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Adminl&lftlffon 

Ap:rH 23" 2013 

FAA 

Fedeml Aviati.on Adn1inist.ratron. 

300 Independence Avenne,. S.\V 

Washingtou.t DC 20591. 

Attn: Hearing Dockt!t Clerk" AGC-430 

\Vilbu.r Wright Building1 Suita 2Wt 000 

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IndteMn.tmrofS2mh,,m~Jrlines{;Qs./F~M S ~0\ 3- 0050 

Do-c.ket No. CP-To Be Asgtgned "' "!) ~ ,, 8 

Case No. 2'0I.tk~PiV2900189 c:xO(~ .. rJV..JP. -CPP-/OI..f . 

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 

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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 

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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:. 

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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 ASK010 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: ·- ' ~"'' · · • , , ·, ' . : .· : ·' . :; : ~' 'j~:. '. ··d:·:: ' . "- :· ,·>: .. , 

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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I. 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 

A~ ... ~~-· ~~-:- jS.>: ·a C .. T\vat Par~alist Fe eral Aviation Adtninistrotlon 

O.ffice of the Regivn.ru Counsel 

Southwest Region 

Date: April 23. 20ll.