A&P MECH INVESTIGATED BY FAA FOR ALLEGEDLY INSTALLING 2 PANELS INCORRECTLY IN A BELL HELI AT HIS MAINT FAC.

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PERFORMED MAINT ON 2 PANELS; PART NUMBER 205-030-280-127 AND PANELS NME-205-030-173-38 127 IN JUL/FRI/99 AND JUL/THU/99. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLYING; EAST COAST. HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMER. HAVE BEEN USING SAME RETURN TO SVC PROCS FOR LAST 3 YEARS. FSDO HAD COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE ACFT WAS LEASED TO A 135 OPERATOR IN HIS AREA IN DECEMBER 1999. UNDER INSPECTION OF ACFT BY ASI SQUAWKS INCLUDED 2 PANELS MENTIONED ABOVE. PROCEDURAL DISPUTE BEGAN; CUSTOMER OPTED TO CHANGE PANELS BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINT OF CONTRACT. FAA INSPECTOR ISSUED LOI. NO ACTION AS OF THIS DATE OF LETTER. ON APR/TUE/01 RECEIVED LETTER OF RETESTING OF MY AIRMAN'S COMPETENCY. I HAVE REQUESTED IA TESTING AND SOME TYPE OF REMEDIAL CLASSES TO FULFILL CURRENT QUESTIONS OF ASI ABOUT COMPETENCY. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: REQUESTED REPAIR STATION STATUS. ASI HAS APPROVED INSPECTION MANUAL BUT THEN PROMOTED TO WASHINGTON D.C. SENT 2 FOLLOW-UP LETTERS WITH NO ANSWERS IN PAST SEVERAL MONTHS FROM FSDO. I HAD HOPED FOR CLARIFICATION OF PROBS AND TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH PARTIES ON FORMS AND PROCS TO FOLLOW AS OUTLINED IN IPM. RECEIVED IA; APR/FRI/01. WILL CONTINUE TO REQUEST HELP FROM FSDO; CONTINUE CLASSES AND EDUCATION; COOPERATE.