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WASHINGTON, D.C. 

IN THE MATTER OF 

GOJET AIRLINES, LLC 

(VD GEAR PINS) 

FAA Docket No. CP10CE0003 

DMS No. FAA-2010-0025 

Judge: ALJ Richard C. GoodwJn 

RESPONDENT GOJET AIRLINE'S PROPOSED 

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 

FINDINGS OF FACT 

1. This Court has jurisdiction to hear this matter under 49 C.F.R. 821.2. 

2. At all relevant times, GoJet was the operator of aircraft N151GJ, a 

Canadair CRJ-700 Regional Jet, Model CL-600-2C10, registered as an 

aircraft available for use in Part 121 revenue operations. 

3- On or about November 26, 2007, GoJet's contracted maintenance 

personnel removed and replaced N151GJ's number two brake 

assembly in accordance with the CRJ-700 Aircraft Maintenance 

Manual ("AMM") which requires that maintenance personnel lift the 

main landing gear ("MLG") with a jack and ensure the locks pins are 

installed in the nose landing gear and main landing gear. 

4. GoJet's General Maintenance Manual ("GMM") requires that a 

mechanic after installation of the gear pins, make an entry in the 

aircraft maintenance Flight Logbook stating, "landing gear pin installed, 

remove before flight." 

5. GoJet's maintenance personnel failed to make the required logbook 

entry and failed to remove the lock pins from the Main Landing Gear. 

6. The aircraft in question could be flown with the gear pin in place and 

has done so in the past. 

7. However, in this case. GoJet aborted a subsequent to take-off of 

N151GJ as a result of this incident. 

8. On the same day of learning about this incident, GoJet's Chief 

Inspector Jeff Craig informed the FAA about the above described 

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Dated: February 14.2011 Submitted 

David J.A. Hayes, III Esq. 

Vice President & General Counsel 

Trans States Holdings, Inc. 

11495NavaidRd.. Ste. 340 

Bridgeton, MO 63044 

Phone: 314-222-4316 

Fax: 314-222-4311 

d h ayes@transstates. net 

Attorney for Respondent 

GoJet Airlines LLC 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Proposed Findings of Fact 

and Conclusions of Law was sent this Y\ day of Febaiary, 2011, as 

indicated below, to the following: 

Original & One Copy: via U.S. Mail, ail postage pre-paid. 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building - Suite 2W1000 

One Copy: 

Via Email and US. Mail, all postage pre-paid. 

David B. Kessler 

Office of Regional Counsel 

Central Region, ACE-7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

901 Locust, Room 506 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2641 

Via Federal Express 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, ALJ 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

East Building Ground Floor, Room El2-320 

Washington. DC 20590