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### U.S.

## DEPART~NT OF

### TRANSPORTATION

FEDERALAVIATION ADMINISTRATION In 

### theMatter of: PAGE 02/09

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### Aero Micronesia, Inc. .) I i**;•~2** 

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### FDMS NO. FAA-2012-0469 dba Asia 

### PQcific Airlines ) 

### Respondent ) ) ) TO: 

### CHIEFJUDGE RONNIE A. 

### YODER FAA CASE NO 2011WP35000S



### Respondent, Aero Micronesia, Inc. dba Asia Pacific Airlihes, herby 

### notifies the United NOTICE OFAPPEARANCE States 

### Depa.rtment ofTransportation, Office ofHearings, ""d the Colllplainant, Pursuant to 

### 14 C.F.R 

### § 13.204(b), 

### that it 

### shali 

### be "'J>feSented in 

### tho above-stated action by 

### the folloWing attorneys: David 

### M. Kirstein: 

### Lyndsey M. Grunewald Kirstein & 

### Young, PLLC 1750K 

### StreetNW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 

### TEL; 202.331.3348 FAX: 202.331.3933 dkirstein@yklaw.com 

### lgrunewald@yklaw.com



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All communications, notices, pleadings, ordocuments are respectfullyrequested to be forwarded as follows: David 

### M. Kirstein Kirstein 

### & Young, PLLC 1750 K StreetNW, Suite200 Washington, DC 20006 TEL: 202.331.3348 FAX: 202.331.3933 Respectfully submitted,

Dated: June 15, 2012 

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certifythat on this.date I have placed inthe United States mail, postageprepaid, certifiedmail-.re.turn receipt requested, the executed original and faxed one copy ofthe Notice of Appearance, addressed as follows: Federal AviationAdministration . 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Glerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building - Suite 2Wl00 Facsimile: (202) 493-5142 I certifY that on this date I haveplaced inthe United States mail, postageprepaid, certifiedmail-return receipt requested and, a true copy oftheNotice ofAppearance, and faxed one copy ofthe Notice ofAppearance, addressed as follows: 

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### Don Bobertz, Complainant'$ Counsel 

### Office ofthe Regional Counsel, 

### A WP-7 POBox 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 

### FAX: 310-725-6816 Dated: June 15,2012 ;, 

### avid K' 

### tei Kirstei & Young, PLLC 1750 I{ 

### StreetNW, 

### Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Counsel forRespondent, AeroMicronesia, Inc.



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### The Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder Chief AdministrativeLawJudge 

### U.S. 

### Department ofTransportation 

### Office of**Bearings~** 

### M-20 1200 NewJerseyAve., SE (Ell-310) Washington> DC 20590 FAJ(:202-366-7536 PAGE 04/0905/15/2012 14:05 2023313933 KIRSTEIN&YOUNGPLLC
U.S. DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION



### FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ) 

### In theMatterof: ) FDMS NO. FAA-2012-0469 ) 

### Aero Micronesia,Inc. ) FAA CASE NO 2011WP350005 

### dba Asia Pacific Airlines ) ) 

### Respondent )

### ~----------~-----------> TO: 

### CHIEF JUDGE RONNIE A. YODER MOTIONTODISMISS PAGE 05/09



### Pursuant to 14 

### C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(a) 

### and §13.218(£)(1), Respondent Aero 

### Micronesia, Inc.

. . . 

### dba Asia Pacific Airlines ("Aero Micronesia") hereby moves for dismissal of the FAA Complaint against Respondent. Complainant fails to state a violation by Aero Micronesia of a provision ofthe Federal Aviation Statute or an implementing regulation, necessitating dismissal

. . 

### ofthe Complaint in accordance with 

### 14 C:F.R. § 13.218(±)(1). 

### In support thereof, Respondent states as follows: 1. Complainant fails to state a violation by Aero Micronesia of the Federal Aviation Statute because the FAA. 

### regulation cited by 

### the Complainant does not apply to certificate holders. 2. The Complaint alleges that Aero Micronesia violated 14 C.F.R. 

### § 121.137(b), which requires ••a person to whom a manual or appropriate parts ofit are furnished under paragraph (a) ofthis section [to] keep [such manual] up-to-date with 

### the changes and additions furnished to that person." 3. 14 C.F.R. § 

### 121.137(a), requires that "'[e]ach certificate holder shall furnish copies of the manual required by 

### § 121.133 (and the changes and additions thereto) or 105/15/2012 14:05 2023313933 KIRSTEIN&VOUNGPLLC PAGE 06/09

:,• appropriate parts of the manual to (1) Its appropriate grom1d operations personnel." 4. The Complaint states that Aero Micronesia fumlshed Mr. Richard Gazda with copies of the current versions of Aero Micronesia's 

### "Flight Operations Training Manual" and ''General Operations Manual., Complaint at § 2, , 4. 5. "In interpreting a regulation, the decisio:nmaker is to look at its plain language and analyzes the terms used in accordance with their common, ordinary meaning.•,

### FAA v. Recurrent Training Center, Inc. ) Dkt No. CP09GL0008, Decision dated August 11, 2012 (citing Whelan v. U.S., 529 F.2d 1000, 1002-03 (Ct.Cl. .1976)). 6. Read inconjunction, the plain language of§121.137(a) and (b) differentiates between the responsibility ofthe certificate holder to supply c.ertain·personnel 

### with the mcmual required by§ 121.133.andthe responsibility ofthe ''person to whom a manual ... [is] furnished'• to keep that manual

### up~to~date. AccordIn re Steve P. Garner, Docket No. CP94CE0206, Order dated Feb. 13; 1996 (proposing to fine a flight attendant under §121.137 for failing to

### up~date his· manual with revisions provided by the certificate holder). 7. Accordingly, §12Ll37(b) 'requires Mr. Gazda, the person to whom the manual was :fumished, to keep the manual up-to-date, and §121.137(b) does not confer any additional responsibility on Aero· Micronesia, the certificate holder, beyond that required by 

### § 121.137(a) to furnish the appropriate manual parts and changes and :revisions. Accordingly, the Complainant has failed to state a violation by Aero Micronesia ofthe Fed.eral Aviation Statute or an implementing regulation. 205/15/2012 14:05 2023313933 KIRSTEIN&VOUNGPLLC PAGE 07/09
WHEREFORE, the Respondent, respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge dismiss the Complaint. Respectfully submitted,



### M. Lyndse . Grunewald Kirste. 

### & Young, PLLC 1750 K StreetNW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 

### TEL: 202.331.3348 FAX: 202.331.3933 dldrstein@yklaw.com lgnmewald@yklaw.com 

### Counsel for RespondentAero Micronesia, Inc.

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., ) In theMatter of: ) FDMS NO. FAA-2012..0469 ) Aero Micronesia, Inc. ) FAA CASE NO 2011WP350005 

### dba Asia Pacific Airlines ) ) CERTIFICATE OF 

### SERVICE Respondent ) ) 

### TO: CHIEF JUDGE 

### RONNIE A. YODER PAGE 08/09

I certify that on this date 

### I have placed in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail-retumreceipt requested, the executed original and faxed one copy ofthe Motion to**Di~rniss,** addressed 

### as follows: Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 . Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk,**AGC~430** 

### Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl00 . Facsimile: (202) 493-5142 I certify that on this date I have placed in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail-return receiptrequested, a true copy ofthe Motion to Dismiss, and faxed one copy ofthe Motion to Dismiss addressed as follows:



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### Don Bobertz, Complainant's Counsel Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7 . 

### POBox 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009"2007 

### FAX: 310-725-6816 . Dated: June 15,2012


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### Ki:rste. & Young, PLLC 175 K Street NW, Suite.200· Washington, DC 20006 . 

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The Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder 

### Chief AdministrativeLaw Judge U.S. Department 

### ofTransportation Office ofHearings, M-20 1200 NewJerseyAve., SE (Ell-310) Washington, DC 20590**F~:202~366-7536** PAGE 0.9/09