It now seems that the Federal Aviation Administration, just this past Wednesday, proposed a $2.9 million fine against American Eagle. This fine comes about after American Eagle apparently conducted more than 1,100 flights using planes with landing gear doors that had not been repaired as prescribed by the watchdog.

These proposed fines come just a few weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration proposed a $2.5 million fine against the airline for allegedly operating flights without adequately ensuring that the weight of baggage was properly calculated. American Eagle responded to this by saying that it was very disappointed in the Federal Aviation Administration’s actions. They said that the airline did not enraged the public and considers the fines unwarranted.

American Eagle, which is based in Forth Worth, Texas, is a regional affiliate of American Airlines. The company flew four Bombardier regional jets on more than 1,100 flights between February and May of 2008. The main landing gear doors on these flights had not been repaired as ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration in August of 2006.

The repair order did require the airline to inspect their landing gear doors and take necessary action. The choices were to fix the doors or replace them with new ones. In this case, American Eagle found damage on four aircrafts, but rather than removing the doors, the airline repaired them while they remained on the planes.

American Eagle said it has self-disclosed to the Federal Aviation Administration that the repairs were performed while the landing hear doors remained on the aircraft. This was a process that the Federal Aviation Administration and the aircraft manufacturer approved.