Horizon could face $1M fine for alleged FAA violations

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a hefty fine against Horizon Air for allegedly flying almost two dozen airplanes that were not in compliance with federal regulations.

Horizon Air faces a potential civil penalty of $1,005,000. FAA alleges the Seattle-based airline used blind rivets on the installation of new security flight deck doors, instead of the required solid rivets.

The FAA claims the airline flew the 22 non-compliant Bombardier DHC-8-402 turboprop airliners on 186,189 flights. Even after being told that these Horizon planes didn't meet federal requirements, the airline reportedly operated one of the planes on another passenger-carrying flight before replacing the rivets.
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Installing these blind rivets could damage components like wiring, the FAA said.