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# UARIM G ODCKF T WASHINGTON , D.C . I N TH E MATTE R O F GOJE TAIRLINES , LL C (V D GEA R PINS ) FA ADocke t No . CP10CE000 3 DM S No . FAA-2010-002 5 Judge : AL J Richar d C . GoodwJ n RESPONDEN TGOJE TAIRLINE' S PROPOSE D FINDING S O F FAC TAN D CONCLUSION S O F LA W

FINDING S O F FAC T 1 . Thi s Cour t ha s jurisdictio n t o hea rthi s matte runde r4 9 C.F.R . 821.2 . 2 . A t al l relevan ttimes , GoJe twa s th e operato ro faircraf t N151GJ , a Canadai rCRJ-70 0 Regiona l Jet , Mode l CL-600-2C10 , registere d a s a n aircraf tavailabl e fo rus e i n Par t 12 1 revenu e operations . 3- O n o rabou tNovembe r26 , 2007 , GoJet' s contracte d maintenanc e personne l remove d an d replace d N151GJ' s numbe rtw o brak e assembl yi n accordanc e wit h th e CRJ-70 0 Aircraf tMaintenanc e Manua l ("AMM" ) whic h require s tha tmaintenanc e personne l lif tth e mai n landin g gea r("MLG" ) wit h a jac k an d ensur e th e lock s pin s ar e installe d i n th e nos e landin g gea ran d mai n landin g gear . 4 . GoJet' s Genera l Maintenanc e Manua l ("GMM" ) require s tha t a mechani cafte rinstallatio n o fth e gea rpins , mak e a n entr yi n th e aircraf tmaintenanc e Fligh t Logboo k stating , "landin g gea rpi n installed , remov e befor e flight. " 5 . GoJet' s maintenanc e personne l faile d t o mak e th e require d logboo k entr yan d faile d t o remov e th e loc k pin s fro m th e Mai n Landin g Gear . 6 . Th e aircraf ti n questio n coul d b e flow n wit h th e gea rpi n i n plac e an d ha s don e s o i n th e past . 7 . However , i n thi s case . GoJe t aborte d a subsequen tt o take-of fo f N151G J a s a resul to fthi s incident . 8 . O n th e sam e da yo flearnin g abou tthi s incident , GoJet' s Chie f Inspecto rJef fCrai g informe d th e FA Aabou t th e abov e describe d iwi n m CXJ i- o 

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