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### u.s. Department of TransJX)rtation Western-Pacific Region Federal Aviation Adminlstration 

### May 11,2012 Office ofthe Regional Counsel



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### RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Wa.shlngton, DC 20591 · Attn: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building

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P.O. Box 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 Telephone: (310) 725-3454 Fax: (310) 725-6816

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### Re: In 

### the Matter 

### of

### Aero }..ficronesia, Inc. dba Asia Pacifio 

### Airlines, Inc. CaseNo. 2011WP350018 141002/007 141 002

Enclosed is. a copy of a request for hearing dated

### May 4, 

### 2012. and the original and one copy of the Complaint in

### the above-referenced proceeding. 

### Jrequest

### 'thatthe hearing in

### this matter be

### held 

### in the Honolulu,**H~waii** 

### area, and exr)C!ct that the hearing will last one (1) day.
.**P~ease** 

### address all communications for the Regional 

### Counsel ofthe 

### Western-Pacific Region, 

### to th.e**undersigne~** 

### at: Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7, Federal Aviation 

### Administration.**'Westem·P~ci:fic Regio~**  P. 

### 0. Box 92007, Los Angeles, 

### CA 90009-2007, 

### Telephone: (310) 725- ::1454, 

### FAX: (310) 725-6816. Sincerely,**:~aomi** 

### Tsuda

# ::~ou&~.~< Don obertz Attorney

· Enclosures: 

### Request for Hearing; Complaint; 

### Certificate of Sezvice

NOTE 

### TO RESPONDENT: SECTION 13.209 OF 

### Tiffi CP RULES OF PRACTICE 

### REQUIRE TI!AT A WRITTEN ANSWER 

### TO THE COMPLAINT BE FILED NOT 

### LATER THAN 30 DAYS 

### AFTER SERVICE OF THE 

### COMPLAINT. AS ANAL TERN A TIVE TO



### , FILING AN ANSWER, A MOTION MAY BE FILEDPURSUANT TO SUCTION 

### l3 .208(D) OR SECTION**13.218(F)(1~4)** 

### OF THE RULES OF PRACTICE. cc:: AWP-240/HNL CMO05/14/2012 14:42 FAX 2024835142 05/11/2012 06:59 FAX 3107256816**·~~ ~~~** 



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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION



### In the Matter of: 

### Aero :Micronesia, Ine:. dba Asia Pacific Airlines 

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FAA CASE NO. 2011WP3S0018 Respondent 

### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAINT 141004/007**~004**

The Complainant**fi~es** its Complaint, pursuant to RUle 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. 13.208), and states as follows:

I. Respondent, Aero Micronesia, Inc. dba Asia Pacific Airlines, Inc., through

### i1:s Presidt.:ot, Michael Quinn. was advised through a Final Notice ofProposed Civil PenR11y dated April 24, 2012, that the FAA proposed to assess a civil pe.nalty in the amount of$19,250.00. On May 4, 2012, l\1r. Quinn submitted a writtenrequest for a hearing.'



### . II. 1. Aero Micronesia, Inc. 

### dlbla Asia Pacific Airlines ("Aero Micronesia") js now, and at all times mentioned herein 

### was, the holdc;r ofAir Carrier Certificate No. I5PA400I. authorized to conduct flight operations, cargo o11.ly, under part 121 ofthe- Fcderal Aviation Regulations ('4 FARs'').05/14/2012 14:42 FAX 2024835142 05/11/2012 06:59 FAX 3107256816 FAA 

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2. On or about March 

### 25, 2011. Aero :Micronesia operated a Boeing 727-200 aircraft, Civil Registration No. N319NE, on a cargo 

### carrying flight from Majuro 

### Atoll to Honolulu International 

### Airport. 3. Incident to the above operation, N319NE carried an item of cargo, which included an 

### aircraft engine in zone 8. · 4. The "Load Planner- Weight Manifest" for the above 

### flight showed 

### mat tbe weight .of the cargo indicated in no. 3 above was distributed across zones 7, 8, and 9 

### 5. The weight ofthe 

### cargo indicated in no. 3 above was not dis1ributed acr.oss 

### zones 7, 8, 

### and 9, but was instead limited to 

### zone 8. 6. As a result ofallegations 3 - 5 above, the 

### <•toad Planner- WeightManife:=;t" was not accurate. 

### 7. The maximum allowable weight in zone 8 ofN319NE was 10,000**pound~;..** 

### 8.' N319NE contained a placard indicating that the maximum allowable 

### weight for zone 8 

### was 1**0~000** pounds. 9. The weight ofthe cargo indicated 

### in no. 3 above exceeded 10,000 pounds 10. Alternatively, 

### ifit is found that the cargo indicated in no. 3 above did not exceed 10,000 

### pounds, then the:**"Lo~d** 

### Plann<-T- Weight Manifest" showing the t•:>tal weight of said cargo did excc:cd 10.000 pounds is not accurate. By reason o.fthe facts and toircuxnstances described above, Aero Micronesia failed to 

### exercise· the degree ofcare,

### judgment, and responsibility required ofthe holder ofan air carrier certificate. ·



## m. By reason 

### ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the 

### following Federal Aviation Regulations 

### (Title 14, Codt: ofFederal Regulations):05/14/2012**14~42** FAX 2024835142 05/ll/2012 06:59 FAX 3107256816 FAA 

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a. 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.9(a), which states''
...no person may operate a civil air<;raft**~** 008/007**~006**

· without complying 

### with the operating limitations specified in the 

### approved Airplane or Rotocraft Flight Manual, marking. and placards
..." b: 14 C.F.R. 

### § 121.665, which states "[e]aeh certificate holder is responsible for the 

### preparation and accuracy ofa load manifest form before 

### each takeotf
... "


### IV. l. Pmsuant to 

### Title 49 U.S.C. Section 46301, 

### Respondent is subject 

### to a civil penalty not to exceed $27,500.00 1for each ofthe violations alleged. 2. Under the facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty 

### of$19,250.00 is appropriate. WHEREFORE, the 

### Complainant, respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge 

### enter an order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$19,250.00.
Respectfully submitted,

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# : Anomey · 

### Office ofthe Regional 

### Counsel· Federal Aviation Administration Western-:Pacific Region 

### DATED: May 11, 2012

1 Note that the rinal Notice ofProposed Civil i'enaley incorrectly stated. the maximum oivil penalty f:)r ef\ch violation as $ll,OOO.OO. Both !:he original Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty and the Amended Notietl ofProposed Civil Penalty stated the correet maximum of$27,500.00.05/14/2012 14:42 FAX 2024935142**vu'~L;~v~~ vo:o~**  rAA**J1U1ZD~~~~** FAA AWP-7



### CERTIFICATE OF 

### SERVICE -+ OMS**~** 007/007**~007**

I hereby certify that on 

### this date I have placed in the United 

### States xnail, poste..ge 

### ]iepaid, certiEed mail·retumreceipt requested. the executed original and faxed one copy ofthe 

### Complaint. addressed 

### as follows: Federal 

### Aviation Administration 800 

### Independence Avenue, SW**Washington~** DC 20591 Attn.; Hearing Docket**Clerk~** AGC-430 WilburWright 

### Building-Suite 2Wl000 Facsimile: (202) 493-5142

1further 

### certify that on this date I have placed in 

### the United States mail) 

### pos1:age prepaid, ::.ertified 

### mail-returnreceipt requested andregular**mail~** a 

### true copy ofthe 

### Complaint, addressed


### as follows:

Dated: May 11,2012

### Agnes~ Legal 

### Teclmician Michael 

### Quinn President 

### Aero Micronesia, Inc. dba Asia

### Pacific Airlines. 

### Inc. 153 Diablo 

### ROad, Suite 203 Danville. CA 94526

Office ofthe Regional Counsel Federal Aviation Administration 

### Western-Pacific Region 

### Lawn.dalt', California