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FAA Proposes $66,000 Civil Penalty Against Centurion Air Cargo, Inc.
 
 

June 17, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $66,000 civil penalty against Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., of Miami, Fla., for allegedly operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. 

The FAA alleges Centurion operated an MD-11 jet on at least 12 flights between June 5 and 11, 2013 while failing to comply with its minimum equipment list (MEL) procedures after receiving a fuel quantity fault indication during a June 5 flight.

An MEL specifies what equipment may be inoperable during a flight pending repair of that equipment. 

 

A carrier is prohibited from flying an aircraft with inoperable equipment unless it complies with the MEL. The FAA alleges Centurion did not comply with the MEL for deferring this discrepancy by placarding the fuel quantity indicator as inoperable and verifying the tail and forward auxiliary tanks were empty after refueling. 

Additionally, the FAA alleges that Centurion operated the aircraft on four of the flights after discovering that the door slide indicator did not light. Centurion did not follow MEL procedures for deferring this discrepancy by placarding the light as inoperative and verifying that the evacuation slide system was adequately charged each day the aircraft flew, the FAA alleges. 

Centurion Air Cargo operating as Centurion Cargo is a cargo airline based out of  Miami International Airport. The carrier operates an all cargo services to Central America, South America, North America, and Europe, currently serving 20+ scheduled destinations.
 

 

 
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