12-138 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

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## HEARING DOCKET FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DocketNo.: FAA-2014-0807 Complainant, FAA CaseNo. 2011S0190272
vs. Judge: J.E. Sullivan PAZ AVIATION, INC., Location ofHearing: Miami, FL Respondent.



### ----------------------~/ ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Respondent, by and throughits undersigned counsel, responds to the Administrator's Complaint as follows: I. Admitted.

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### II. Admitted. Admitted. Admitted. Admitted. Denied. Denied. Denied. Denied. Denied. Denied.

McDONALD & McDONALD. P. A., P. 0. Box 669122, Miami,FL 33166-9428 TEL.: (305) 643-5313, FAX: (305) 643-4990; E-MAIL: dmm@Mcdonaldattorneys.com

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11. Denied. 12. Denied. III. 

### 13. Paragraph 13, including all sub-parts, denied. 14. Any allegations not specifically admitted herein are hereby specifically denied. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES 

### 1. For its FirstAffmnative Defense, Respondent alleges that the time it performed the services described in the Administrator's Complaint, that Respondent had
onhand the required technical data, appropriate tooling and/or equivalent tooling, appropriate equipment and/or equivalent equipment, and sufficientfacilities with which to perform the services. 2. For its Second Affirmative Defense, Respondent alleges that the tooling and/or equipment was equivalent to that recommended bythe manufacturer ofthe items being serviced. 3. For its Third Affirmative Defense, Respondent alleges that once it learned ofthe alleged discrepancy, itrecalled all ofthe units listed inthe Administrator's Complaint and that the returned units were then serviced by a third party at Respondent's expense and none ofthe recalled units were found to be defective. 4. For its fourth affirmative defense, Respondent alleges thatthe units it serviced and which are the subject ofthe Administrator's complaint were serviced between July 2009 through April of2011; that the FARs only require Respondentto maintain its records ofservice for 2 years; that the Administrator knew ofthese events

2 McDONALD & McDONALD. P. A., P. 0. Box 669122, Miami, FL33166-9428 TEL.: (305) 643-5313, FAX: (305) 643-4990; E-MAIL: dmm@Mcdonaldattomeys.comDocketNo.: FAA-2014-0807
years ago, but failed to timelybring this action; and, as a result ofthe Administrator's delay, Respondenthas beenprejudiced from the loss ofwitnesses, loss ofrecords, and or loss ofwitnesses' memory ofthe events. Based upon the foregoing, the matter should be dismissed basedupon laches and/or estoppel. Respondent, PAZ AVIATION, INC., reserves the right to amend this Answer and Affirmative Defenses based upon further investigation and/or discovery.
Respectfully submitted, McDONALD & McDONALD

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY certify that the original and one copy ofthe foregoing was faxed and mailed viaFedEx to the Hearing Docket Clerk with copies viafax and mail to the Hon. J.E. Sullivan and William Vines, Esq. this 5th day ofNovember, 2014 as follows: Hon. J.E. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington, DC 20590 202-366-6941 202-366-7536- fax Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Federal Aviation Administration 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 Washington, DC 20591 404-305-5223 -fax

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McDONALD & McDONALD. P. A., P. 0. Box 669122, Miami, FL 33166M9428 TEL.: (305) 643-5313, FAX: (305) 643-4990; E-MAIL: dmm@Mcdonaldattorneys.comWilliam Vines, Attorney Federal Aviation Administration Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AS0-7 Southern Region 1701 ColumbiaAvenue College Park, GA 30337 404 305-5200- tel. 404 305-5223 -fax Complainant's Counsel PazAviation, Inc. c/o Jay Allen, President 7455 W 2"d Court Hialeah, FL 33014-4301 Respondent

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