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FAA levies Fine on Hillsboro Aviation
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: The FAA is seeking a civil penalty of $580,000 from Hillsboro Aviation  of Hillsboro, Ore., “for allegedly performing improper repairs,  deliberately falsi
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The FAA is seeking a civil penalty of $580,000 from Hillsboro Aviation  of Hillsboro, Ore., “for allegedly performing improper repairs,  deliberately falsifying maintenance records and operating a helicopter  in a reckless manner.” The proposed penalty amount is lower than it  could have been, according to the FAA, because Hillsboro’s general  manager “upon learning of the intentional falsifications, immediately  terminated all personnel involved with these or any other possible  deceptive practices, including the director of maintenance, and ordered a  complete conformity inspection of all [Hillsboro] aircraft.” The FAA’s  allegations include non-authorized people performing required  maintenance, non-compliance with required inspections, operating without  required equipment, falsification of an Airworthiness Directive  compliance record, and a pilot flying a Hillsboro helicopter under a  bridge.