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UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN TO F TRANSPORTAnOf ^ ^icpffi/ ! OFFIC E O F HEARING S FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N i-j i J U ),:• ] •1 FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION ,

Complainant , FA ADocke tNo . FAA-2011-006 9 (Chie fJudg e Yoder ) DEA N INTERNATIONAL , INC. ,

Respondent . RESPONDENT' S ANSWE R AN D AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S

T O AMENDE D COMPLAIN T Respondent , DEA N INTERNATIONAL , INC . ("Dean") , b yan 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 l\/la y25 , 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 TA . GOLDSTEIN , P . A . 935 0 SOUT H DIXI E HIGHWAY , 10T H FLOOR , MIAMI . F L3315 6

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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 nex t 100 hours , whicheve ri s later. " 7a . Denied . Furthe rdenie d tha ta 10 0 hou rinspectio n wa s require d a tth 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 atth 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 a tth e tim e reference d i n paragrap h 7 co fth e Amende d Complaint . 8a . Denied . 8b . Denied . 8c . Denied . 9a . Denied . 9b . Denied . 9c . Denied . 10 . Admitted . 11 . Denied . 12 . Denied . 13a . Admitted . STUAR TA , GOLDSTEIN , P . A . 935 0 SOUT H DIXI E HIGHWAY , 10T H FLOOR . MIAMI , F L3315 6

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13b . Denied . Th e A D state s "inspection s ca n b e accomplishe d a t th e nex tschedule d inspectio n o rth e nex t10 0 hours , whicheve ri s later. " 13c . Denied . Furthe rdenie d tha ta 10 0 hou rinspectio n wa s require d a t th 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 N6348 B an d N5276M , ther e wa s n o violatio n i n tha tth e inspection s reference d i n th e Complain tmayb e complete d withi n 1 0 hour s afte rth e 10 0 hour s 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 twer e dispatched , an d wer e schedule d t o return , prio rt o th e expiratio n o f10 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 wa s th e faul to finadvertenc e o n th e parto fcontractor 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 tbes tchanc e t o avoi d an yfailure s tha tmigh t hav e occurred . 5 . Th e propose d fin e i s harsh , unreasonable , an d no t appropriat e i n th e fact s an d circumstance s o fthi s case .

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CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I HEREB YCERTIF Ytha to n thi s il^da yo fJune , 2011 , a n origina l an d on e cop yofth e foregoin g wa s file d i n accordanc e wit h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.20 9 an d §13.21 0 upo n th e Hearin g Docke tCler k a tFAA , AGC-430 , Suit e 2W1000 , Wilbu rWrigh t Building , 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S . W. , Washington , D . C , 20591 , an d tha ta tru e an d accurat e cop ywa s serve d upo n Christophe rR . Stevenson , Esq. , b yfacsimil e (404 ) 305-522 3 an d regula rU . S . Mai l atP . O . Bo x20636 , Atlanta , G A30320 . STUAR TA . GOLDSTEIN , P. A . 935 0 Sout h Dixi e Highway , 10t h Floo r Miami , F L3315 6 Tel : (305)670-122 2 Fax : (305 ) 670-706 5 B y 

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