NTSB Chief Law Judge Dismisses FAA Emergency Order of Revocation

January 20, 2009 at 11:37 am | Posted in Aviation Law | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

NTSB Chief Law Judge Dismisses FAA Emergency Order of Revocation

Sun, 18 Jan ’09
Judge Says Case Should Never Have Been Brought Against Mechanic

Following a two-day hearing in Philadelphia, the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the National Transportation Safety Board dismissed an emergency order issued by the Federal Aviation Administration that sought revocation of the Airframe & Powerplant, Inspection Authorization, and Commercial Pilot certificates held by a New Jersey aircraft mechanic.

The FAA alleged that during an annual inspection, the mechanic made a fraudulent or intentionally false maintenance record entry concerning the Emergency Locator Transmitter battery, and that he returned the aircraft to service with airframe corrosion. . . .[Full Story]