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Telephone: 718 553^266 

Federal Aviation Facsimile: 71B 995-5699 

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Docket No. 2009EA030038 

ORDER ASSESSING CIVIL PENALTY 

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On October 8, 2010, NEBO Aviation Services, LLC was advised by mail through 

a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty of the reasons why we proposed to assess 

a civil penalty in the amount of $22,000, 

After a consideration of all the available infoimation, including the financial 

information NEBO Aviation Services, LLC has submitted, it has been determined 

that: 

1. Nebo Aviation Services, LLC is the holder of Air Agency certificate 

number N1OR037B. 

2. On or about May 5. 2008, Nebo Aviation Services, LLC perfonncd 

the installation of a Garmin 530 Global Positioning System (GPS) 

Wide Area Augmentation System ("WAAS" or "Garmin 530W") 

upgrade for a Cessna 550 Citation aircraft, identification number 

N744AT, and approved the aircraft for return to service through a 

Form 337 for a major alteration. 

3. Nebo Aviation Services, LLC accompUshed the WAAS upgrade 

installation described above pursuant to Supplemerital Type Certificate 

(SIC) SA01933LA! ' ' ' ' 
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SPZ-500 autopilot, as described above, prior to approving the aircraft 

for return to service. 

14. The Cessna 550 Citation, N744AT, is a Part 25 Transport Category 

aircraft. 

15. STC SA01933LA does not pertain to any Part 25 aircraft. 

16. In accomplishing the WAAS upgrade described above, Nebo Aviation 

Services, LLC approved aircraft N744AT for return to service after a 

major alteration while failing to perform that major alteration in 

accordance with applicable approved technical data. 

17. In accomplishing the WAAS upgrade described above, Nebo Aviaijon 

Services, LLC performed maintenance, alteration, or preventive 

maintenance on an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance while 

failing to use use the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed in 

the current manufacturer's maintenance manual or Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness prepared by its manufacturer, or other 

methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Administrator. 

18. In accomplishing the autopilot interface described above, Nebo 

Aviation Services, LLC approved aircraft N744AT for return to 

service after a major alteration while failing to perform that major 

alteration in accordance with applicable approved technical data. 

19. In accomplishing the autopilot interface described above, Nebo 

Aviation Services, LLC performed maintenance, alteration, or 

preventive maintenance on an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance 

while failing to use use the methods, techniques, and practices 

prescribed in the current manufacturer's maintenance manual or 

Instructions for Continued Airworthiness prepared by its 

manufacturer, or other methods, techniques, and pracu'ces acceptable 

to the Administrator. 

By reason of the foregoing, NEBO Aviation Services, LLC violated the following 

section(s) of the Federal Aviation Regulations: 

a. Section 145.201(c)(2), which states that a certificated repair station 

may not approve for return to service any article after a major repair or 

major alteration unless the major repair or major alteration was 

performed in accordance with applicable approved technical data. 
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NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §46301(a)(l). or, 

for a small business concern, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §46301 (a)(5), that NEBO 

Aviation Services, LLC be and hereby is assessed a civil penalty in the amount of 

$7700. The finding of violation set forth in this Order and the agreement by Nebo 

Aviation Services LLC to pay the civil penalty assessed hereby are not to be 

construed as admissions by Nebo Aviation Services LLC to any of the allegations 

set forth above or the resultant finding of violation. This Order constitutes a 

settlement resolving all issues between the parties, and the FAA's enforcement 

action that is the subject of these proceedings is not subject to appeal or any flirther 

claims, causes of action, or other litigation between the parties, including any 

petition for attorney fees or costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act 

Payments must be made in accordance with the Promissor>" Note thai NEBO 

Aviation Services, LLC has executed. All payments towards the balance should be 

forwarded to the Federal Aviation Administration, Accounting Division, 

FAA/MMAC - Attention AMZ-310-EA, Post OfQce Box 25770, Oklahoma City, 

OK 73125 and should indicate Account Number 2009EA030038. 

Alfi^d R. Johnson, Jr. 

Regional Counsel 

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By: :V/^^^ y 

Stephen W. Brice 

Attomey 

Enclosure 

cc: Gregory S. Winton 

Aviation Law Experts, LLC 

One Research Court, Suite 450 

Rockville, MD 20850 

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