Originally Posted by
Peabody17
There are 4 levels of FAA response to a potential violation:
1) No Action. The FAA either found there was no violation, or insufficient evidence for ANY further FAA action.
2) Informal Action...now also known as Compliance Action. The FAA believes there is evidence of a violation, but has found the airmen to be “willing and able” to comply in the future with only informal action, such as counseling, retraining, etc. This does NOT constitute a Finding of a Violation.
3) Administrative Action. The FAA believes there is evidence of a violation, and believes that documentation of the violation is necessary or appropriate. Consequently, this results in either a Warning Notice (in writing) or a Letter of Correction (documentation of some mutually agreed upon corrective action). This does NOT constitute a Finding of a Violation, and is normally expunged from an airman’s record after 2 years.
4) Legal Action. For an airmen, this is formal action against your certificate (suspension or revocation) or a civil penalty. It requires full due process, and can be challenged, but if upheld it DOES constitute a Finding of a Violation.
Do you know where the FAA defines #3 in writing? That would be helpful for anyone who got compliance action and would like to be able to able show an employer that it's not an administrative action.