The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $325,000 civil penalty against Dallas-based Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating an aircraft that had been improperly modified, violating Federal Aviation Regulations. On August 29, 2011, maintenance personnel improperly installed a switch that enables flight crews to test the windshield heating system on a Boeing 717 that AirTran Airways was operating. Southwest is in the process of merging with AirTran. The FAA notice states that the proper installation of the switch would have allowed personnel to isolate the windshield anti-ice system that was causing a warning that the windshield

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