Originally Posted by
okonokos
You are partially incorrect and you contradict yourself in paragraphs 1 and 2.
Not only is it possible for the FAA to take certificate action against said offender, the probability is that the offender will get a letter of reprimand from the FAA placed in her regional file (for 2 years), and may face a suspension of her certificates. If she has any other incidents AT ALL, she is probably looking at a suspension from the regional director of whatever FSDO is in charge of the area or operation.
If she could not prove that she had her medical certificate on her at the time of the inspection, she is in violation of an FAR. The FAA does not take violation of FAR's lightly, no matter how silly they seem to you. Make no mistake, as silly as it sounds in the internet/database era, the FAA is old school, and they have to make a sacrificial lamb of someone every now and then.
Okonokos- I agree in retrospect that it does appear that I could have framed the issue better. Thanks for catching this.
1st. Could an airman end up with certificate action (suspension) out of this? absolutely.
2nd. Will an airman end up with certificate action? Depends. was the conduct intentional? is it systemic with this person? there are a number of factors that goes into the decision process as you know. In the described scenario, without all the available info, one could make the assumption that the conduct was not intentional and all else being equal the outcome would be administrative in nature.
Again, the NASA form wont matter in this case as the Inspector was there to witness the non-compliance. Looks like the attorney recognizes this as well.