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JE:FFREY HARPER FAA OFFICE OF REGIONAL COUNSEL 1601 LIND AVENUE SOUTHWEST RENTON, WASHINGTON 98057 TE:LEPHONE: (425) 227-2161 FACSIMILE: (425) 227-1007 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT 

### OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE 

### OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the Matters of: FM Case No. 2011NM070089 DMS No. FAA-2012-0783 Leading 

### Edge Aviation) In.c. Honorable Richard C. Goodwin

To: Leading Edge Aviation, Inc.


### Complainant's Responses to 

### Respondent's Interrogatories
Pursuantto 14 C.F.R. § 13.220, and consistentwith Fed.R.Civ.Pro. 26 and 33, Complainant responds to Respondent's Interrogatories se:r.ved

### Sept~mber 7, 2012. Complainant is aware ofand understands tl1e continuing nature ofits discovery obligation andreserves the right to supplement this response as necessary. Where anobjection is noted) but a substantive response is provided, the substantive response is provided 

### without waivblg 

### the objection.. InterrogatoryNo. 1: Please identify all witnesses who may testify atthe hearing ofthis matter and describe the 

### scope ofeach 

### w.it11esses' anticipated testimony. 

### Answer: Object as overbroad to the extent "identifY," as defined 

### in Respondent's interrogatories, asks for home addresses and phones num.bers where busi:o.ess addresses and phone numbers 

### are kno\'lyn. Where 

### only home addresses and phone numbers are

### known, that infonnation. is 

### being withheld, pending 

### entry ofa**Confld~ntial** Order.

• Tanya Glines

FAA**~020** North Flyer Way

. Salt Lake City, UT**84116~2959** (801) 257-502010/09/2012 11:32 4252271007 ANM7

Will testify to her**~nvestigation** ofthe allegations and her personal observations ofthe con.djtion ofN5758H, to include conversations 

### w:i.th. representatives ofLeacling Edge. Will also testify to FAA policies and procedures

.

.. DanBanks



### Heli<?Opter**S~rvices** 

### ofUtah 2244 South 1.640 West (2244 Thunderbird Drive) Woods 

### Cross, UT 84087 (801) 295-5700 Will testify to his work on and observations ofthe condition ofN5758H as described. in the :maintenance log entry ofJUly 7, 2011.

• Pete Robotham

Helicopter Setvices ofUtah 2244 South 1640 West (2244 Thunderbird Drive)

. Woods**Cross~** UT 84087. (801) 295-5700 Will testify to his work on and observations ofthe condition ofN5758H as described inthe mai.ntenance log entry ofJuly7, 2011.

• Any employee ofLeading Edge that worked on Leading Edge Work Order



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.. lQ-3988 Leading Edge Aviation 63048 Powell Butte 

### Hl.ghway 

### Bend, OR 97701 (541) 383-8825 Will testifyto their personal knowledge ofworkper.fom:J.ed onN5758H under Leading Edge Work Order SV-1.0-3988.

• Russell Garrett

Formerly o:fMustang Helicopters Currently with Prism Helicopters PO Box 872807 Wasilla, AK**~9687**

. (907) 376-3444 .Pilot for Mustang Helicopters;**operate~** N5758H. Noted that air conditioning on. aircraft was not operational.

• See**Ans~erto** InterrogatoryNo. 15.

Complainant's Responses to Respondent's Interrogatories J:.eading Edge Avi.ation, lntl. DMS Nos. FAA-2012-0783 P!lgc l of9 l'EFPREY**M.:l:-~~** .FAA,ArrORNEY TEL: (425) 2.27-1417; FAX :(425) 227·1 007 PAGE 03/1010/09/2012 11:32 4252271007 ANM7



### Interrogatory No. 2: Please identify all 

### persons who possess 

### any personal knowledge about the allegations in the Complaint, includingbut not limited to the Aircraft's log book entries dated July 7, 2011 and describe the scope ofeach person's knowledge. 

### Answer: Object 

### as overbroad to 

### the extent "'identify," as defuied inRespondent's**intem:~gatories,** asks for home addresses where business addresses for the individual are.kno'WJ:l.

• See Answerto Interrogatory No. 1.

• Travis Warthen

Leading Edge Aviation 63048 Powell Butte Highway Bend, OR 97701 (541) 383-8825 Vice President, Repair Station ChiefInspector, and Repair Station Accountable Manager, Leading Edge Aviation

• David A. Parkinson

Bell Helicopter Textron P.O. Box 733 Lewiston, 

### ID 83501 (208) 413-6263 Identified.N57578H as an unsupported aircraft; was contacted by Dan Banks 

### with questions rega:r:ding a doubler in the tailboom.

• Daniel Prairie

Bell Helicopter Textron 261 Copperwood Court 

### El Dorado Hills, CA 

### 95762-9515 (916) 221**~**3005**Provide~** report ontailboom ofN5758H.

• Michael Vautour



### Bell Helicopter 

### Textron (450) 971-6500x3217

. Confrrmed CAUTION in 100 hour inspection checklist applied to item 10.

• Douglas Dymock

FAA 329.5 Elder St.

Com{llai.nant's Responses to Respondent's llltcrrogatories J

..**e~cling** Edgo Aviation, lno. DMS Nos. FAA-2012-0783 Page 3'of.9**J~F.Y**M. HAru?ER., FAA ATTORN:I!:'l< TEI,: (425) .227-1417; FAX :(425) 227·1007PAGE 04/1010/09/2012 11:32 4252271007

Boise, ID 83705 (208) 387-4000 ANM7

Contacted by

### Mr. Parkinson to request the investigation into the condition of 

### N5758H.

• Terry Mackey

Mustang Helicopters 185N 100 W Wales, UT 84667 (435) 436-8204 Owner ofMustang Helicopters, the operator ofN5758H.

• Walter Alexander

Federal Aviation Administration (Retired) Home address to be provided upon entry ofa Confidential Order. Former Principle Avionics Inspector, Mustang Helicopters. Perfon:ned ram.p inspection on. N5758H which identified numerous issues with aircraft.
·BrentRobinson

Federal Aviation Administration (Retireq) Home address to be provided upon entry ofa Confidential Order. Did initial inspection ofairc:r.aftwhen complaintregarding N5758H was received.

• Iosh Halverson, Ed Schmidt, Martin Hodo and AndrewLonghurst

Helicopter Services ofUtah 2244 South 1640 West (2244 ThunderbirdD:r.ive) Woods Cross, UT 84087 (801) 295-5700 Worked on N5758H onHSU Work Order 4301 1which underlies the N5758H 

### maintenance record entry of

### July 7, 2011. Interrogatory No. 3: Please 

### identizy all persons (ifany) who investigated whether the July 7, 2011 log book entri.es for the Aircraft are accurate. An,'!Wer:



### • Tanya Glines

FAA See Answerto Interrogatory No. 1.

Complainant's Responses to Respondent's Interrogatories Lcacl.in,g Edge Aviation, Inc. DMS Nos. FAA-2012-0783 Page 4 of9 JEFFREYM. HARPER, FAA ATTORNEY TEL; (425} 227-1417; FAX ;(425) 227-1007 PAGE 05/1010/09/2012 11:32 4252271007

.. Brent Robinson



### FAA. See Answer to Interrogatory No.2

.

• Douglas Dymock

FAA 

### See An.swer to Interrogatory No.2. ANM7

InterrogatoryNo.4: 

### Please provide 

### the dates that the FAA has**inspected~** viewed, or 

### examined the 

### Aircraft 

### and i.den.tify the persons 

### who conducted 

### such**inspections~** 

### viewi:ogs or examinations 

### ofthe Aircraft. · 

### Answer: ASI Walt Alexander examined the aircraft on June**21~** 2011. ASI Brent 

### Robinson examined the aircraft on June 30,2012. 

### ASI Tanya Glines examined. the aircraft on July 15, 2011 and July 21, 2011, and 

### August 5, 2011. 

### Interrogatory No.5: Please describe wi.th particularity all facts ln 

### support ofthe FAA's assertion that Leading Edge violated Section 43.13(a) ofthe**Fed~ral** 

### Aviation. Regulations (14 C.F.R.) "inthat it performed maintenance on an aircraft, engine, 

### propeller or 

### applian.ce withou.tusing the methods. techniq:u.es, and practices prescribed inthe current manufacturer's 

### m.ainten.an.ce manual 

### or Instructions for COllthlued Airworthiness prepared by 

### its manufacturer." 

### Answer:



### • See Amended Complain.t, 

### mf JI.J.-IJ. 

### 1 8;

• See Answer to Interrogatory No. 13;

• Advisory Circular (AC)**43.13~lB; 1** 



### • Bell Helicopter**BHT~206Ll-MM~J.A,** 

### Section 5-8, 

### Revision. 28 

### dated 30 NOV 2009



### "100-Hour and Annual Inspections" 

### (Produced Documents Bates 

### Nos. 000172- 000188);

• BHT-ALL-SPM, 2-00-00, Revision 2 of 15 Feb 2007; Pages 5-6 (Proprietary 

### data,

subject ofMotion for Confidential Order);



### • BHT-20611-MM-1, 66-10-00, Revision 24 of31 Oct 

### 2008, Pages 

### 17-18EIF

(Proprietary data, subject ofMotion for Confidential Order);

1Publically available at: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory _circulars/index.c£in/go /docum.ent.infonnation/documentjd/99861 PAGE 05/10

Complainant's Responses to Respondent's**Intcrr~gatories** Leadi.ng Edge Aviation, lnc. JEFFREY M.**HA~'i>l::R.,** F M An:oRNEY TEL: (425) 227·1417; FAX :(425) 22i-1 007 DM.S Nos.**FM·20l2~0783** Page 5 of910/09/2012 11:32 4252271007 ANM7

•**BHT-206Ll-MM-1~** 66-40-00, Revision 24 of31 Oet 2008, Pages**62~63** (Proprietary

data, subject ofMotion for Cop.fi.dential Order);



### •**BHt-206Ll~Iv11v1>1, 66-60~00l**  

### Revision 31 

### of8 Apr 2011, Pages 72-73 (Proprietary

· data. subject ofMotion for Confidential Order);

• STC SR00074DE and supporting documents (proprietary infonnationl withheld

pendingentry 

### ofConfidential Order).

• Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. Repair Station & Quality Manual, Revision 2/27/2009;

• Leading 

### Edge Aviation, Inc. Capability List for 

### Airframe, Revision 02/27/2009



### (Produced Documents Bates 

### No. 000132);

• Leading Edge Work Order SV-10-3988 (Produced Documents BatesNos. 000136-

000197);

• N5758H maintenance 

### record entry dated July 7, 2011 (Produced Documents Bates

No. 000229);

• N5758HMaintenance 

### records from 

### 217/2011 to 7/7/2011 

### (Produced Documents Bates

Nos. 000217-000228);

.

• Admission 

### by Travis Warthen, Accountable Manager, 

### Leading Edge Aviation, 

### Inc. to

ASI Glines 

### that 

### the transmission restraint 

### was In.conectl.y instaJ.Jed; ·

• Admission by Travis Warthen, Accountable Man.ager, Leading Edge**Aviation~** Inc. to

ASI Glines that the Main Drive Shaft was incorrectly installed;

• Photograph. ofN5758H Aft Transm.ission Mount PIN 206-033-506lnstallation

(Produced Docmnents Bates No. 000230);
" Photographs ofN5758H (Produced Docllinents Bates Nos. 000240-000252);, 

### InterrogatoryNo. 6: Please des·cribe wi.th particularity all facts in support ofthe FAA's assertion that Leading.Edge violated Section 43.13(b) ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.P.R.) "inthat itperformed maintenance on an**aircraft~** and failed to perform the maintenance 

### ina manner such that the condition ofthe a.ircraft was at least equal to its

. original or properlyaltered condition." 

### Answer: See Answer to Interrogatory No.5.

Complainant's Responses to**Respondent'~** Interrogatories Leading Edge A vi.ation, Inc. DMS Nos. FAA·20l2·0733 Page 6 of9 JEFFREY M. .H.Alu>ER, FAAATTOI<.NF.:Y TEL: (425) 227-1417; FAX: :(425) 2:27-1007PAGE 07/1010/09/2012 11:32 4252271007· ANM7

Interrogatory No. 7: Please describe 

### with particularity all facts in support ofthe FAA's. assertion that Leading Edge violated Section 43 .15(a)(l) oftheFederal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.) 

### "inthatitperformed au inspection. required under Part 91 and failed to perform it so as to determine whether the aircraft, or portionthereofunder inspection, met all applicable airworthiness requirements." 

### Answer: See Answerto Interrogatory No. 5. 

### Interrogatory No.8: Please describe with particularity all facts in support ofthe FAA's assertion that Leading Edge violated Section 145.201(c)(l) ''in that it approved for 

### return. to service an article when the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration was not performed ina9cord.ance with the applicable approved technical data or acceptable to the 

### Federal Aviation

### Administration (FAA)." 

### Answer: See Answer to Interrogatozy No·. 5. InterrogatoryNo. 9: Please describe with particularity all facts in support ofthe FAA's a.ssertion that Leading Edge violated Section 145.207(a) ofthe Federal Aviation Regul.ation.s (14 'c.F.R.) ••in that it failed to follow its approved repair station manual.j' 

### A.11.swer: See Answer to Interrogatory No. 5. 

### Interrogatory No. 

### 10: Please describe with particularity all facts in support ofthe FAA,s assertionthat Leading Edge violated Section 145.2ll(b) ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.) '•in that it failed to follow its quality control system when perfonniu.g**rn.a.intenance~** preventive maintenance, or alterations under its repair station certificate." 

### Answer: See Answer to Interrogatory No.5, 

### Interrogatory No. 

### 11: Please describe ·withparticularity all facts in support ofthe FAA's assertion that Leading Edge violated Section 145.215(a) ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.) "intbat i4 as a certificated repair station with a limited**rating~** performed maintenance, 

### preventative maintenance, oralterations on an article which was n.ot listed on its cunent capabilitylist'or its operations specifications.') 

### AnSVl'er: See Answer to Interr.ogato1y No. 5. InterrogatoryNo. 12: Please identifY an.d describe all purported "item.s ofpr.oor related to the Complai.n.t. 

### Answer: See Response to Respondent's Request for**Production~** Bates Nos. 000112- 000252; the docur.o.en.ts speak for themselves. Interrogatory No. 13: Please provide citations to the manufacturers, I00 hour inspection checklistfor the items stated 

### i.n paragraph 11 ofthe Complaint and produce copies ofthe rck:vant portions ofthe checklist. PAGE 08/10

ComplaJnant's Responses to**R~~:spondo:nt's** InteiTogatortes Leading EdgeAviation, Inc. JEFFREY M.**HAlt~** FAA.ATTORNEY TEL: (425) 22N4l7: FAX :(425) 227-1007 DMS Nos. FAA-2012-0783 Page 7 of910/09/2012 11:32 4252271007 ANM7



### Ans-wer:
The checklist 

### in question.is Bell HelicopterBHT-206L1-MM-1A, Section 5"8, Revision 28 dated 30 NOV 2009 •• 1 00-Hour and Annual Inspections" (Produced Documents Bates Nos. 000172-000188).

Amended Complaintj{ 

### ll.a ll.b 

### ll.c ll.d 

### ll.e 1Lf ll.g BHT-206Ll-:MM-1A, Section 5-8 Referen.ce 

### Page 12; Pylon & Power 

### PlantArea; Controls; 

### Step 1. Page 12; Pylon & Power PlantArea; Controls; Step 3. Page 15; Pylon & Power Plant Area; Transmission; Step 4. Page 15; Pylon.& Power Plant Area; Main Driveshaft; Step 1. Page 16; Pylon & Power Plant Area; Power Plant; Step 4. Page 18; Aft Fuselage/Tailboom Area; Aft Fuselage; Step 8. 

### Pa.ge 18; AftFuselage/TaUboomArea; Aft Fuselage; Step 10 & CAUTION preceding Step 10. ll.h Page 20; Aft Fuselage/Tailboom .Area; Tailboom; Step 4. ll.i Page 20; Aft Fuselage/TailboomArea; Tai.lboom; Step 7. 1Lj Pa.ge 23; Power**On~** Step 3. 

### Interrogatory No. 14; Please provide all support for the FAA's request ofa civil penalty
\ against Leading Edge in. the amount of$33,000.00. 

### Answer: See Answe:r.s to Interrogatories Nos. 6-13; Amended Complaint,**f~IU.l** IL18;**and~**AA Order 2150.3B, Chapter 7 and Appendix B,**rif1.~3** 

### an.d Figure B-3-b. 

### Interrogatory No. 15: Please Identify all experts who 

### will testify at the hearing, along with the opinions they are expected to provide at the hearing, theirhourly rates for this matter, and tb.e total amountpaid to them. 

### Ansvver: Expert witnesses have not, as ofthe time ofthis response, been identified. Complainant is cognizant ofthe ongoing nature 

## ofits discovery**obligation~** and will provide the requested information. ifand when an expert witness is identified. Respectfully submitted this 9th day ofqctober, 2012

.

. Harper**FAAAtto~ey** JMH/tk

Campla.i.nant' sResponses to Respol:ldent's Interrogatories leading Edge Aviation, Inc. DMS Nos. FAA-2012-0783 Page 8 of9 JEF.FRF.Y.M. HARPER,PAAAiTORNEY TEL: (425) 227-1417; FAX :(425) 227·1007PAGE 09/1010/09/2012 11:32 4252271007 ANM7



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certi.fY that the foregoing Complainant's Respo:n.ses to Respondent•s Il;lterrogatorles has been served via facsimile and Certified Mail- Return Receipt Requested this date, 

### to the following:

I The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin Office ofHearings, M-20 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. East Building Ground Floor., 

### Rm E12-320 Washington, D.C. 20590 

### TEL: (202) 366-2139 FAX: (202) 366-7536 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC"430 Wilbur Wright Building

- Suite 2WI000 Federal 

### Aviation. Administration 800 Independence Ave. SW. ,--,.· Washington, DC 20591 FAX: (202) 493-5142 Fred C. Begy, Esq. Chuhak & Tecson 30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2600 Chicago, 

### It 60606

. Tel: (312) 855-5442 

### Fax: (312) 444-9027 DATED this 9th day ofOctober, 201

Te Kirk Office ofRegional Counsel (.ANM-7) Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Ave, SW Renton, WA 98057 (425)**227~2160**

Compla.inant's Responses to Respondent's Interrogatories LeadingEdge Aviation, Jn.c. D.MS Nos. F AA.-20 12-0783 Page $1 of9**JE.~y**M. 1-lARPER, :FAAAno.tW:Ey U:L; (425) 2:.27-1417; FAX :(425) 227· 1007 PAGE 10/10