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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No.

01-cv-2056-JLK

UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC., a New York corporation; PAUL LEADABRAND, an Idaho resident; and JEFLYN AVIATION, INC. dba ACCESS AIR, an Idaho corporation, Plaintiffs, vs. PILATUS BUSINESS AIRCRAFT, LTD., a Colorado corporation; PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a Swiss corporation; PILATUS AIRCRAFT, LTD., a Swiss corporation; PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA, INC., a Canadian corporation; and DOES 1 through 500, Inclusive, Defendants.

PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED STATEMENT OF ISSUES TO BE TRIED

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USAU v. Pilatus

Plaintiffs' Amended Statement of Issues to be Tried
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Pursuant to this Court's Minute Order (Doc. 168), plaintiffs respectfully submit the Amended Statement of Issues to be Tried (para. III(A)(3)(d), only, in First Amended Pretrial Order):

d.

Defects - Presumptions: The engine and the airplane are presumed to be

defective, because those products did not comply with at least seven different applicable U.S. regulations, and that lack of compliance was a cause of the loss of the airplane. (C.R.S. 13-21-403(2); Colorado Jury Instructions, 4th - Civil, 14:5.) Specifically:

i.

The engine did not comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.903(e)(3) ("It must be possible to restart an engine in flight");

ii.

The airplane did not comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.903(e)(3) ("Any techniques and associated limitations [for an engine restart] must be established and included in the Airplane Flight Manual ...");

iii.

The airplane did not comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.1581(a) ("An Airplane Flight Manual ... must contain ... Other information that is necessary for safe operation because of design, operating, or handling characteristics ..."); and

iv.

The airplane did not comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.1583(h) ("The Airplane Flight Manual must contain ... A list of the kinds of operation to which the airplane is limited or from which it is prohibited");.

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v.

The airplane did not comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.1583(m) ("The Airplane Flight Manual must contain ... Any limitations on the use of airplane systems and equipment");

vi.

The airplane failed to comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.1585(a)(4) ["For all airplanes, information concerning ... emergency procedures and other pertinent information necessary for safe operation and the achievement of the scheduled performance must be furnished, including-- ... Procedures for restarting any turbine engine in flight"]; and

vii.

The airplane and engine both failed to comply with 14 C.F.R. § 23.1585(j) ("Procedures for the safe operation of the airplane's systems and equipment, both in normal use and in the event of malfunction, must be furnished").

Respectfully Submitted, Dated: June 5 , 2007 s/ Jeffrey J. Williams Jon A. Kodani, Esq. Jeffrey J. Williams, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JON A. KODANI Attorneys for Plaintiffs United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. et al. 2200 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404-3906 Tel: (310) 453-6762 Fax: (310) 829-3340 Email: [email protected]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE U.S. Aviation Underwriters et al. v. Pilatus Business Aircraft etc. et al. D.Colorado Case No. 01-K-2056 [XXXXX] I hereby certify that on June 5, 2007 , I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: For Defendant Pratt & Whitney Thomas J. Byrne, Esq. Byrne, Kiely & White 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1300 Denver, CO 80203 Tel. (303) 861-5511 Fax (303) 861-0304 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

For Pilatus Defendants Robert B. Schultz, Esq. Law Offices of Robert B. Schultz 9710 W. 82nd Avenue Arvada, CO 80005 Tel. (303)456-5565 Fax (303)456-5575 Email: [email protected]

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I hereby certify that on , I have mailed or served the document or paper to the following non CM/ECF participants in the manner (mail, hand delivery, etc.) indicated by the non-participant's name: s/ Jeffrey J. Williams Jeffrey J. Williams, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JON A. KODANI Attorneys for Plaintiffs United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. et al. 2200 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404-3906 Tel: (310) 453-6762 Fax: (310) 829-3340 Email: [email protected]

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