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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation�s Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes a $162,500 civil penalty against Airbus Defence
and Space of Madrid, Spain, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials
Regulations. The
FAA alleges that on May 25, 2015, Airbus knowingly offered an undeclared
hazardous material for shipment on a passenger-carrying aircraft from Seville,
Spain, to Miami, Fla. The shipment contained two Protective Breathing Equipment
Units, each of which contained a chemical oxygen generator. The chemical is an
oxidizer, which can cause or enhance the combustion of other materials.
The Hazardous Materials Regulations prohibit transporting these devices as
cargo on passenger-carrying aircraft. After
arriving in Miami, the shipment was offered undeclared to Federal Express for
overnight shipping by air from Miami to Lenexa, Kan. The
FAA alleges the shipment was not accompanied by shipping papers
indicating the hazardous nature of the contents and was not properly packaged,
marked, or labeled. The agency also alleges Airbus failed to provide emergency response information with the
shipment. Airbus
has 30 days from receipt of the FAA�s enforcement letter to respond to the
agency.
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