### "2013-04-23 09:49**u.~.O$pa~t of'f~o»ort**  kl!f&'ot Avtattoo Adminl&lftlffon

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Fedeml Aviati.on 

### Adn1inist.ratron. 300 Independence Avenne,. S.\V Washingtou.t DC 20591. Attn: Hearing Dockt!t 

### Clerk" AGC-430 

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## 8 Case No.**2'0I.tk~PiV2900189 c:xO(~**  .. rJV..JP. 

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Dent Sir or Madam:



### Tlte Co:rnplahumt**requ~ts** tbat -the hearing in this m:atter 

### be held in 

### tha**Arlington~** 

### Texas**me~'4** and expects 

### 'that 

### tlw hearing 

### wiU last one ( 1) 

### day.**Pleas~** serve me with aU documents 

## m this matter.

Yolanda 

### Ayal.a Bernal.**A.S\V~7E2** 

### Federal Aviatio.n Adnth.Ustrotfon Sootltwc.st lU:gion 2601 Meacham.**Blvd.~** Room. 663 Fort**\Vo.rtb~** 1X 76137



### ERIC R ANDERSON 

### Re,giomd Coon.sel Southwest Region**B~** ' • 

### ' Yolanda 

### Ayald. Bemal 

### Se:nlor Attomt?,Y 

### Safety .Enfru•cem.ent Branch PJu:me:**~** t 7) 

### 222-5070 .FAX:. (S 17)**222~5945** or 5092

Enelosure

### ·2013-04-23 09:49 FAA 

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANS.PORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINJSTRA.TION 

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In. tlte 

### M.atte.r of: l'>:AA Case No, 20HlS\V290Ul9**SOUTH\VII~fl'** All:t.L[NES CO.. FAA Duck.et CP 

## No. -·To Be Assigned Judge 

### Nm Assigm .•**~**

The Complaituutt files its romplatnt, under Rule 20& of**tlu.~** R:ute.s 

### nf**Pnttii~e** in FAA Ci.vil Penalty**Aetions~** 14 CFR §:13.208z- an.d states**th~** followi11g:.



### L**R~pandent:** Soutllwest:**Airlines~** Cu"J herein after referred to (S WA) was a.dvi.treti through

a Notice of Proposed Civil 

### Penalty that**t~** FAA proposed to**us~~ss** a 

### civil penalty. 

### i.ll the 

### amouol uf$74)000.00. On April 1**&~** :WlJ, Respondent submitted a. written request 

### Cot a hemiug.



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t.**So~"ffert** Airlines Co. (S\VA) holds 

### AirOmier Opemt.mg CenUicate**No~** SW 

### Ml04A und**O~tions** Specificat.iOltlissued.underPart 121 of the**F~detl\l** Aviation Regufaf.ions{FAR} antlrorizing it to engage in. scheduled passenger cnnyitlU opmatious as u. domestic a:ir eanie.r.**~ ~y**  • I 2. S\VAJs OpemtionSc**St'tee:Ificatiuru~.** Pamgmph 0085**authnri~-t** SWA to conduct 

### Ollemtions**un.det·part.l21tL~ing** the follo•wi:ttg niremfl:**a~** 

### Boeing 737. civil aircrnft**no~** 

### Nl76SW b« Boeing**131.~** ci.vil**~ircmft** no. N385S\V
c. .Boeing**737~** eivil nirttttft no.**N693S\V~** 3. At aU times pertinent herein, SWA operated the 

### a.in:.'mft atlege.d in paragrap1t 2**nbo\~'e** in ibl Part 121 operations.

4. Ai.rwurthiness Directive {AD)**20.09'·®~01.~** requires repetitive 

### ovc:rltmd of the re:tm(:t**adn~tor** beam ofthe mu:in 

### Jnnding gear (MLG).

5. AD**2:009~09** .. 07**i~.** app:licabfe to the rurcmft fisted in 11aragmph 2.

6. AD**200!1.~09~07** 

### rcqttired compliance with Boeing Ser.vke Bulletin 73**7·,:J.2All55~** revi:si.o:n**2~** dated Maroh**5~** 2'008.,. by ln$pecting for dantQge of the rett&'tet actuator beam art.d

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ewerhaul by 

### tfoing aU the**appUcnbh.~** Hctions sp.«.ifoc.d 

### in. «h.e 

### Aecom11lishment 

### lnstrucliuns nfSB i:37-:32AJ.355.

1. 

### SB 1J.1<J2Al355 (SB) 

### required btspe:etion.rutd overhaul 

### oftbc 

### MI.Oretmctaemntor 'beatn as giv(.,'fi iu Figure 2.

tt Fi.g\Jre. 2; Step 18 QfSB required the instultaJion o.ftwa new bushings; Part**Number~** (PIN} 65-46150·48 (lrt the MLG**~~ract** actuah>r beam.

9**~** 

### 1-"igure 

### 211 Step 18,**Not~** (x) in S.B 1\."fenJ 

### to Component 

### Maintenance Manual 

### (CMM}**32-16~31** 

### as cont.aining 

### the data fot 

### fabrication o.f 

### oversize**bush.iugs~** ifit**~mnea neces~ry**  

### to fabricate**ov~rsiz:e.** 

### bushing.



### Hl CMM .32

..**16~31** 

### re<tuires 

### 'the fabrkated tmshtngs 

### to be 

### overaited per 

### Figure lA.

1 L The. 

### tap figure. of Figure lA**identifi~ts** Uw 

### material oftmshing 

### 65--461.5048. as l7-4PH 

### (sta.inleS3**~tool)~ 18.0~200**  

### KSf. and l1!(}Uires 

### c:admlurn 

### p·Jating in ac-cordrutce v..>ith Standard Overhaul t>rnctices Mlitl:rutl (80PM)**20-42~05.** 12. S:OPM 20-42..0S:t par:agmpb 4 0 (2}t required plnting to**tit~ thickn~~**  of .6005 Inch minimum.

. . B.. SOPM 20.42

..**05~.** paragraph 4.l-l(4){d), alsu .retpiired llH**steels~** at UW KSl or above, to 

### be p()st OO'ked.tbr.l2**houro11nni!nron~** 

### a:t350 -400**de~rees** 

### Fahrenheit..

14.. S\VA contracted with 

### Aviation Technical 

### Semces.lnc.. (ATS}.t to**perf~rrn** 

### marntenmee
on four Booing 737 MLO t:eb:'a.d actuator beans**n~sat:y** for**compU~n.ee.** vvitb All**2009~(}9~07.** 15:

.. ATS subcontmcted 

### the L"ftdmiunt 

### pt.n:tingcfthe fabricated 

### ovemi:r.ed beam 

### bushing to t\\f() FAA**~rtifieate:ii** repai.r**atatioos~** Uytek Fini3h.es Cmnptuty (Hytek) and ASKO Processing.**fnc~** (ASKO).

l6r**A~rs** 

### Pt.tn..."hase**Orde~** 

### issued to Hytek. and ASK0 10 

### infom.ted both. sulx!ontmctars llJ cadmimn J'>lnte the**bu.~hi<ngs using.A~-os:pace**  

### Materiul Spccifkatfon. (AMS)**QQ~l):-416,** 

### .instead of the ·required SOil-M.**2042~05~** 

### 17 •. SWA had 

### four :MLG 

### retrnct actuator beams maintained and rutun.ted tn 

### service with fabricatt:d and oversi:r:.ed bushings**~dtnium.** .Plated to a. tlti.ckneM of Jl003**inch~** as**~pecifi.ed** 

### by AMS**QQ-P-416~** instead of .OOUS minimum required by SOPM 2042-0:5. · ·

l 

### R. 'Ihe four 

### beams alleged in :pamg,rnph L 7 were post. baked 

### tor elght**hums~** 

### as specified by AMS**QQ·~P-41~** instead of the t\velvc hours requited by SOPM 20-42-tlS. ·
J.9. Of'tlte 

### font MLG 

### retract actuatcr bemnJi., tb:rec were subsequently installed on the three S \VA aircraft alleged in pamgrnplt 2 eon.trary to the rcq:uirement.'i of AD 20{}9-09*07.



### 20. SW 

### A. tJpemred the 

### three ruremft ·with. 

### MLO retmct. actuator be<ttrns 

### containing .fabricated 

### oversized. bmaltings not 

### meeting the 

### cadmium plate thickne8& 

### of JW05 inch**minim~** 

### wtd**poS~t~ba.lr..e** dnte of twelve hours) u required by SQJ'tM**20~42~05.**

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21. By reason. of the**fo~.golng,** S\VA ·violnle<l.1be fuUowiug section:s af the Fedcml Aviation Regulati<n:tS (ride l4t Code. ofFedeml. 

### Regulations):



### a, Section. 39.7 

### in that 

### S:WA OJletttted**thr~e** ah'Ct'all 

### on scheduled**pas~o.get a~veuue**  flights 

### at n 

### time when the a.irendi did 

### not 

### meet. tho rcquh.:ement:U of 

### an applienble airwortlllness directive.**b~** Section 43, I.3(t\), in tlta:t S WA**tnahttninoo~** altered nr ·performed preventive ntnint-emmce .• on a11**aircraft~** etlgine, propeU<:r, or appUance and fa.Ued ta tme the methodgf techuiqu.es,. and pmctices prescribed in the t.'llttent tnm.tufacb..trt.ra 

### ntui:ntcna.nce manual or 

### J.natn•:etiornt fur Con.titmed**Airworthi~** 

### prepaf\.'d by 

### its 

### .m.tu:mfacturc:r, or other**methods~** tec!miques an<l practices 

### acceptable 

### to: the Admh:dsb:ator



# ur.

L Under 4-9 U.S.C. 

### §4630**t~** 

### SWA**i.~** 

### subj{!ct to a civil penalty f:o:r"etJcb of'tf:le violations ·rufeged, 1'fte mmdmum penalty per violation. is**$25~00fr.QO.** 2. Under the. foots and e.ircumsta:nees 

# or this**ea.sc.~** a civil penalty 

# .,r $22/&75.00 'is appropriate. 

### Complainant: res.pec:tfuJLy reqoo&ti tl1nt the adminls.tmtive 

### law judge enter an nrdcr tlmt Respondent S\V 

### A. be 

### a.-isc5sed a. civil p.emdty in the runount**of-$74~0.00..00~~** r·:e: ·- '**~"''** · · • , , ·, '

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.. , Submitted. this 23rd day uf April,**20l~.** ERlC E. 

### ANDERSON Regional Counsel Sou.th.\\!'CM Region

Yolanda Ayala B · mt 

### Seni-or Attorney ' 

### Safety E.nforeeme.nt Branch Pltone: (817}**22.2~5070** FAX:

. {817) 222<)94$ or· 5092**~mail: lol({!i,ff«.dJJerl!~**  ·' \"':.

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### certifY tlmt 

### th,(! foregoing 

### Complaint lm.o;, been mailed this date 

### by CertUied 

### MaUl Re:tur:u Receipt Requested and by FAX:, 

### to:

Federal Aviation Adn.1inistm.tion S(J(} lndepe.ndeu.ce: Avenuelt SW Washingtt:m" DC 2059l Altn: Heming Docket Clerk&**AGC~4l0** Wilbur. \Vdght**Building~** Strite 2\VlOOO 'TEL; (202) 

### 38S-8229 .J?AX: (2Q:Z)49J-5142

and by Certified Mail, 

### Retum ltef"..e.ipt 

### Requested**ro~** Dane U. JaquesJ Esq. Me.Kenna. tong.& Aldridge LI

.. P**l676l'tttemationul.Drlve~** PH Mct.can. VA 22102 

### E-Mail: diua:ues@mck-ennalong.cmn**TEL~** (703) 335--8800



### kftrey Novata 

### Attorney Soutb\\<e·st Airlines.**Co~** Low )::ield**P~O~** Box:36611**Dalla.~,** 

### TX 75235-16 t 1 TEL: (214)**192.~4263**

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# Par~alist Fe eral Aviation Adtninistrotlon 

### O.ffice of the Regivn.ru 

### Counsel Southwest Region

Date: 

### April 23. 20ll.