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Responden t DM S No. : FAA-2009-003 2

FA A Docke t

No. : CP09EA000 7 FA A Cas e No. : 2008EA17003 8

AMENDE D ANSWE R

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d AMEND S it s ANSWE

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n AFFIRMATIV

E DEFENS E tha

t becfin e rip e on Augus t

24 , 2010 . Fo r th e convenienc e of

th e partie s an

dth e Court , th e entir

e Answe r i s restate d her e a s it wa s originally state d (wit

h onl y th e additio n of

th e affirmative defense) . Thi s amendmen

t i s filed toda

y becaus e th e affirmative defens e becam e rip e on Augus t 24 , 2010 , bu t

Counsel fel

t th e needto allo w sufficien

t time to assur

e tha t no appea l wa s bein g filed and tha

t th e underlyin g matte

r upon which collatera

l estoppel i s based ha d becom e final. 1 . Paragraph II ( 1 ) i s admitted . 2 . Paragraph 11(2

) i s admitted . 3 . Paragraph 11(3 ) i s admittedin part , but denie dto th e exten

t tha t th e us e of th e wor d "operated " implie s anything othe r tha n a n operationa

l check o f maintenanc e performed . 4 . Paragraph 11(4

) i s admitte di

n part , to th e exten

t tha t maintenanc e wa s performed , but denie d i n part , in tha

t placemen t o f spoile r serv o actuator s i n th e maintenanc e mod e wa s no t par t o f th e maintenanc e performedo n th e aircraft .

RESPONDENT' S AMENDE D ANSWE

R Page 1 Washington Aviation Group , P C an dthe La w Office s o

f Jason A . Dickstein 223 3 Wisconsi

n Avenue , NW, Suit

e 50 3 Washington , D

C 20007 • Tel : 202-628-677 6S.' . '

5 . Paragrap h 11(5 ) i s denie d t o th e exten t tha t i t implie s alin k

betwee n th e maintenanc e an dth e spoile r serv o actuator s bein g place d i n th e maintenanc e mode . 6 . Paragrap h 11(6

) i s admitted . 7 . Paragrap h 11(7 ) i s denied . 8 . Paragrap h 11(8 ) i s denied . 9 . Paragrap h 11(9) i s admitted . 10 . Paragrap h 11(10

) i s admitted . 11 . Paragrap h 11(11 ) i s denied . 12 . Paragrap h 11(12

) i s admitte d i n part , t o th e exten t tha t suc h awarnin g was visibl e o n th e E C AM , bu t

deiiie d i n part , i n tha t

th e warnin g wa s cleare d an d reasonabl y deeme db y th e flight

cre w t o b e spurious . 13 . Paragrap h 11(13 ) i s denied . 14 . Paragrap h 11(14

) i s denied . 15 . Paragrap h 11(15 ) i s admitted . 16 . Paragrap h 11(16) i s admitted . 17 . Paragrap h 11(17 ) i s admitted . 18 . Paragrap h 11(18 ) i s admitte d i n part , i n tha t th e landin g was aborted , but denie d t o th e exten t tha t th e paragrap h claim s acausa l relationship . 19 . Paragrap h 11(19 ) i s denied . 20 . Paragrap h 11(20

) i s denied . 21 . Th e Lega l Conclusion s o f Paragrap h II I ar e denied . 22 . Th e Lega l Conclusion s Concernin g Penalt y foun d i n Paragrap h IV ar e denied . AFFIRMATIV E DEFENS E O F COLLATERA L ESTOPPE L 23 . Ton y Sco t

Surrat t an dFran k

Willia mWalke r

wer e th e pilot s o n th e aircraf t i n thi s case . 24 . Th e Administrato r

brough t claim s agains t

Surratt an d Walke r

for violatio n o f 91.7(a) , whic h i s th e sam e violatio n tha t i s allege d i n th e cas e a t

bar . RESPONDENTS AMENDE D ANSWE

RWashingto n Aviation Group , P

C an dthe Pag e 2 La w Office s o f

Jason A . Dickstein 223 3 Wisconsi

n Avenue , NW

, Suit e 50 3 Washington , D C 20007 • Tel : 202-628-677 6: Y 

### 25 . The 91.7(a) issu e decide d i n th e prior adjudicatio n i s identica

l wit h th e 91. 7 an

d 121.15 3 issue s i n thi s adjudication . 26 . The NTS B hel d tha

t th e Administrator

di dno t prov e tha t th e pilot s hadth e requisit e knowledg e t o for

mth e foundation o f

aviolation . Thi s decisio n wa s a judgment on th e merits . 27 . The Administrator

claime dtha

t Surrat t an dWalke r failedto comply wit

h th e applicabl e Minimim

i Equipmen

t Lis t (MEL) . 28 . The ME

L issu e decide d i n th e prio r adjudication i s identica

l wit h th e 121.62 8 issu e in thi s adjudication . 29 . The NTS B hel d tha

t th e MEL s di dnot

appl y to thi s situation , becaus e th e pilot s di d no t hav e knowledg e of

th e spoile r issue s befor

e th e flight. 30 . The NTS B rejecte d amotio n fo r reconsideratio n o f

it s Orde r on Jun e 25,2010 . 31 . The prio r

adjudicatio n becam

e final on Augus t

24,2010 , whe

n th e perio dfo

r appea l lapse d without

anotic e of

appeal . 32 . Th e Administrator

wa s apart

y t o th e prior litigation . 33 . Applicatio n of

estoppel in thi s cas e wouldno t wor k a n injustic e t o an

y party . RESPECTFULL

Y SUBMITTE

D thi s 30t h da y o f August , 2010 . WASHINGTO

N AVIATION GROUP , PC AN D TH E LA W OFFICE S O

F JASON A DICKSTEI

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### / Jaso n Dickstein Washingto n Aviatio n Group , PC an d th e 'La w Office s o f

Jaso n A . Dickstei n 223 3 Wisconsin Avenue , NW, Suit e 50 3 Washington , D C 2000 7 Tel : (202 ) 628-677 6 Attorney fo

r Responden

t Brenda n Airways , LL

C d/b/ aU S A3 00 0 Airline s

RESPONDENT' S AMENDE D ANSWE

R Page 3 Washingto n Aviatio n Group , P

C an d th e La w Office s of

Jason A . Dickstein 223 3 Wisconsi

n Avenue , NW, Suit

e 50 3 Washington , D

C 2000 7 • Tel : 202-628-677 6BEFOR E TH E U S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N The Honorabl e Chie f

Administrativ e Law Judg e Ronni e A . Yode r 

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th e addresse s liste d belo w b y FedE x three-da y service , o n th e dat e indicate d below . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2W100 0 Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 An dt o b e serve do n th e person s at th e addresse s liste d belo w b y th e sam e metho d a s th e filing method , o n th e dat e indicate d below . Davi dM . Cohen , Attorne y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , EAL- 7 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 Tel : (718 ) 553-327 0 Fax:(718)995-569 9 Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 Roo mEl2-32 0 U S Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Tel : (202 ) 366-214 2 Fax : (202 ) 366-753 6

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