Maintenance and Modifications
South Florida Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Fraud
The owner of Max Avionics pleaded guilty to falsely certifying that aircraft parts were approved for return to service.

Hilario Hernandez, owner and chief inspector of Max Avionics, an FAA-authorized aircraft repair station in Miami, has pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Miami for fraudulently certifying that aircraft parts were approved for return to service. According to the indictment, Max Avionics and Hernandez accepted aircraft parts from various customers to conduct repairs and return them to service.