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o f 526,250 . Response : Admitted . 2 , O n Octobe r

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station . Response : Admitted . 2 . Fro mJun e 2 2 unti l Jun e 25 , 2010 , Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio npersonne l fromth e Alliance-For t

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P.epai r Station : ^ ^ Roanoke , Texas . Response : Admitted .

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di dno t follo w Procedur e 7.0 , sectio n1.3 , o f it s Inspectio nProcedur e Manua l whe nth e genera l manage r faile dt o appl y hi s signatur e t o eac hpag e o f

th e trainin g manual . Response : Admitte di npar t an ddenie di npart . Ther e i s n o requiremen t tha t th e manage r sig neac hpage . 4 . A s aresul t

o f th e audi t i t wa s als o determine dtha t Bel l Helicopte r

di dno t maintai na curren t Inspectio nProcedure s Manua l whe nprocedur e 4. 0 reference daregulatio ninth e dutie s an dresponsibilitie s sectio nwhic hwa s n o longe r curren t o nth e da y o l inspection . Response : Admitte di npar t an ddenie di npart . Ther e wa s amino r t>pographica l erro r

i nth e Manua L 5 . Wor k Orde r for mX6034 7 wa s no t

bein g use da s require db y th e Bel l Helicopte r Qualit y Assuranc e Inspectio nBulleti nFLT-19 .11/30/201 1 10:4 7 FAX 20249351. 2 FA A.QM S ©004/00 5

Response : Denied . 6 . Procedur e 5. 0 o f

th e Inspectio nProcedure s Manua l (Operations , Housings , an dFacilities ) wa s foun dt o no t

hav e bee nupdate dt o reflec t th e curren t

us e o f area s sinc e th e repai r statio nmove dt o th e Roanok e facility . Response : Admitte di npar t an ddenie di npart . 7 Bell' s maintenanc e personne l faile dt o follo w it s qualit y contro l syste mwhe nthe y faile d t o follo w th e Inspectio nProcedur e Manual . Response : Denied . III . 1 . B y reaso no f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , Responden t Bel t Helicopte r

Textron , inc . violate dth e followin g Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s (FARs) :

a . Sectio n145.207(a) , i ntha t acertificate drepai r

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prepar e an dfollo w a repai r statio nmanua l acceptabl e t o th e FAA . b

- Sectio n145.207(b) , i ntha t acertificate drepai r

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maintair . acurren t repai r statio nmanual .

c . Sectio n145.2 1 l(b X mtha t repai r Statio npersonne l mus t

follo w th e qualit y contro l systa nwhe nperformin g maintenance , preventiv e maintenance , o r alteration s unde r th e repai r

certificat e an doperation s specifications . Response : Denied .n/30/201 1 10:4 7 FAX 202493514 2 FA A. DM S 005/00 5

2 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . § 46301 , Responden t Bel l Helicopte r

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t o excee d525,00 0 for

eac hviolatio nnoted . Response : Admitte di npar t an ddenie di npart . 3 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f S26,25 0 i s appropnate . Response : Denied . IV . Affirmativ e Defense s 1 . Fo r It s first affirmativ e defense , Bel l assert s tha t Complainan t

ha s faile dt o stat e aclai m upo nwhic hrelie f

ca nb e granted . 2 . Fo r it s secon daffirmativ e defense . Bel l assert s tha t th e propose dcivi l penalt y i s excessiv e an di s no t

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nthi s instanc e wher e al l allege dviolation s relat e t o mino r administrativ e inconsistencie s an dhav e bee nfull y remedied . WHEREFORE , Bell Helicopte r Texlron , Inc. , b y counse l submit s tha t i t ha s full y answere dth e Complaint , an drespectfiiU y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La w Judg e findi nfavo r o f th e Respondent , Bel l Helicopte r Textron , Inc . Respectfull y submitted , Kenr^ei ^ P'^^in n Jennife r E . Troc k PILLSBUR Y WINTI-IRO r SHA WPITTMA NLL P 2300NSn'eet,N W Washington , D.C . 2003 7 Tel : (202)663-800 0