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U, S. Department of**Tr,~nsporration** Feden1l Aviation

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In Reply Refcru): AGL-7K FAA 

# RECEIVED GreatLakes Region , ,.... 

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# HEARING DOC _c:

2011-GL-23-0099 July 16,2012.**~001/005**

Area Code 847294-73 13 

### CERTIFTED 

### Hearing Docket Federal Aviarion Administration Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

### Wilber Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 800 Independence 

### Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Re: Kalittn Air, LLC / 

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## 8' ct,l FAA Case No.:

# 2011-GL~23·0099/!~ra ,.ftvJA- C.ff- )I Cf

### SS Enclosed herewith please find the original and one copy ofthe Complafnt in the above-referenced proceeding. The FAA requests 

### that the hearing in this matter be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and expectsthat the hearing will last one day. Please address all communications for the FAA to the undersigned at: Chris G. Zurales Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region, AGL-7K 

### 2300 East Devon Avenue Des Plaines, 

### lL 60018-4696 Phone (847) 294-7713

Enclosures: Complaint Fax (847) 294-7498

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## U.S. 

# DEPARTM.ENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of

### Hearings Washington, D.C.


### Kalitta Air, 

### LLC FAADOCKETNO. CP*notyet assigned* (EIR 20ll·GL-23-0099)

(Civil Penalty Action) 

### Administrative Law Judge *notyet assigned* 

# COMPLAINT 

# RECEIVED JUL 2 32012 

# HEARING DOCKET

On June 27, 2012, Respondent, Kalitta Air, LLC (Kalitta) was advised through a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the FM proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000.00. Kalitta, by counsel, has**~ubmittcd** a written request for a hearing, datedJuly 12, 2012, which was received 

### by the Agency Attorney onJuly 13,2012. 

## I ·The .Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby files its Complaint, pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.P.R. 13.208), and states as follows:
1. Kalitta nowholds, and at all 

### limes relevant hereto held, Air Carrier Operator 

### Ceni1icatc number KCSA712A, which allows Kaliltato operate aircraft

### under Part 121 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations, conducting Supplemental Operations.
2. At all times relevant hereto, in its operations under Part 121, Kalitta employed a pilot Michael Davis.08/14/2012 08:11 FAX 2024835142 FAA**~** 003/005


### 2 

### 3. On March 23, 20II, Kalitta as:signed and Michael Davis accepted an assigrunent to fly, 

### a Boeing 747, registered as N704CK, on a flight from Newark, New Jersey, 

### to Liege, Delgium.
4. At rhe 

### time Kalitta assigned Michael 

### Davis to the March 23; 

### 2011 flight, 

### he had not been relieved trom all 

### duty for 

### at least 24**cons~cutive** 

### hours at least 

### once during the preceding seven days. 

### By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Kalitta violated Section 121.503(c) ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations which requires that each certificate h<)lder conducting

. supplemental operations shall relieve each pilot from all duty 

### for at least 24 consecuLive hours at

least once during any 

### seven consecutive**day~.** 

## II 1. Pursuant to Title 49 ofthe United States**Cod~.** 

### Section 46301 (49 U.S.C. 

### §**46301)~** 

### Kalitta is subject lO 

### a civil penalty nor to 

### exceed $25,000.00 for each violation alleged.
2. Underthe facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$10,000.00 is appropriate. 

### WHEREFORE, the Agency, by counsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge enter an Order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the**an~ount** 

### of· $10,000.00. Respectfully submitted this l6 1 h

### day

# orJuly 2012.

ris G. Zurales · SeniorAttorney

federal 

### Aviation Administration 

### Great Lakes Region, AGL-7K 2300 East Devon A

### venue Oes Plaines, IL 

### 6001S Phone: (847) 294-7713 

### Fax: (847) 294-749808/14/2012 09:11 FAX 2024935142 FAA



## Certificate ofService I 

### hereby certify that the foregoing Complaint has been mailed 

### this 16111 day ofJuly 2012, by Certified 

### Mail, Retum Receipt Requested, to: Original and One Copy: Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Administration Hearing Docket 

### Clerk, AGC-430 Wilber Wright Building- Suite 2W1 000 800

### Ind~pendence Avenue, S.

### W. 

### Washington, DC 20591 One Copy: Mr. 

### George W Kelsey Secretary/Corporate Counsel 

### Ka1itta Air, 

### LLC 2395 S. Huron Parkway, Suite 200 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48I04 

### Telephone: Fax: Email: (not 

### provided) {notprovided) (not provided) 

### Mr. Conntd 

### Kalitta Kalitta Air, LLC 

### 8 1 8 Willow Run Airport Ypsilanti, MI 

### 49198 Dated this 161h

### day ofJuly 2012.

Tammy Gardner Legal Technician FAA Great Lakes 141004/005


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July 12, 2012 Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Administration 600 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk AGC-430 FAA

WilberWright Building- Suite 2W1000 Re: FAA Case No. AGL-7K 2011-GL-23-0099 Dear Sir/Madam: 

### Ill 005/005

Via federal Express

Kalitta Air, LLC is in receipt of the Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty dated June 27, 2012. Kalitta Air hereby requests a formal hearing in this matter pursuant to Section 13.16 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 13.16) and related regulations. Kalitta Air submits that its request for a hearing in this matter has been properly made on the grounds that: 1. This request is being sent within 15 days of receipt ofthe Final Notice; 2. A copy ofthis Request has been simultaneously mailed to the agency attorney responsible to this case. We will await word regarding a hearing date. Please assure that a copy of the complaint is sent to me at my office: 2395 S. Huron Parkway, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104.
. Very truly yours,

cc: Chris G. Zurales, Senior Attorney (via Federal Express) Jeffrey A. Klang, Regional Counsel (via Federal Express) D.C. Sanderlin, Kalitta Air, LLC g:lklkalitts\sir'ld\davis, micha$/-faa investigatotyheaing-2012Vaa-hearing docketclerl<-/etter·0711212 to-v1-dem.doc

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