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September 05, 2021

Illegal Charter War Continues... FAA Proposes $339,716 Civil Penalty

Filed Against Slice of the 406 LLC, 82 and Sunny LLC, and Associated Parties in MT and MN

The FAA's war against illegal charter, a problem that has been growing at a rapid rate for the last few years, has claimed another target -- this time in the Northern part of the USA. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $339,716 civil penalty against Slice of the 406 LLC, 82 and Sunny LLC, and other associated parties for allegedly conducting illegal charter flights. The FAA alleges that between July 2017 and November 2018, these parties conducted approximately 26 paid passenger-carrying flights in a Cessna Citation II C550.

AD 2021-16-11 Prompted By A Report Of Reduced Yaw Control, During An Approach For Landing

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of reduced yaw control, during an approach for landing, that resulted from rupture of the tail rotor gearbox (TGB) actuating rod and uncoupling of the steel sleeve from inside the external aluminum tube. This AD requires dye penetrant inspecting certain TGB actuating rods for a crack, and depending on the inspection results, replacing the TGB actuating rod, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (