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February 20, 2011 - The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $585,725
civil penalty against Corporate Air of Billings, Mont.,
for allegedly operating a Shorts SD-3-30 twin-turboprop
cargo aircraft when it was not in compliance with
Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges Corporate Air failed
to maintain the aircraft under the company's general
maintenance manual, which requires daily post-flight
inspections that include examining the exterior skin for
corrosion. In addition, the maintenance manual requires
structural inspections on the basis of flight hours or
flights.
The
FAA alleges that Corporate Air operated the aircraft in
violation of regulations on at least 81 revenue flights
between Dec. 21, 2009 and Feb. 4, 2010 with corrosion
that had not been detected during the post-flight
inspections. The FAA also alleges that structural
inspections were not conducted at the required
intervals, between Mar. 16, 2006 and Feb. 3, 2010, in
violation of federal regulations. |
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Corporate Air operates charter and air taxi
service under Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and
makes daily feeder cargo flights under contract to a major
next-day air package airline. Corporate Air is a airline based in Back on October 13, Corporate Air faced with
$455,000 in FAA fines for allowing a small airliner to carry
passengers on 80 flights despite an engine that needed repair.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the airline
flew the Beech 1900C - a 19-passenger twin-engine turboprop
plane without repairing its right engine, which was consuming
excessive amounts of oil. |