FAA PROPOSES $1.76 MILLION CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
February 17, 2018
On December 22, 2017, the FAA proposed a $1.76 million civil penalty against Commercial Aircraft Equipment of Dallas, Texas, for allegedly producing aircraft galley carts without the required FAA approval. CAE is a subsidiary of Biskay Holdings LLC.
The FAA alleges that in August 2016, CAE produced and sold 160 modified airline galley carts for Atlas Air without first holding an FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to produce them. The FAA further alleges that despite not holding this approval, CAE attached metal “FAA-PMA” tags to each of the carts before they were delivered.
CAE was given 30 days from the receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).
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