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# HEARIN G DOCKE T Complainant , FA ADocke tNo . FAA-201 1 -006 9 (Chie fJudg e Yoder) V . DEA N INTERNATIONAL , INC. ,

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— I - RESPONDENT' S ANSWE R AN D AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S -c r T O AMENDE D COMPLAIN T" ^ Respondent , DEA N INTERNATIONAL , INC . ("Dean") , byan d throug h it s undersigne d attorneys , pursuan tt o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.214 , herewit h file s it s Answe rAn d Affirmativ e Defense s t o th e Administrator' s Amende d Complain tdate d May25 , 2011 , an d states : Th e paragrap h numberin g belo wconform s t o th e numberin g i n th e Administrator' s Amende d Complaint . Excep ta s se tfort h herein . Respondent' s Answe r An d Affirmativ e Defenses , date d Apri l 19 , 2011 , remain s unchanged . 3a . Admitted . 3b . Admitted . 3c . Admitted . 4a . Denied . 4b . Admitted . STUAR TAGOLDSTEIN , P. A 935 0 SOUT H DIXI E HIGHWAY , lOT H FLOOR , MIAMI , F L3315 6

T(305)670-122 2 F : (305)670-706 5 ., )4c . Denied .

5a . Denied . 5b . Denied . 5c . Denied . 6a . Admitted . 6b . Denied . Th e A D state s "inspection s ca n b e accomplishe d a tth e nextschedule d inspectio n o rth e next10 0 hours , whicheve ri s later. " 7a . Denied . Furthe rdenie d tha ta 10 0 hou rinspectio n wa s require d atth e tim e reference d i n paragrap h 7 a ofth e Amende d Complaint . 7b . Denied . Furthe rdenie d tha ta 10 0 hou rinspectio n wa s require d at th e tim e reference d i n paragrap h 7 b o fth e Amende d Complaint . 7c . Denied . Furthe rdenie d tha ta 10 0 hou rinspectio n wa s require d atth e tim e reference d i n paragrap h 7 cofth e Amende d Complaint . 8a . Denied . 8b . Denied . 8c . Denied . 9a . Denied . 9b . Denied . 9c . Denied . 10 . Admitted . 11 . Denied . 12 . Denied . 13a . Admitted .

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T : (305 ) 670-122 2 F : (305 ) 670-706 513b . Denied . Th e A D state s "inspection s ca n b e accomplishe d a tth e nextschedule d

inspectio n o rth e next10 0 hours , whicheve ri s later. " 13c . Denied . Furthe rdenie d tha t a 10 0 hou rinspectio n wa s require d atth e tim e reference d i n paragrap h 13 cofth e Amende d Complaint . 13d . Denied . 14 . Denied . AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S 1 . A s t o bot h N6348B an d N5276M , ther e was n o violatio n i n tha tth e inspection s reference d i n th e Complain tma yb e complete d withi n 1 0 hour s afte rth e 10 0 hours tim e i n servic e ha s elapsed . 2 . O n al l reference d flights , excep tth e fligh tofMarc h 1 , 2010 , th e aircraf t wer e dispatched , an d wer e schedule d t o return , prio rt o th e expiratio n of10 0 hours . 3 . Responden tha s severa l system s i n plac e t o advis e pilots , fligh tinstructors , dispatchers , an d maintenanc e personne l a s t o upcomin g inspectio n times . An yfailur e tha tmigh thav e occurre d was th e faul to finadvertenc e o n th e part ofcontractor s o r employee s an d no tth e faul tofRespondent . 4 . Responden tha d a righ tt o rel yo n it s contractor s an d personne l t o properl y perfor m thei rdutie s an d the yha d th e las t bes tchanc e t o avoi d an yfailure s tha t migh t hav e occurred . 5 . Th e propose d fin e i s harsh , unreasonable , an d no tappropriat e i n th e fact s an d circumstance s ofthi s case .

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