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TEXTRON AVIATION, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY2017 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3600959867

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-2017-9905
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On February 7, 2017, Region 5 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) commencing and concluding an action against Textron Aviation, Inc. (Textron Aviation) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The company provides aircraft maintenance services at a facility in, Indianapolis, IN, also known as the Hawker Beechcraft Services Indianapolis facility, located at the Indianapolis International Airport. Hazardous wastes generated at the facility include paint wastes (D001 and F005), chromium wastes (D007), and ignitable wastes (D001). EPA alleged that the company violated RCRA by: (1) storing a container in a less-than-90-day storage area for greater than 90 days; (2) using a hangar pit as a hazardous waste tank without first obtaining a Professional Engineer certification; (3) failing to mark nine containers with accumulation start dates; (4) failing to label two containers with the words ?Hazardous Waste?; (5) failing to minimize unplanned releases; (6) failing to maintain training records; and (7) failing to list all emergency equipment in the facility?s contingency plan. Textron Aviation thereby allegedly violated 40 C.F.R. Part 270 and Section 3005 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 6925(a), by failing to meet all conditions for an exemption from a RCRA permit. To settle this matter, the company has agreed to pay a $20,175 penalty and implement a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP). The SEP consists of a HEPA vacuum sanding system for sanding aircraft that wi

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