The Federal Aviation Administration proposed civil penalties this week against four US aviation companies, citing aircraft maintenance violations and failures in drug and alcohol testing programs. The actions cover repair stations and air carriers based in Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, and Maine.
Holling Enterprises of St. Augustine, Florida faces a proposed penalty of $69,948. The FAA alleges the repair station performed maintenance on aircraft wheel and tire assemblies for which it held no rating and carried out the work at a non-authorized location. The agency also alleges Holling approved the parts for return to service without the required certification. The alleged violations occurred on various dates between July 2025 and September 2025.
Lycoming Engines of Williamsport, Pennsylvania faces a proposed penalty of $60,000. The FAA alleges the repair station failed to follow the manufacturer's manual in September 2024 while performing maintenance on four TEO-540-CIA engines, then released them for return to service without replacing the Exhaust Bypass Valve Assembly as required.
The remaining two actions target testing program compliance. Ameriflight of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas faces a proposed penalty of $127,500 after the agency alleged the carrier hired one pilot and one mechanic, left them out of its random drug and alcohol testing pool, and allowed them to perform safety-sensitive duties on dates between November 2024 and August 2025. Lifeflight Aviation Services of Bangor, Maine faces a proposed penalty of $73,000 covering six pilots and two mechanics the agency says were omitted from the same testing pool, including a pilot hired without a verified negative pre-employment drug test.
The four proposed penalties total $330,448.
Source: Aero-News Network - https://aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=B03EE1C3-D1FF-4A7A-AFAB-ED9890A317EA