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o f Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Inc . '^hM S " <^^'f''00f^ ^ Docke t No . C P- - T o B e Assigne d Cas e No . 2009SW01000 4 Dea r Sir o r Madam : Enclose dar e th e original ] an dtw o copie s o t th e Answe r

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i n th e above-reference dproceeding . Pleas e retur n afile dcop y i n th e enclose dretur n envelope . Respectfully , TliOMFSO N ANOLLEWIiLLYN , P.A . Jame s M . Llewellyxi , Jr . JMLjr/k r Eiiciosure s cc.w / end. : Gregor y S . Lander , Lsq . V io*a w \-ii i • K-> ¥ 

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ANSWE RT O COMPLAIN T Th e Responden t

file s it s Answe r

imde r Rul e 20 9 of

th e Rule s of

Practic e i n FA A civi l Penalt y Action-s , 1 4 C.RR . § 13.209 , state s th e following : L Th e allegation s of

Paragrap h1 ar e admitted .

II . 1 . Th e allegation s of Paragrap h1 ar e admitted . 2 . Th e allegation s of Paragrap h2 ar e admitted . 3 . Th e allegation s of Paragrap h3 ar e admitted . 4

- Th e allegation s of Paragrap h4 ar c admitted . 5 . Th e allegation s of Paragrap h5 ar e admitted . 6 . rh e allegation s of Paragrap hA ar e admitted . 7 . Th e allegation s of Paragi-ap h7 ar c admitted . 8 . Th e allegation s of Paragrap h8 ar e admitted .04/05/201 1 17:0 0 FAX 202493514 2 FA A- vDMS 2)003/00 4

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- Th e iillegalion s o f Paragrap h9 ar e admitted . 10 . I t i s denie dtha t

certificatio n wa s require dfo r th e wor k

performe db y Southwes t

Infrared , Inc. , fo r

th e servic e contracte dfor b y Aer o Mechamca l Industries , Inc . 11 . It

i s denie dtl\a t

FA A approva l wa s require dt o emplo y Southwes t Infrared , Inc . t o conduc t th e thermographi c inspections . 12 . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Lie , wa s no t authorize dt o emplo y qualifie dperson s t o conduc t thermographi c inspection s a t Aer o Mechaiiica l Industries , Inc . facilities . 13 . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Indu.strie.s , Inc. , lacke demployee s qualifie dt o inspec t

th e result* ; o

f th e thermographi c inspectjons . 14 . Denied . 15

- Denied

16 . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Industrie."? , Inc. , violate dFedera l Aviatio n Rogulation.s .

a . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Inc. , violate dSectio n 145.151(b) . b . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Inc. , violate dSectio n 145.151(c) . c . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Inc. , violate dSectio n 145.155(a)(1) . d . I t i s denie dtha t

Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Inc. , violate dSectio n 145.217(a)(1) . HI . Aer o Mechanica l Industries , Inc. , denie s tha t i t shoul db e subjecte dt o civi l penaltie s an dpray s tha t th e Complain t

b e dismisse dan dfo r

all othe r appropriat e relief .04/05/201 1 17:0 1 FA X 202493514 2 FA A^ DMS gl004/00 4

Date dtlii s ^ /

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Respectfull y submitted , AER O MECHANICA LINDUSTRIES , INC . Responden t 

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- Lilies M . Llewellyn , Jr. , AB A #6604 0 THOMPSO N AN D LLEWELLYN , P.A . 41 2 Sout h18thStree t P.O . Box 81 8 For t Sntith , A K

72902-081 8 Telephone : 479-85-286 7 Facsimile : 479-782-804 6 CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E I certif y tha t th e foregoin g Answe r

t o Complain t

an dtw o copie s hav e bee n maile dthi s dat e b y Certifie dMail-Retur n Receip t Requested , to ; Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Atbi : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , .Suite 2W100 0 1 certif y tha t acop y o f th e Answe r

t o Complain t

ha s bee n maile dthi s dat e b y Certifie d Mail-Retur n Receip t

Requested , to : Gregor y S . Lander , Esq . Safety Enforcemen t

Branc h Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 260 1 Meacha mBlvd . For t Worth , T

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