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o f TM WCorporatio n d/b/aCastl e Precisio n Industries : Cas e No . 201OWPO1002 9 Enclose di s acop y o f

areques t forbearin g date dJun e 15 . 2010 , an dth e original an don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n ih c abovc-rcfcrcace dproceeding . I reques t tha t th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n th e Gardena , Califomi aarea , an. [ expec t tha t th e hearing wil l las t

on e (1 ) day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e Regiona l Counse l o f

th e Western-Pacifi c Region , t o th e undersigned , at : Offic e o f th e Regional Counsel , AWP-7.12 , Federal Avia t o n Administration , Western-Pacifi c Region , P . O . Bo x 92007 , Lo s Angeles , C A 900<i9-2007 , Telephone : (310 ) 725-7142 , FAX : (310)725-6816 . Sincerely , Naom i Tsud a Regiona l Counse l By : -^^-^-

—^ Ada mRunke l Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

fo r Hearing ; Complaint ; Certificate o f Servic e NOT E T O RESPONDENT : SECTIO N 13.20 9 0 ¥ TPI E C P RULE S O FPRA C .IC E REQUIRE THA T A WRITTE N ANSWE RT O THE COMPLAIN T B E FILE D > O T LATE RTHA N 3 0 DAY S AFTE RSERVIC E O FTH E COMPLAINT . A S AN ALTERNATIV E T O FILIN GA N ANSWER , A MOTIO N MA Y B E FILE D PURSUAN T T O SECTIO N 13.208(D ) O RSECTIO N 13.218(F) ( 1-4 ) O FTH E RULE S O FPRACTICE .

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OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I n th e Matte r

o f TMW ^ Corporatio n d/b/ aCasU e Precisio n Industries, : FA A DOCKE T UNASSIGMiE D Responden t FA A CAS E NO . 20KJWF01002 9 JUDG E NO T ASSIGNE D COMPL/MNT Th e Complainan t

files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s of

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows : I . Respondent , TM WCorporatio n d/b/ aCastl e Precisio n Industrie s (Castle) , wa s advise dthroug haFinal Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty , date dJun e 1,2010 , th ath e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalty i n th e amount o f $13,000.00 . On Jun e 15,201 0 Responden t

submitte dawritte n reques t for ahearing . II . 1 . Respondent , i s now , an da t al l time s mentione dherei n was , th e holde r o f > AI Agenc y Certificate No . CZKR066K , authorizin g i t t o operat e a n approve dRepai r f station , locate da t 1514 8 Bledso e Street , Sylmar , California , i n accordanc e withth ; provision s o f

part 14 5 o f Titl e 1 4 o f

th e Cod e o f

Federal Regulations .

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2 . O n Jantiai y 10,2010 , ase t o f micrometer s a

t Respondent' s repai r

statio n Vecaine du e fo r calibration . 3 . Responden t

faile dt o ensur e tha t

th e aforementione dmicrometer s wer e ca l i brate dt o astandar dacceptabl e t o th e FAA unti l o n o r abou t January 15,2010 . 4 . O n January 13,2010 , on e o f Respondent' s employee s use don e o f th e non-calibrate d micrometer s t o mak e airworthines s determination s o n article s a t Respondent' s repai r station . 

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th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , Responden t violate dth e foli c >vin

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th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) :

a . 145.109(b) , whic hstate s tha t acertificate drepai r

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1 les t an d inspectio n equipmen t

an dtool s use dt o make airworthines s detemiina t .on s o n article s ar e calibrate dt o astandar dacceptabl e to th e FAA . IV . 1 . Pursuan t

t o Title 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 46301(a)(l)(A X Responden t i s subjec t t o acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$25,000.0 0 fo r eac ho f th e violation s alleged . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $ : 3,000.0 0 i s appropriate .

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WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administritiv e Law Judg e ente r

an orde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f 1:13,000.0

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y submitted ,

AdamRunke l Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Western-Pacifi c Regio n DATED : JU

N2 3 201 D

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