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November 20, 2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $530,250 civil penalty against Aviation Technical Services, Inc. (ATS), an aviation repair station in Everett, Washington, for allegedly failing to follow approved procedures while maintaining 14 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s. Specifically, the FAA alleges ATS failed to follow Southwest?s Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) during work to accomplish five Airworthiness Directives to detect fuselage skin cracks.
ATS used shortened ?cradles? to support the aircraft at
two of three specified points while they were off their
wheels, a deviation from the Southwest CAMP. |
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ATS also
allegedly failed to install and monitor load-measuring cells to
ensure the maximum loads did not exceed limits for the engines,
wings and horizontal stabilizer locations while the aircraft
were suspended in the cradle. The alleged violations occurred
between January 2007 and March 2008.
?We have
the highest standards in place to ensure safety,? said FAA
Administrator Randy Babbitt, ?Maintenance work has to meet those
standards wherever it is performed.? Aviation Technical Services
has 30 days from receipt of the FAA?s enforcement letter to
respond to the agency.
Aviation
Technical Services (ATS) is a provider of maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial and military
transport jet aircraft. ATS list of certification achievements
include: FAA Class IV Repair Station (HN6R593N); EASA Repair
Station (145.4942); Bermuda DCA AMO DDA/AMO/201; CAAC
(F00100532); Quality Management System AS 9110 and ISO
9001:2000.
ATS
services include airframe heavy & medium checks and structural
modifications, complete component MRO, paint such as narrow &
wide body, corporate, fleet campaigns, defense drop-in and depot
level MRO, and business jet interior refurbishment. |
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