inch on 

### serial nwnbe::r 3264. 6. SOPM 20-42-05 requires that following cadmium plating parts, fabricated with 17-4 PH stainless steel be given a hydrogen embrittlement bake for a rniilimurn of l:2 hours at 350-400 degrees. ATS had hydrogen embrittlemcnt baking ofthe**~** 002/00909/05/2012 14:09 FAX 2024935142 FAA -. OMS



### listed parts (repair sleeves and bushings) done 

### for only 8.5 hours 

### (serial nurnbcr**2565)~** 

### 10.4 hours (serial numbers 815 

### and 854), and 

### 11 hours, 20 minutes 

### (serial number 3264). 7. In 

### conducting the overhaul and repair 

### ofthe listed main 

### landing gear actuator 

### beam assemblies, ATS did not conduct the maintenance in the manner required by AD 2009-09-07 and SB 737rJ2Al355. 

### 8. The SWA Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) includes 

### airframe manuals, 

### including the Boeing Structural 

### Repair Manual 

### <:U1d Boeing Service Bulletins. 

### 9. In conducting the overhaul 

### and repair 

### ofthe listed main landing gear actuator 

### beam assemblies, 

### A TS did not

### comply with 

### rhe SWA CAMP. 10. In conducting the 

### overha·ul and repair oflhe listed main landing gear actuator 

### beam assemblies, A 

### TS did 

### notuse methods, 

### techniques, and practices acceptable to 

### the Administrator. 11. In conducting the 

### overhaul and repair ofthe listed main landing gear actuator beam**asscrnblie~,** 

### ATS 

### did not perfonn 

### the work in such 

### a 

### manner that the · condition 

### ofthe aircraft, airframe, engine, propeller

### or applian<.;e worked on 

### was at 

### least equal to its original

### orproperly a]t<.;red wndition. III. 

### 1. By reason 

### ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, 

### ATS violatcu tht: 

### following sections ofthe 

### Federal Aviation Regulations (14.C.f.R.):

a. Section 43.13(a) in that, 

### when performing maintenance, alteration or 

### prevemivc maintenance 

### required 

### by Part 91 

### ofthe Federal Aviation 

### Regulations, ATS failed to use the 

### methods, techniques, and practices 

### prescribed in the current Manufacturer's 

### Maintenance Manual or Instruc6ons for 

### Continued Airworthiness prepared 

### by its Manufacturer, or 

### other methods, techniques, and 

### practices acceptable to the Administrator. 

### b. Section 

### 43.1 3(b) in that ATS 

### performe.d maintenance, alterati()n, orpreventive 

### maintenance and 

### did not

### perform the work 

### in such a manner and use rnaierials 

### ofsuch a qualiiy,that the 

### condition ofthe aircraft, airFrame, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance worked on was at lea.st equal to 

### its original or

### properly altered condition.


### c. Scl)tion 145.205(a) in that ATS 

### perfom1ed maintenance, preventive maintenance, o1· alterations 

### for an alr carrier or commercjal 

### operatorthat has a continuous 

### airworthiness maintenance program under

### part 121 or part 135 and 

### Ill 003/00909/05/2012 14:09 FAX 2024935142 FAA -. OMS

did not 

### follow the air carrier's or 

### {;Ormnercial operator's program and 

### applicable sections ofits maintenance manual. d. Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2009-09-07, in that ATS failed io accomplish the required actions in accordance with the AD.
On or about Jammry 31, 2012, Rcspondcntiiled its Answer. 

### Except as to three minor details, Respondent 

### admitted the allegations in Section ff, paragraphs one through f<mr, 1 and paragraph eight. Respondent denies all remaining paragraphs in sections IT and 

### 111 in their 

### entirety. The**parti~~s** cx.chat1gcd discovery requests. Complainant presented Requests for Admissions 

### (RFAs) in its discovery requests. 

### RF As 2 and 3asked·Respondent 

### to admit the allegations described in Section II ofthc Complaint, parat:,rraph 5 and Respondent did not deny the allegations (see i\ttiwhment 1) : 

### REQUEST FOR ADMISSION NO.2: Admit that ATS had cadniium plating applied to a 

### thickness of.0004 

### inch onmain landing gear

### retract actuator beam assemblies (bushings and sleeves) serial numbers S15, 854, and 2565. RESPONSE:**R~:.~spondtmt** stales that information 

### currently known to, or readily obtainable 

### by, ATS is insufficient 

### ro enable it to admit 

### or deny 

### this request. REQUEST FORADMISSION NO.3: Admit that that ATS had cadmium plating applied to a thickness of.0003 inch on main Janclinggcar retract actuator beam assembly (bushings and sleeves) seri;;.l number 3264. JU:SPONSF.: Admitted. RFA 9 asked for an admission that the components at issue were made ofa 

### certain material that subjected them to the airworthiness instructions relevant to this 

### case (see Complaint Section 

### 11, paragraph 

### 6): .REQUEST FORADMISSION NO. 9: ---'-------·--···-·

....

## -- 1Respondent':> denials referc:nce: the dates stated in paragraphs 2(a) and 2(c) and rhe re:m "repair'' in 2(a). Those allegations are indeed erroneous and have been com:dcd in the Second Amended Complainr. 4**~** 004/00909/05/2012 14:08 FAX 2024835142 FAA + OMS

Admit that main landing gear 

### actuator beam assernbly part 

### number 65-461 08-19 (bushings and**~leeves)** serial 

### numbers 815, 854, 2565 and 3264 were fabricated of 17-4 

### PH stainless 

### steel J80ksi 

### or above. RESPONSE: Admitted. RFAs 10, 9, 10 and 

### 11 2 all 

### asked tor admissions that the 

### cornpo11cnts at issue were not baked for the required length oftime. 

### Respondent Jailed to deny any ofthese allegations. 

### A. Standard ofReview A 

### Motion1orDecision pursuant to§ 13.218(!)(5) is, for all 

### inte11t.s andpurposes, the
same as a Motion f()r Summary Judgment under FRCP 56 and is reviewed under the S!llne standard. 

### In Rethe Matt.Qr of

### Scott McDougall, Doc. CP&9EA0316 at 4 (1990). Motions for Summary Judgment may be decided on admissible evidence that is outside ofthe 

### pleadings,**norm~lly** presented in declarations or anidavits. 

### In
..Re 

### .the Matter ofHorizon 

### A i:r Industries, FAA OrderNo. 96-24 (

### J996). All inferences in the evidence must be draWJ1 

### itl favor ofthe non-moving party. Ifthe comtdetermines that the non-moving pany**demonstrate~,** through putatively admissible evidence that some 

### gcm.tinc dispute offact**exist~,** 

### thenthe motion should be denied. 

### McDougall. 

### Jf. on the otherhand, the court deten-nines .no genuine issues offact exist and the outstanding legal 

### issues arc resolved 

### in favor ofrhe moving 

### party's position, then the moving party is entitled to ajudgmenton 

### any such issue as a matteroflaw. 

## lg. B. The Evidence lfstablishes 

### atLeast-aprimafacie 

### Case. 3 The 

### allegations relating to 

### the violations committed can be stunmari?.:ed as follows: 1. Respondentperformed maintenance 

### (overhaul) on 4 different "actuator beams" 

### tl1al are 

### components im;talled 

### on Boeing 737 

### aircraft operated hy Southwest



### ·------- 2 Duplicate numberings resulted from a scrivener's en·or in drafting the discovery requests. J See Attacf1mem 2, which summarizes the evidence establishing the violations. 5**~** 005/00909/05/2012 14:09 FAX 2024935142 FAA "' OMS

Airlines (SW A). The maintenance at issue included the application ofcadmium plating to.various parts (bushings and sleeves) and then baking these

### s~c parts for a specifiedperiod oftjrne. See Attachment 2. 

### 2. Respondent 

### shc:mld have per.iom1cd the tasks incmioned 

### above in accordance with several different docwnents 

### (See Complaint, Section 

### II, paragraphs 3, 4, 

### 5, 6, and 8, Attachment 2). The instructions at issue are: a) The cadmiw11 plating be applied to aminimum thickness of.0005 inch and, since the parls were fabricated of 17-4 PHstainless steql 180ksi or above, b) the cadmiumplated pans be baked for at least 

### 12 hours. (See Complaint, Section II, paragraph 5 and 6). See Attaclum:nt 3. 

### 3. Respondent failed to 

### follow the instructions di.scussed above, in that it failed to <tpply Lhe cadmium plating to the. appropriate lhick.ness onto thepmts at issllc 

### and it tailed to hakethe parts tor the 

### full 12 hours. (See Complaint, Section 

### II, paragraph 5 

### and 6). See attachments 4**tbrot~gh** I 1. Allthe above allegations arc SllpporLed 

### by documentary evidence, the pertinent contested**portion~** ofwhich arc appended to this 

### rnorion. Therefore, Complainanthas csiablished a primafacie case that, ifnot refuted, should result in atfrnnation ofits Complaint. 

### C. Respondent has Admitted or Failed to Deny the Fact!; Necessary to Prove the Allegations.
Ifthe facts a'> alleged above are proven, then the violations stated in the Complaint at Section III are proven as well. Respondent's Answer admitted the allegations grouped above in number 1. Italso adm.ittcd rhc allegations grouped in number 2 except thatit

### deni~s that SOPM 20-42-05 requires thatthe cadmiwn plating be applied to a nlirrimwn

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thickness 

### of

### .0005 inch orthat the baking 

### be accomplished for 12 hours. It

### denies also 

### that it 

### failed to fo.llow those instructions. However. in its answers to the R.FAs as described above, Respondent admitted that it 

### applied cadmium 

### plating onlo one pan at 

### athickness below .0005 inch 

### '.md fails lo deny that it 

### did so for the otherthree parts. It also admitted that the pans were fabricated of1 

### 7-4 PH stainless sieel J

### 80ksi or above (which means they 

### were subject to the 12 hourbaking requirement} and it fails to 

### deny that it

### baked theparts for less than the required 12 hours. Respondent 

### has 

### not categorically denied 

### any particular 

### fact that is necessary

### to prove the allegations. 

### For 1lris reason, the case is ripe for summaryjudgment, at least a.o:; 

### to the issue of

### whetherthe 

### vioJations were committed. See In

# Re Oamache-Wortman, FAA Order No. 2012-4 (2012) (holdiilg 

### that when aparty fails to 

### answer a RFA, the i\Umay deem the failure an 

### i:Hlm.ission, 14 CR 1

### ~.220(1), and may grant a motion 

### for decision). 

### Accordingly, the 

### ATJ should find 

### no genuine issues offact exist and, under the law


### as stated above, 

### Complainant's Motion for Decision 

### should be granted. C. The Administrator's Sanction in this Case Should be Affirmed. FA.A 

### Order 21 :'50.313, 

### the FAA's primary enforcement and compliance p<)licy 

### source, (sec In re 

### Folsom's Air Service, 2008 

### WL 4948488 (FAA Order 2008-11)); 

### specifics a "moderate to maximum" sanction whenrepair stations fail to properly perform 

### maintenance for air carriers. See Fig, B-3-b(l2). 

### As aL(!l"gc Business Concern (see FAA Order 2150.3B, Appendix B-5), Respondent is subject to afine ofup to $25,000 per violation. The 

### fine represents four vio1atioos calculated above the median point but well within Lhe 

### sanction range.

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### Since the proposed sanction is well withln· the 

### discretionary authority ofthe Administrator, and is neither unusually high 

### or low, it shouldbe 

### aftlrmed.
CONCLUSION 

### WHEREFORE, since 

### there is no genuine issue as 

### to the material facts raised

### herein <.md the FAA is entided 

### to ajudgment 

### as amatter oflaw all issues presented 

### in the Complaint, F M counsel requests that the ALJ grantthls Motion for Decision and enter a decision affinning 

### the Administrator's FNPCP**i!:i~ucd** 

### in this**ca~e** 

### in its entirety. In the alternative, Complaintrequests thatpartial summaryjudgmentbe granted; at least as to the issue ofwhether the violation occurred. Respectfully suhmitted, 

### DATED this 22'1d

### day ofAugust

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# ~~.l--=t:-dr-==--'--.-- t}AVTD**F~'SHAYNE** FAA 

### Attorney



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# -1-:JuiJ&.··'-· Karen Davis 

### Huber FAA Attorney

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CERTIFICATE OF 

### SERVICE J

### hereby certify rhat the foregoing Motion

### for aDecision

### has been sc!Ved via FedE:x overnight 

### delivery to 

### the following:
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### 800 Independence A

### venue SW Washington, D.C. 20591 Atln: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright l3uilding- Suile

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### Honorable 

### Richard Goodwin Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Oepaltment ofTransportation

. 1200 Ntw 

### Jersey A

### vcm1e, S.F:.

Washington, 

### D.C. 20590
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Dated this 22nd 

### day o:fAugust, 

### 201 2. @008/008



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