CALDWELL v. ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP.

No. 99-15746.

230 F.3d 1155 (2000)

Sue CALDWELL, as personal representative of Brian Caldwell, deceased; Seiichi Hanami; Micronesian Aviation Corporation, dba Macaw Helicopter Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Fitzgerald, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard Walker and Fred C. Begy, III, Kaplan, Begy & Von Ohlen, Chicago, Illinois, for the defendant-appellee.

Frederick C. Schafrick, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., for the amicus.

Before: Alex KOZINSKI, Susan P. GRABER, and Raymond C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted August 9, 2000 — Pasadena, California

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we are asked to decide whether a revised flight manual is a new "system ... or other part" of a helicopter within the meaning of the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 19941 ("GARA"). Our answer is "yes." Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand the case for further proceedings.

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