Can you anonymously report someone to the FAA?

Complaints may involve FAA employees or organizations, the aviation industry or its oversight and aviation safety. The FHIS allows for the reporting of these incidents anonymously. The FHIS collects personally identifiable information (PII) from individuals named in complaints and reporting parties.



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Occurrences Requiring Notification.
  • Flight control system malfunction or failure.
  • Inability of any required flight crew member to perform their normal flight duties as a result of injury or illness.
  • Failure of structural components of a turbine engine excluding compressor and turbine blades and vanes.
  • Inflight fire.


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No one goes to jail in a FAA enforcement action. It is simply monetary or I am going to take your pilot's license.

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Historically, the following have been reportable incidents: Flight control system malfunction or failure; Injury or illness of a flight crewmember that renders him unable to perform normal flight duties; Failure of turbine engine structural components (excluding compressor and turbine blades and vanes);

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Some of the most commonly violated airline regulations include the following: Expired licenses: Just like a driver's license, pilot licenses can expire. It is imperative that both pilots and the airlines who employ them ensure that all licenses are up-to-date and valid.

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This includes testifying or assisting in a proceeding against the employer relating to a violation or alleged violation of any order, regulation, or standard of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other Federal law relating to air carrier safety.

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The Federal Aviation Administration said the incidents happened as far back as late 2021 and as recently as April of this year. The FAA can seek fines of up to $37,000 against unruly passengers, but it lacks authority to file criminal charges; that is why the agency refers some cases to the FBI.

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DOT requires airlines to acknowledge consumer complaints within 30 days of receiving them and to send consumers written responses addressing these complaints within 60 days of receiving them (30 days for disability-related complaints). DOT also asks that ticket agents respond to consumer who file complaints with them.

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Generally, the penalty for each violation ranges from $1,100 to $27,500, depending on the provision violated and the category of the alleged violator: individual serving as an airman, individual not serving as an airman, small business concern, or someone other than an individual or small business concern.

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To a certain extent, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the judge, jury, and executioner when it comes to all matters dealing with civil aviation. If you are involved in an accident or incident, the FAA will investigate your actions to determine if administrative or legal action will be pursued against you.

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The Aviation Litigation Division (AGC-300) is the legal enforcement office of the FAA, providing legal services related to the Agency's aviation regulatory compliance and legal enforcement programs.

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The lawsuit against the FAA was filed in a district court in Washington, D.C., by five plaintiffs: The Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy, SurfRider Foundation, Save Rio Grande Valley and a cultural-heritage organization, the Carrizo-Comecrudo Nation of Texas.

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Reportable incidents are so named, because they must be reported directly to OSHA within 8 – 24 hours depending on the occurrence. Reportable incidents are always severe in nature and include amputations, loss of an eye, in-patient hospitalization (admittance), and fatalities.

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