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U.S. Department 

### OfTransportation Federal Aviatlon Administration Office of Regional Cou.nsel August 

### 91 2012 Northwest Mountai'P Region Colorado, ldahoD**Montan~** Oregon,**Utah~** Washingto11D Wyoming

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### Lind Avenue S.W.**Renton~** Washington '98057 Tel: (425) 227-21.61 

### Fax: (425)**~27-1007** JEF.f'REY.HARPER@PAA,GOV



### VIA FACSIMILE AND CERTIFIED**MAlL~** 

### RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Attn:. Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Heartng Docket 

### Federal A via.tion Administration. (WUbur Wright Bldg

-- Room 2Wl 000) cr F-778

800**lndependenc~ Aven~e**  S.W.

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### .Washington, D.C. 20591 

### FomS OLCtt:).-b**4** 

### FAA**~Of~·Prt.DI\"c.f{>** ... (0).01f<r 

### Re: In the 'M.attcr of SkyWest Airlines, FAA Case No. 2011NM060038 Enclosed is an original and one copy of a request fol' hearing and Complaint in the above" 

### referenced proceeding. · The 

### Federal Avi.ation 

### Administration (FAA) requests that t11e 

### hearing in this matter be 

### held in 

### Salt Lake City, Utah, and expects that 'the ilL:Jari11g 

### wdltast one (1) day. 

### For scheduling**purposes~** 

### FAA Attal"ney, Je:f.f.tey 

### Harper will be 1.1navailable due to military 

### duty an September 7

..**10~ Octob~r** **12~15,** 

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### 3, 2012.
Pleasfl address a.U com.rnunications for the FAA to the t.mdersigned at: 

### Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain**Region~** ANM-7 

### 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. RentOn, Washington 98057 Telephone: (425) 2'27-2161 

### F.

### .AX: (425)**~27-1007** 

### Sincerely,

# 141-,~ J .M. l-la.rper · 

### FAA Attorney JMH/ds
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1 2 JEFFREY HARPER. FAA Ol'F'ICF. OF JU;GIONAL COUNSJ::l.. 3 1601 LrND AVE., SW RENTON, WASH!NO'I'ON 98057 TE.LEPHONS: (425) 227-::U 61 FACSlMU:e; (425) 227-1007 4 5 6 7**~** 

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C. ;\,:1.. J.3 13 'loll; l5 lEi l7 1B l9 20 :a:t. 22 23 24 25 :a6 2? 28 29 JO 3l 32**~a** 34 35 3S In the Matter of: FAA Case No. 2.011NM060038



### ·Judge Not Assigned SkyWest**Airline~**



### JUDGE NOT ASSlONED:**~OM.PLAl~T** 

### The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by

## counsel~ hereby 

### tiles its Complaint,
pursuant to 

### Rule 208 ofthe Rules of

### Practice (14 Code 

### ofFedera\ 

### RegulatioltS (C.F.R.) Section
13.208), and states as follows: 

### T.

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### On July 26, 2012 1 

### SkyWest

## Airlines~ Inc., 

### was advised 

### tlrre\ugh a Final 

### Notice of

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### Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAA 

### proposed to w;sess a. 

### civil penalty in 

### the amount of ' 

## . $160,000. On A1.1gust 

### 8, 2012, SkyWest Airlines, Inc., tbtough legal

## counsel~ submitted a 'Wl'i.tten

I 

### :reques1; for a bearing. TT.

451 1. SkyWestA:lrlines (SkyWest) is now and was at a.ll times material bereit1. the holde1" of 

### Scheduled Air 

### Carrier Certificate No. SWIA011A, 

### and conducts 

### its operations pursuant to Part 121 ofthe Fedetsl Aviation Regulations (FAR)- ijO 5:1. 52 53 COMPLAlNT 'PM v, SkyWcst AirHne.c;, ln.::. 'i!AA Ca.')c=**N~1,** :Z0111'!M06003S**l~a~e2** QfS**JBlW~a'i** M,**H~** FAAI\TTORNEY TBL:**425.227.141'1~** FAX;**42S.~27.l007**Aua-13-2012 09:08am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-406 P.003/ooe F-778**~a~~~~~~~L -~·-·** **·----·--~·**

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### Paragraph DOSS ofSkyWest's 

### Operations Specifications (OpSpccs) authorizes SkyWest to use 

### N465 SW, a Bombardier CL.-600·23 19 c\vl.l aircraft, in the 

### conduct of Sky

### West's Part 

### l. 21 operations. 

### Paragraph 0085 

### of SkyWest's OpSpees 

### authorizes SkyWest to use N614SKa a Bombardier CL·600-2Cl 0 civil aircraft) in the conduct of SkyWest's Part 121 operations. Paragraph 0085**ofSkyWest~s** OpSpecs authmizes SkyWest to use**~800SK.** a. 

### Bombardier CL-600.-2D24 civil aitc:ra:ft, in the conduct ofSkyWest's Part 121 operations. Paragraph DOSS**ofSkyWest~s** OpSpccs**authori~s** SkyWest 

### to use N816SK, a Bombardier CL-600-20:2.4 

### civil aircraft, i11 

### the conduct ofSkyWest's 

### Part 121 

### operations. Paragraph A098 of

### Sky West's OpSpecs requites that aircraft loading for Bombatdier 

### CL-600

..2'619 and Bombardier CL·600-2CJ.O.airoraft be accomplished 

### in accordance with SkyWest's Weight & 

### Balance Operation$ 

### M.anual 1 

### SP4100, Pert XII, revision 

### Orig 

### oft APR 10 with temporazy revisions dated 18 OCT 10 and**1~** 

### FEB t t (W&B 

### Manual). Paragraph A099 ofSkyWest,s OpSpecs requires that aircraft loading for Bombardier 

### CL·6QQ

..2D24 

### ai:rcraft be accomplished 

### in accordance with Sky

### West's W&B 

### Manual. SkyWest's W&B Manual conta.it1S 

### the loading schedules 

### and instructions for Sky,West's 

### Bombardier CL·600-2B 19 

### aircraft. SkyWest,s W&B Manual contains the loading schedules and instructions for SkyWest's 

### Bomba:rdicr CL·600-2C 10 aircraft. SkyWest's W&B Manual contains the loading schedules and 

### instructions for SkyWest's 

### Bombardier CL

.. 600-2D24 aircl'aft. 

### SkyWest's W&B Manual, Chapter. 

### 2, paragraph 

### 2.A.6 defines

..Cargo" as everything 

### can-led in**th~::** 

### cargo binlpl.t ofthe aircraft, 

### including baggage,. cargo,**ballaa~** 

### company material (COMAT) and 

### live animals. SkyWest's W&B Manual,**C~apter** 2, paragraph 

### 2.A.24 defines "Heavy Checked Bags

.. as any bag weighing 

### more than SO 

### pounds, but less than 

### 100 pounds. SkyWest's W&B 

### Manuai, Chapter 3, paragraph 2.0.1 

### requires a "designated CS Ground 

### Operations loading agent' 1 

### to evaluate the 

### classif.ioa:tlon ofbags and to 

### mark the number of standard and heavy bags on the Cargo Load Report (CLR.). SkyWcst•s**W~:S** Manual, Cha.ptet 3 1 paragraph 2.1.2 requires the designated loading agent to verifY the piece coutlt ofall Standard Checkedt Hea"'Y**Checked~** and plsneside Loaded/Service Item**Baggage~** end to verifY the aetual weight for all. ca:go, COMAT

COMPl-AINT JBPPR.'E!YM,**!·l'ARf'~ FAA.AIT~NBY**  'ffil.: 42.5,:Z:Z7,1417: FAX: 425.227.1007 PAA v.**Sk:yWea~** A\rline11. lnc, FAA CQSe 'J'Jo, :iUll NMOt)QOJ8 'Paga 5 of 8Aui-13-2012 09:08am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-406 P.004/009 F-778 tJt:lf tJ..If**.c.w.a..~** .......... • ·---··· ..

l. 

### (Company Material), COMAJL (Company Mail), 

### and all other items loaded in the aircraft
2 

### cargo bin/pit upon completion of loading. 3 4 s 6 1 

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### SkyWest1s W&B Manual) 

### Chapter 4 1 

### paragraph 4.A.2, assigns**l~ve** 

### animals 

### checked as bag.gage a 30 pound**weight~** 

### or 60 pounds 

### tor those 

### meeting heavy baggage**c~teria..** 

### Sk)rWest's W&B**Manual~** Chapter 

### 4, paragraph 8.8**requi~es** 

### the Ioadit1g agent to 

### write the total number 

### of Standard Checked Bagga.gc 

### loaded 

### in each caTgo 

### bin on. 

### tl1.e CLR ili 

### the**~·standard** Checkcd1 ' 

### block. SkyWest's W&B Manual, Chapter 4, paragraph 8.9 requites the loading agent to 

### Mite the total number of

### Heavy Checked Baggage loaded 

### in each ci.U'go 

### bin on the CLR in the 

### "Heavy Checked•' 

### block. SkyWest,s W&B Manual, Chapter 

### 4 1 

### paragraph 8,15 requites the loading 

### agent to write the total weight of

### ballast loaded in 

### the aircraft 

### on the CLR in 

### the uBallast" 

### block. SkyWest's W&B Manual, 

### Chapter 4, paragraph 8.26 

### requires the loading agent 

### to circle 

### FWD 01." 

### AFT as appropriate on 

### the 1 'Live Al1ima1" 

### line of. the 

## cr..R to indioa.te a live animal .has been 

### load.ed on the 

### aircraft.**SkyWcst~s** 

### W&B Manual, Chapter 4> paragraph 11- Aircraft**Loading~** 

### contain.s the 

### warning:**~W**ARNJNG- INACCURATE LOADINGt REPORTING, OR 

### FAILURE TO 

### REPORT INFORMATION COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND**HANDLING~** RESULTING IN THE ENDANGERMENT OF HUMAN LIFE. 

### Ill.

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### On March 3.**2011~** 

### at San Diego Intemati.onal 

### Airport (SAN), San Diegoa 

### Ca1iforniEI 1 

### SkyWest 

### loaded passengers and 

### baggage 

### onto NSOOSK. to be operated as Flight 4553 bound for Salt Lake City Intet"national Airport (SLC), Salt**L~** 

### City,, Utah. 3? 38 ;)•!J 40 ll.l i-2 43 44 45 1.16 4'1 48 49 50 51 !52 53 22.



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24. 

### SkyWcst•s perso1111el 

### at SAN loaded 43 

### Standard 

### Checked**Bags~** three 

### Ht:la.vy Cbecked 

### Bags, an.d one 

### live 

### animal onto 

### NBOOSI<.
The CLR for Flight 4553 

### listed**'~46** 

### Standard .Cheeked Bags, 

### o Heavy Checked 

### Baga, and 

### 0 Uve animals'' 

### on board 

### NSOOSK. SkyWest thereafter 

### operated. NSOOSK as Flight 4!''3 to SLC. 

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COMPLAINT .Tro>FIU!V M. H

....!\T'BR, 1,7AA.**A.'ITO~Y** TEL:.cl.25.227. 1417; FAX: 425,227,1007 FAA. v.**SlcyW~st** Ail'lin¢$, fnc. FAA**CS~tle** No. 201 lNMOI!i0033 Pag.e4 of8 ·Aua-13-ZOlZ 09:08am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +91ZOZ3146158 T-406 P.005/009 F-778

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32.

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### On March 3, 2011, at Phoenix Sky Harbor lnternati\)nal 

### Airport (PBX), Phoenix,

## Arlzon~ Sky

### West loaded 

### passe:n.gers and. baggage 

### onto N614SI<? 

### to be operated 

### as Flight· 4445 bound for SLC

. SkyWest's 

### personnel at PHX loaded 43 Standar.d 

### Checked Bags and U'll'ee Hcu:1.vy 

### Checked Bags onto N614SK. The CLR for Flight 4445 listed. "46 Standard Checked Bags" and 

# no Heavy Checked 'BagS 11 onboard N614SK. SkyWest thereafter operated N614SK as Flight 444S to SLC

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# v.
On March 3, 2011, at l.Vfissoulm. International Airport 

### (MSO),

### Missoula~ Montana, SkyWest loaded passengers and baggage onto N465SW, to be 

### operated as Flight4540 bound for SLC.

## SkyWest~s peTsonnel a.t 

### MSO loaded 250 pounds ofballast and 100 pounds ofCOMAT 

### onboaxd N465SW. · The CLR for 

### FUght 4540 Hsted. 350 pounds ofCOMATonboard N614SK. SkyWest 

### thereafter operated N465SW as Flight 4540 to SLC.
VI. 

### On March 3,

## 2011~ at Eppley 

### Airfield. (OMA). Omaha, Nebraska, SkyWest loaded. passengers and baggage onto N816SK, to be operated as Flight 4613 bound for SLC. SkyWeat's personnel at OMA loaded two live animals onboa.rd N816SK.


### The CLR ·for Flight 4613 ljsted

### ~'olive animalsl' onboard. 

### N816SK. SkyWcst thereafter 

### operated N816S.K as Flight 4513 to 

### SLC. VII. . 34

3B JG 3'? ::IB 3tt 40 4:1, 42 43 44 45 46 4'7 37. SkyWest 

### has paid 

### civil penalties in eight 

### previous cases involving loading of cargo 

### .contrary to approved procedures

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### VIII. 

### By 

### reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, SkyWest violated 

### the following sections 

### of

the Federal Aviation Regula.ticna (14 C.F.R.):

COM'Pt.AfNT FAA v. S1<.yWcst Alrlints, Inc. PM Case No. 2011NM060038 PageS ota**.T~'I'l"ll.'lW** M. rl.ARP!'!R, FAA A'M'OR'Nr.V l"'RJ.• : 42.5,227,\417: FAX: 425.22.7.1007'Aui-13-2012 09:08am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-406 P.006/009 F-778

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### 2. a. Sectio11 119,S(g), 

### in**that~** as a direct ah· ca.trler, 

### it operated 

### in violation of 

### an af!propriate operations specification.
b. Section 119.S(l). in that i.t operated aircraft under Part 121 in violation ofits 

### operations specitioa.tions,

c. , 

### Section 121.693 (a),in that 

### it ,opera.t;d :flights 

### without a load man.ifest 

### that accurately reflected the weight ofthe ea.'t'go and baggage.
d. Section 121.693(c), \n tbat 

### it operated flights when t11e total 

### weigbt ofthe aircraft was not computed under approved procedures.

.


### e. Section

### 12L693(d)~ in that it 

### operated tlight5 when the ai1'craft was not loaded according to an 

### approved sohedule.
In

### accordanct:~ with 

### Sections 46301(a) 

### and (d) of

### Title 49 of

### the United States 

### Code (U.S.C.) (Transportation) [49 U.S.C. Sections 4630l(a) m1d (d)], SkyWest is liable for a civil penalty not to exoead $27

## ,sao for each ofthe violations p.oted,

.

as 

### 3. 26 

### Under the facts 

### and circumstances ofthis**case~** 

### a civil penalty of $160;000 is 

### appropriate.



## . .**WHEREFORE~** 

### the Agency, by counsel, respectfully requests that the 

### Admin.istta:tive 27**~a** 29 30 ::n. 32 33 34 JS 36 37 3a 39 40 'llll 4:4

. 43 44 45 413 4;7 48 49 50 S1 52 53 Law Judge enter an orderthe.t 

### SkyWestbe.e.ssessed a ci.vil penalty 

### il1. the 

### amount of$1.60,000.



### Respectfully submitted this 9t11 day ofAugustt 

### 2012.

)effrey 

### M.liarpet FAA Attorney

COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyWe:stAlrlines, Ina. f'M Cese No. 201lNM060038 Pagc6 ofB JlSI'l'litEV M.**1·11\Fi~RI\,** FAA A.uatu-mv 'T:EL: 425.227, 14l7; FAX: 42!!.2.27.1007Aui-13-2012 09:08am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-406 P.007/009 F-778

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:L**.AN~WE.R** 2 3 

### In accordance with 

### Section 13.209 ofthe 

### l"'ederal Aviation 

### Regulations, Sl,yWest Airlines,

### lnc.~ 4 

### must answel' this Complaint not latr:r than thirty (30) 

### days from the time it 

### is served on 

### it. Failure s to 

### file an 

### Answer witlnn tbirty 

### (30) 

### days with01.tt good 

### cause shall be deemed 

### an admission of

### the s truth of

### each allegation contained in the Complaint [14.C.F.R. Section 13.209(±)].

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certifY that the foregoing Comp.laint haR been. served via. facsimile 

## a.n4 certified mwl

- 

### Return Receipt Requested this 

### date, to 

### the following: 0



### Federal Aviation Adm;nisttation (Original and one copy) 800 Independence·Avenue SW 

### WashingtonD D.C. 20591 

### Atln: Heari11g Docket Cl.erk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 Fax: (202) 493-5142



### Todd Emerson, Esq. Sky 

### West AhUnes 444 

### S. Rive:r 

### Roaod. St. George, UT 84790 TEL: (435) 634

..3530 FAX: (435) 

### 634

..3505



### Dated this 9th day 

### ofAusust, 2012.

COMPLAINT 

### Office o Regional Counsel (ANM-7) Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Ave. SW 

### Renton, WA 98057 (425) 227-21"64

FAA""·**S~W~:~st** A.irlincs.lnc. FAA Case No. 2011NM060038 PIISO 8 (Jffl Jru'l'Jt.!!V M.**HAllT'P.~.** PMATl'ORN!aY TEL: 425.227.14171 FAX: 425.227.1007Aui-13-2012 09:09am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC**t:ltll~':l(.o:;l:.I.L..:.** ........... ··----·---· 08/0B/2012 11:28 !i'A.X. 4:i56343iiDS 'PEOJ?l,.'a:

Din::at Dial: 435,634,3530 Direct Pnx.: 435.634.3.505**~mail: tt~mcrsan@!!lsyw.:fi.totUn**  '; ...

YJA F.JtDERAL EXPRESS Federal Aviatio11 Administration Augusts. 2012

ATTN: Hearil1g Docket Clerk, AOC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Snite 2Wl000 800 Independence Avenue SW WJ3.5hington, DC 20591

Re: 

### Case No. 2011NM060038
Dear Sir/Madam: +912023146158 T-406 P.009/009 F-778**~Ulll!i**

The Final Noticc ofProposed Civil ·Penalty in the above.referenced case was rec"ived in our office on July 30, 2012.
Putsuant to §1.3.16 (e) (2) (ii) ofFederal Air Regulations, SkyWest Airlines hereby requests a hearing on this matter.

# ~~6~ Todd C. Emerson Director- 

### Government and 

### Legal Af.faix&

TCE/jb

cc: Jeffrey M. Ha:rper

444 South River Road**.~·** 5'1;.**Gecr~co.** Utah 847\110 1.-' Phone 435.(594..3000 ,!>**www.akywe~t:.ccm**