http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g6Q0i778oOj6_vK3hy0UJlfi5a0gD9H7HG5G0
The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s proposing a $230,000 civil penalty because Continental Airlines Inc. botched the replacement of the nose wheel on one airplane.
One simple mistake. . . . . 230,000 BIG ones.
Hardly what I would call a “simple mistake”.
**warnings in the maintenance manual and on the tire assembly **itself say that leaving out the washer could cause the wheel bearing to fail.
if it’s like most fines imposed by faa it will only be half - 115,000
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They will get a slap on the wrist just like every other airline. They may say the fined them but there all in bed together, airline and faa that is.