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# RECEIVED**Offic~ <>fRee,ion~l** **C:oun~cl** \101**Locu~(,** .Ko<.>Jn :506 Kansas Ciry, MO 64106-2641 Fetlcral Aviation Administration In ReplyRefer To: ACE-7 

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## HE.ARlNG DOCKET Area Code: 816-329·3763 CERTIFIED MAIL-· 

### RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Certified Mail Receipt Nos. 70111150000003371134, 7011115000003371141, 70111150000003371158 August 29, 2012 Hearing Docket Federal Aviation 1\dmini:;tratiorl 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 WilburWright Building, Roon1 2Wl000 

### Re: In the Matter ofTrans States Airlines, 

### LLC CaseNo. 20IOCE030093 ]>

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Enclosed herewith please find a copy ofa rcq\JCSt for a hearing and the original and one copy ofthe Complaint in the above-reft.:renced proceeding. The FAA requests that the hearing inthis matter be held in St. Louis, Missouri, and expects that the hearing will last one day. Please address all communications for the FAAto DaviJ B. Kessler, Federal Aviation Administration, CentralRegion, ACE-7, R()()m 506, DOT Building, 901 Locust, Kansas Cily, MO 64106-2641. Sincerely, A. Lc:>tcr Haizlip R ·onal Counsel B:

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U.S. 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION



### FEDERAL AVIATION 

### ADMINISTRATION
In the Matter of: r
Trans S!ates Airlines, LLC Served; August 29, 2012 FAA DocketNo. FAA Case No. 201 OCR030093 Judge Not Assigned 

### COMPLAINT The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby files its Complaint, pursuanuo Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. 13.208), and stau:::s as follows: I. 

### 1. On March 8, 2012, Respondent Trans States Airlines, LLC was advised through a Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amou:nt of$44,000. OnAugust 27, 2012, Respondent submitted a writtenrequest for a hearjng. 

### II. 1. At all times hereinafter-mentioned:
a. Trans States Airlines, LLC (TSA), was the holder ofPart 121 Air Carrier Ce1iificate Number RAIA053A; @002/008

b. TSA was the operator ofCivil AircraftN842HK, an E:MB-145, authorized for use 

### by TSA in Part 121 revenue operations. 

### 2. On or about July 5, 2010, thepilotofN842HK's flight 8084 entered a maintenance discrepancy into N

### 8421-JK's Aircraft Maintenance Flight Log noting "tire has two cuts on 

### iL" 3. The discrepancy noted above rendered N842HK unairworthy. 4. An aircraft with an open maintenance discrepancy, as noted inparagraph 2 above, should he placed on a "Maintenanct! Hold" and is prohibited from operating until receiving a "corrective action" as stated 

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a. General Operations Manual (GOM), Section 3-4.1; b. Dispatch Policies and Procedure 

### Manual (DPPM), Section 3-12.5; and
c. General Maintenance Manual (GMM), Volume 1, Chapter 3, Sections 1-3.1.6 and 1-3.2.2. 

### 5. The maintenance discrepancy noted in

### paragraph 2 above remained 

### open until July 

### 6, 2010, when it received a 

### corrective action signoff. 

### 6. Between July 5, 2010, and July 6, 2012, TSA dispatched and operatedN842HK 

### on 3 flights with

### the maintenance 

### discrepancy open. 

### 7. Based on 

### the foregoing, 

### N&42HK was not in 

### an airworthy condition during the operations noted in paragraph 6 above. 

### 8. TSA's operations, 

### as noted 

### in paragraph 

### 5 above:


### a. Were contrary

### to its GOM, DPPM, O:MM; and b. Constituted a careless act on the part ofTSA, endangering the lives andproperty of another. III. 1. 

### By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following 

### sections ofthe Federal 

### Aviation Regulations:


### a. Section 91.13(a), which states in relevantpart that no person may operate an aircraft in a careless manner so as to endanger the life orproperty ofanother. b. Section 121.153(a)(2), which states inrelevant part that no certificate 

### holdermay operate an 

### aircraft unless that aircrat1 is in an aitworthy condition and meets the applicable airworthiness requirements.09/28/2012 09:52 FAX 2024935142 FAA -> OMS**~** 004/008



### 2. Pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. 46301, 

### Respondent is subject

### to a civil 

### penalty not to exceed $11,000 ior 

### each ofthe violations alleged. 3. Under the facts 

### and circumstances ofthis case, a civil

### penalty of

### $44,000 is appropriate. WHEREFORE, the Agency, by 

### counsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative LawJudge enter an 

### order that Respondent be assessed a civilpenalty in the 

### amount of

### $44,000. Dated this 29th day ofAugust, 2012.

Answer 

### Respectfully submitted, A. 

### Lester Haizlip Regio nal 

### Counsel 

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# .il~,l~ Allomcy for Complainant Federal Aviation Administration 901**Locust~** Room 506 

### Kansas 

### City, MO**64106~2641** 816-329-3763; Fax (816) 

### 329-3771

Section 

### 13.209(a) ofthe Rules 

### ofPractice in FAA Civil 

### Penalty Proceedings states, 11A 

### respondent shall file a written answer to the complaint, or may file a written

### motion pursuantto 

### Section 13.208(d) 

### or Section 13.218(f)(l-4) 

### instead offiling an answer, not

### later than 30

### days after service 

### ofthe complaint. 

### Section 13.209(f) states, "A

### person's failure 

### to file an answer without good cause shall 

### be deemed an admission 

### oftbetruth ofeach allegation contained in tlle 

### complaint. /

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### Trans States Airlines, LLC, FAA Case No. 2010CE030093
CERTU'ICATE OF SERVICE Ihf:.)rcby certify that Ihave this date placed in the United States mail, 

### certified, return receiptrequested, a copy ofthe 

### Administrator's Complaint, addressed to: 

### Mr. Richard A. 

### Leach Trans States Airlines, LLC 11495 Navaid Road, 

### Suite 303 St. 

### Louis. Mo 63044 David 

### J. A. Hayes 

### III, Esq. Trans States 

### Holdings, Inc, 11495 

### Navaid Road St. 

### Louis, Mo 

### 63044 In addition, Ihereby certify that 

### Ihave this date placed 

### in the United Slates 

### mail, certified, return receipt requested, the original and one copy, addressed to: 

### Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence A venue, SW. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AOC-430 Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2Wl000

# a~k Alisa 

### Gause Paralegal Spt·cialist
Datedthis 29th 

### day ofAugust, 2012. 141005/008



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## DOCKET VIA CERTIFIED MAIU RETURNED RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation Administration Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 600 lndependenoe Avenue SW. WilburWright Building, Room 2014 Washington, DC 20591 Re: FAA Case# 2010CE030093 

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David J. A. Hayes II , sq. Vice-President & General Counsel Trans States Holdings, Inc. 11495 Navaid Road Bridgeton, MO 63044 314-222-4316 (0) 314-222-4311 (F) dhayes@transstates.net Attorney for Respondent Trans 

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11495 Navaid Road Bridgeton, Missouri 63044 314.222.4316 office, 314.222.4311 fax, dhayes@transstates.net 

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