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# RECEiV E CERTIFIE D MAI L- RETUR N RECEIP T REQUESTE D Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . CC RO ';" ' Washington , D.C . 2059 1 ^" ' ' " ^ ^ SE P- 5 201 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Roo m201 4 HEARIN GDOCKE T 

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G DOCKE T CLERK Re : In th e Matte r

o t Ai r Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Trek , Inc . / Docke t No . 2009EA03003 7 I FD/V^ S QUK-\^^' ^ -Enclose dherei n pleas e tln dacop y o f areques t

for hearin g an dth e origina l an don e cop y o f th e FAA' s Complain t

in th e above-cntitie dactio n for filing , togethe r

with proo f o f ser\'ic e upo n th e Respondent . Th e FA A request s tha t

th e hearin g i

n thi s matte r

b e hel din th e Pittsburgh , PA area , an dexpect s tha t

th e hearin g wil l las t

on e (1 ) day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s for th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n t o th e attentio n o f

Stephe n W . Brice , Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 11434 . Sincerely . Alfre dR . Johnson , Jr . Regiona l Counse l 

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I N TH EMATTERO F AIRAMBULANC EB Y AIRTRE

Responden t : , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . 2009EA03il037 . (Civi l Penalt

y Proceeding ) DM S NO . FAA

RECEIVED-AEA-00 7 AU G2 1 ' M U 9 EI S CRT S ADMINISTRATIV ELA WJUDG E NO T YET ASSIGNE D Hearin g Date : NO T YET ASSIGNE D Hearin g Location : NO T YET ASIGNE D REQUES T FO RHEARIN GPURSUAN T T O 1 4 C.F.R . S 13.1 6 COME S NOW , Respondent , Ai r Ambulanc e b

y Ai r Trek , Inc. , b y andthroug h undersigne dcounse l pursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.16 , an dhereb y request s ahearin g concernin g th e allegation s raise di

n th e Complainant' s Final Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty date dAugus t 11 , 2011 , whic hpropose s t o asses s acivi l penalt y intheamoun t

o f $38,500.00 . Responden t denie s th e violation s allege di

n th e Complainant' s Final Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty an dpray s tha t i t b e reversed . Responden t

request s tha

t ahearin g b e hel di

n Washington , D.C . A hearin g i s expecte dto las t tw o (2 ) ful

l days .CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

1 hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e this date serve dby regular U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , a n origina l an d on e (1 ) cop y o f

th e foregoin g Reques t

fo r Hearin g addresse dto : Artenlion : Hearin g Docket Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbur Wrigh t Building , Suit e 201 4 Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 And , fiirther, that

I hav e this date ser\'e db

y regular U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , acop y o f th e foregoin g Reques t

fo r Hearin g addresse dto : Stephe n W . Brice , Esq . FA A Eastern Region , AEA-7 ' 1 Aviatio n Plaza , Roo m56 1 Jamaica , N

Y 1143 4 Tel : 71 8 553-326 8 Fax:71 8 533-569 9 Dated : Augus t

16,201 1 Respectfull y ^bmitted ,

Gregory Sr^inton , Esq . ThC/^K'iation Law Firm OnTResearc hCourt , Suit e 45 0 Rockville , M D 2085 0 Tel : (301 ) 294-855 0 Fax:(301)294-252 5U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D. C In th e Matte r

o f Ai r Ambulanc e by Ai r

Trek , Inc . 2009EA03003 7 Judg e No t

Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , by counsel , hereb y ille s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows : Respondent , Ai r

Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Trek , Inc. , wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi i Penalt y tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $38,500 . O n Augus t

16 , 2011 , Responden t

submitte dawritte n deman d fo r ahearing . II 1 . Ai r Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Trek , Inc . i s th e registere downe r an doperato r

o f Cessn aCitatio n Mode l 55 0 aircraft , identificatio n numbe r N744AT . 2 . A t al l time s pertinen t

hereto , Ai r

Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Trek , Inc . wa s th e perso n responsibl e for

ensurin g th e prope r

maintenanc e o f

aircral \N744A T i n accordanc e wit hth e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . 3 . Aircraf

t N744A T i s atranspor t categoi y aiq)lan e certitlcate dpursuan t t o Par t 2 5 o f lli c Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 CFR) .4 . I

n o r abou t Februai y 2009 , aviatio n safety personne l fro mth e Alleghen y Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e performe da

n inspectio n o f

aircraf t N744A T a

t Washingto n Count) ' Airport , Washington , Pennsylvania , t o ensur e it s conft)rmit y for inclusio n (hereinafter , "th e confbmiit y inspection" ) o n th e operation s specification s o f aPar t 13 5 operator , Aer o National , Inc . 5 . A t th e tim e o f

th e conformit y inspection , aircraf t N744A T presente dth e followin g conditions : a . Installatio n o f

aluminu mcarpe t

tri mlabele dwit hhardwar e stor e ba r codes ; b . N o documentatio n showin g periodi c inspection s an dfunctio n testin g o f th e Ameri-Kin g AK-45 0 emergenc y locato r transmitte r

("ELT") ; c . Cracke dsea t

track s that

wer e als o missin g sea t

stop s an dexhibitin g elongate dholes ; an d d . Installatio n o f

aGarmi n GNS-53 0 Wid e Are aAugmentatio n Syste m (WAAS ) upgrad e pursuan t t o Supplementa l Typ e Certificat e (STC ) SAOI933LA . 6 . A t th e tim e o f

th e conformit y inspection , th e aircraf t record s for

N744A T containe dn o approve ddat at o substantiat e th e aviatio n applicatio n o f (h e aluminu mcarpe t

tri minstalle di

n aircraf t N744A T labele dwit hhardwar e stor e ba r code s tha t

wa s observe di

n o r abou t Februar y 2009 . 7 . Th e aluminu mcarpe t tri minstalle din aircraf t N744A T labele dwit h hardwar e stor e ba r

code s tha t

wa s obser\'e din o r

abou t Februar) ' 200 9 wa s installe dprio r

t o Februai y 11 , 2009 . 8 . A t th e tim e o f

th e conformit y inspection , th e aircraf t record s for

N744A T containe dn o certificat e o f conformit y t o ensur e tha t th e aluminu mcarpe t tri minstalle di

n aircraf t N744A T labele dwit hhardwar e stor e ba r code s that wa s observe di

n o r abou t Februai y 200 9 wa s eligibl e for installatio n i

n th e aircraft . 9 . Th e installatio n o f

th e aluminu mcarpe t

tri min aircraf

t N744A T labele d wit hhardwar e stor e bar code s tha t

wa s observe di

n o r abou t Februar y 200 9 rendere daircraf

t N744A T unainvorthy .10 . At

al l time s pertinen t

hereto , a

n Ameri-Kin g AK-4S 0 EL T wa s installe di n aircraf t N744AT . 11 . Th e instruction s for

continue dairworthines s for th e Ameri-Kin g AK-4S 0 EL T requir e periodi c inspection s an dtest s t o includ e aTransmitte r Functiona l Tes t

o f th e EL T syste mever) ' 3 month s a s pe r sectio n 3. 3 o f

th e Ameri-Kin g AK-4S 0 EL T Emergenc y Locato r Installatio n & Operatio n Manual . 12 . A t th e tim e o f

th e conformit y inspection , th e maintenanc e record s fo r

. aircraf t N744A T di dno t

sho w complianc e wit hth e instruction s for continue dairworthines s for th e Ameri-Kin g AK-4S 0 EL T wit hregar dt o th e periodi c inspectio n an dtestin g o f th e EL T t o includ e aTransmitte r Functiona l Tes t

o f th e EL T syste mever) ' 3 months . 13 . Th e conditio n o f

th e cracke dsea t

track s wit hmissin g sea t stop s an d elongate dhole s tha t

wer e discovere di n aircraf t N744A T durin g th e conformit y inspectio n i n o r abou t Februai y 200 9 rendere dth e aircraf t unairworthy . 14 . Upo n informatio n an dbelief, th e cracke dsea t track s wit hmissin g sca t stop s an delongate dhole s tha t wer e discovere di

n aircraf t N744A T durin g th e conformit y inspectio n in o r abou t Februar y 200 9 wer e an dremaine di n a similarl y unairworth y conditio n a s o f at leas t Octobe r 2008 . 15 . O n o r abou t Ma y 5 , 2008 , Neb o Aviatio n Service s o f Punt aGorda , Florida , installe daGarmi n GNS-53 0 Wid e Are aAugmcnlatio n Syste m(WAAS ) upgrad e i

n aircraf t N744A T at

th e directio n o f

o r wit hth e permissio n o f

Ai r Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Trek . 16.Th e Garmi n GNS-53 0 WAA S i s aGarmi n 500 Wserie s GPS-WAA S navigatio n system . 1 7 . Th e WAA S upgrad e describe dabov e wa s installe dbase do n Supplementa l Typ e Certificat e (STC ) SA O I933LA . 18 . Ai r Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Tre k altere daircraf

t N744A T b y havin g Neb o Aviatio n Service s instal l th e Gamii n GNS-53 0 WAA S upgrad e base do n ST C SA O 1933L A a s describe din th e precedin g paragraph .19 . Th e approve dmode l lis t for ST C SA01933L A doe s no t includ e th e Cessn a Citatio n Mode l 55 0 amon g th e aircraf t for whic hinstallatio n o f

th e Gamii n Model400 Wo r

500 Wserie s GPS-WAA S navigatio n syste mi s approved . 20 . Th e installatio n o f

th e Gamii n 53 0 WAA S upgrad e i n aircraf t N744ATa s describe dabov e rendere dth e aircraf t unairworthy . 21 . Garmi n AT , Inc . i s th e exclusiv e holde r o f ST C SA O 1933LA . 22 . A t al l time s pertinen t

hereto , Ai r

Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Tre k di dno t hav e writte n permissio n fro mGanni n AT , Inc . t o utiliz e ST C SA O I933L A fo r installin g th e WAA S upgrad e i n aircraf t N744AT . 23 . Ai r Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Tre k operated , cause dt o b e operated , o r authorize d th e operationb f

aircraf t N744A T o n th e followin g fiights sinc e Octobe r 200 8 u p t o th e tim e o f

th e conformit y inspectio n describe dabove : a . O n o r abou t Octobe r 24 , 2008 , fro mPunt aGorda , Florida , t o Raleigh-Durham , Nort hCarolina ; b . O n o r abou t Octobe r 24 , 2008 , fro mRalcigh-Durhnm , Nort h Carolina , t o Punt aGorda , Florida ; c . O n an unknow n dat e prio r t o Decembe r

17 , 2008 , fro man unknow n poin t o f origi n t o Boc aRaton , Florida ; d . O n o r abou t Decembe r

17 , 2008 , fro mBoc aRaton , Florida , t o Punt a Gorda , Florida ; an d e . O n o r abou t Februar v 11 . 2009 . fro mPunt aGorda , Florida , t o Washington , Pennsylvania .

I f B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , Responden t violate dth e followin g section(s ) o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations :a . Sectio n 91.403(b) , whic hstate s tha t n o perso n may perfor m maintenance , preventiv e maintenance , o r alteration s o n a

n aircraf t othe r tha n a s prescribe di n thi s subpar t

an dothe r

applicabl e regulations , includin g part 4 3 o f thi s chapter .

b . Sectio n 9L403(c) , whic hstate s that n o perso n may operat e an aircraf t for whic hamanufacturer' s maintenanc e manua l o r instruction s fo

r continue dairworthines s ha s bee n issue dthat contain s a

n airworthines s limitation s sectio n unles s th e mandator y replacemen t times , inspectio n inler\'als , an drelate dprocedure s specifie di n tha t sectio n o r

alternativ e inspectio n inter\'al s an drelate dprocedure s se t fort hin a n operation s specification s approve dby th e Administrato r unde r par t 121 , 127 o r 13 5 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s o r i n accordanc e witha

n inspectio n prograji i approve dunde r §91.409(e ) hav e bee n complie d with .

c . Sectio n 91.403(d) , whic hstate s tha t aperso n may no t

alte r a n aircraf t base do n asupplementa l typ e certificat e unles s th e owne r o r operato ro f th e th e aircraf

t i s th e holde r

o f th e supplementa l certificate , o r ha s writte n pemiissio n fro mth e holder .

d . Sectio n 91.7(a) , whic hstate s that n o perso n may operat e acivi l aircraf t unles s it i s in a n airworth y condition .

IV

LPursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . §46301(a)(l) . Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt y no t

to excee d$25,00 0 for

eac ho f th e violation s alleged , or , for asmal l busines s concern , pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . §46301(a)(5) , Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penall y no t

t o excee d$11,00 0 for

eac ho f th e violation s alleged .

2 . Unde r \h e lad s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l pcjialty o f $38,50 0 i s appropriate .WHEREFORE , th e FAA , by counsel , respectfull y request s that th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r an orde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt} ' i n th e amoun t

o f $38,500 . Respectfull y submitted , Alfre dR . Jolmson , Jr . Regiona l Counse l

Stephe n W . Bric e Attorne y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 71 8 553-326 8 71 8 995-569 9 NOTE : Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hi n Par t

13 , Subpar t G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C-F.R . Par t 13) . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e provid e tha t Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r t o thi s Complaint , o r awritte n Motio n t o Dismis s i f appropriate , no t late r tha n 3 0 day s afte r

th e dat e show n o n th e Certificat e o f Service . A genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answe r (Sectio n 13.209(e)) .CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complain t ha s bee n place dthi s dat e wit hFedera l Expres s for

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deliver y (nex t

busines s day ) t o th e followin g addresses : Gregor y S . Winton , Esq . Th e Aviatio n La w Fin n On e Researc hCourt , Suit e 45 0 Rockville , M D 2085 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (Origina l an don e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C , 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building

- Roo m201 4 -I FFILIN GB Y FEDERA LEXPRES S Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (Origina l an don e copy ) 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Roo m201 4 Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

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f Stephe n W . Brice , Attorne y

Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . In th e Matte r

o f Ai r Ambulanc e b y Ai r

Trek , Inc . 2009EA03003 7 Judc e No t

Assigne d NOTIC EO FAPPEARANC E Complainant , Federal Aviatio n Administration , hereb y notifie s th e Unite dState s Departmen t

o f Transportation , Office.o f Hearings , andth e Respondent , pursuant to 1 4 C.F.R . §13.204(b) , tha

t i t shal l b e represente di

n th e above-state dactio n b y th e attorne y liste dbelow . All conununications , notices , pleading s o r document s ar

c respectfully requeste dto b e fonvarde da s follows :

Stephe n W . Bric e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l I Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 Telephone : 71 8 553-326 8 Facsimile : 71 8 995-569 9 Respectfull y submitted , Alfre dR . Johnson , Jr . Regiona l Counse l 

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