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By Jim Douglas |
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August 16, 2010 -
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $580,000
civil penalty against Hillsboro Aviation, of
The FAA alleges
that The FAA also alleges the company made no record in the aircraft maintenance logs of work performed, and deliberately falsified maintenance documents claiming an airworthiness directive had been completed when the work had not been done. |
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In all, the
company operated the helicopter on at least 103 flights when it was not
in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations between June 29 and
Sept. 9, 2008. At least four of these operations were conducted under
Part 135 (Commuter and On-Demand Operations) of the Federal Aviation
Regulations.
The FAA also
alleges that
The third
violation involved the operation of another Jet Ranger on a
passenger-carrying flight, July 8, 2008. The pilot flew under the
Interstate 5 and 205 highway bridges over the Columbia River in
Hillsboro Aviation
has been in operation in the general aviation industry for over 30
years. They are based out of Portland-Hillsboro (HIO) and
Portland-Troutdale (TTD) airports outside of
Hillsboro Aviation has 30 days from the receipt of the FAA?s
enforcement letter to respond to the agency.
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