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CERTIFIE D MAIL-RH7UR N Rl'lCI'IV T RJiOUESTE D CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I certif y tha i ih e foregoin g Respons e t o Interrogatorie s fiiic l Prockiccioi i oi'Documcrit y ha- s bee n place dthi s dal e i n Lh c Unite dStciie s mail , posUg e prepaid , b y Certifie dMail-'Recu m Receip t Requeste daddresse da s follows : ORIGINA L&ON K

COP Y I'ccleral Aviatio n Administraiio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S.W . Wiishinglo n D.C . 2059 1 Ann ; Hearin g Docke t

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Richmond , 40 0 Porluge e Road , Richmond , Virgini a23250-2417 . 804 - 222-3700 . 2 . Th e substanc e o f

le.stimon y wil l b e to disput e th e allegation s i n th e abov e reference d docket(,s) . 3 . Eugen e A , McDonoug hwil l b e th e onl y witness ; a . (jencra l aviatio n maintenanc e knowledge . b . Sub.'itanc c an dfact s ba.sedo n experienc e i n th e fiel d c . Summai y incitide di n thi s Respons e d . Th e writte n curriculu mwil l b e th e Interrogatories . 4 . Non e 5 . .Se c attachmen t Respons e t o Request s Fo r Admiiision y 1 . l l i s admitte dth e cop y o f th e Ainvorthines s Directiv e (AD ) 98-13-1 5 effectiv e Jul y 22 , 199 8 i s o n auihcnii c cop y o f tha t document . 2 . l l i s admitte dth e copie s o f th e logboo k

entrie s (aiiachc djit; Exhibi t A-2 , 3 page.s ) ar c authenti c copie s o f

tlios c documents . 3 . I t i s admiltc dlli c cop y o f th e Airworihine,s s Directiv e Manual , date dMa y 28 , 200 S (attache d;-i

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### Attachmen t

t o Interrogatorie s an

dfo r Reques t lo r Productio n o f

Document s I'AA Docke t

No . 2010EA21001 4 5 . I n th e Airwoithincs s Directiv e Manual , Paragrap h123 , o n Pag e 53 , th e verbiag e "withi n si x months " i s use dto dcl'm e aconsecutiv e mont

hperiod . Thi s i s purposefu l fo r th e iiiitia l complianc e inspectio n rcc|uirc db y th e airworthines s directiv e i n question , an d reference s the "effectiv e date " o f th e document

a s th e startin g point

fo r consecutiv e months . Th e initia

l in.spection , accomplishe di n 1998 , a s wel l a s other

factors , establishe dthe pac e fo

r the repetitiv e inspectio n procos. s Th e tex t o f th e airwoitliincs s directiv e i n questio n doe. s not

us e th e phras e "withi n si x months' ' fo

r the repetitiv e in.spectioii requirements . Th e tex t o f the directiv e i

n questio n stale s "a t interval s not

to excee dsi x month s o r

thre e hundre dhours , whichever occur s first" indicatin g a

n endor.scmen

t of th e interpretatio n i

n th e Airworthines s Directiv e Manual o n Paragrap h123 , Pag e 54 , (c ) (2 ) of calendar months . Further

explaine di

n th e same pjiragraph(3 ) and(4 ) o f th e Airworthines s Directiv e Manual i s the precariou s relationshi p regardin g date s an dcomplianc e thresholds . Paragraph(3 ) advi.se s "d o no t t o us e calenda

r time s jus t t o ensure th e A

D i s complie dwit

ha t acertai n time. " Repetitiv e Complianc e Time s ar e addresse do

n Pag e 5 6 o f

th e Airworthines s Directiv e Manual , Paragrap h(i) . Tli e paragrap ho n i-epetitive inspection s describe s only hour s a s a n intei'val . N

o guidanc e i.

s establishe do r

state dfo r a n interpretatio n of

months . Whe n th e Administrato r

desire s consecutiv e month s over calenda r months , th e repetitiv e complianc e tim

e .shoul db e stale di

n day s fo r clarity . I f th e differenc e of

th e numbe r

of day s wer e critical , i

n thi s cas e "no t

lo excee d180 day s or

thre e hundre dhours , whicheve r occur s first" woul dhav e been appropriate a s the rccun-ent threshold . I t i s not possibl e t

o deriv e aconclusiv e inteipretatjo n o f th e airworthines s directiv e in questio n b y relyin g o

n th e example s given i

n th e Airworthines s Directiv e Manual . \i y no t havin g the calenda

r threshol dprecisel y stated , the interpretatio n of month s i s subjec t t o th e opinio n of

th e inspector . Thi s i s supporte db y atwelve-yea

r logboo k complianc e history . Th e directiv e doe s no t state calenda

r o r consecutive , anddoe s no t matc hthe tex t of th e Manual' s examples . A lack o f specificit y i n thi s directiv e weaken s the justificatio n o f acivil penalt

y i n th e amoun t o f $17,500 , o r

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Sectio n 39,4 3 o r

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