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ToddC. F.nier.^on, #;:<]75 

444 SoLilh River Road 

SL. George, Utnh, ^47')0 

Tckphunc: (435) 634-3530 

Facsimile: r435) 634-3505 

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HEARING DOCKET 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATlOiN 

OFHCE OF HEARTNCS 

WASHINGTON. D.C 

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SkvVVcsi Airlines. Inc. 

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KAA Case No. 201 lNMOo0033 

Jud*:ro: Unassioricd 

JUIXjj-: NOTASSIGNBDANSWER AND AFFIRMATLV E DEFENSES 

SkyVVcsi Airlines, Inc. C'SkyWcsl"), by n^ counsel, hereby files its Answer, pursiuini \o 

Rule 209 of rhc Knlcs or?raolicc (14 C.f .R. 13.209), and siaics as lotlows: 

I. 

SkyWt'si iidmiLs LHLIL ii was JcK'ised duouyh a Final Notice ol" Proposed Civil PcnLiiiy \\:\.a 

the l-AA pioposud lo Libsuss a civil penally in the LimounL of S33,000, ;illd on J illy 12. 20) I 

SkyWcst submiiicd a wiitten requesl for a hearing. 
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II, 

1. In response to Paragraph 1. SkyWest admits lluii ii i.-; now dwd was at all limes maierial 

hereto, the holder of Scbeduicd ,\ii- Caiiier CcrlificaieNo. SWIAOI I A, and ecinduct:^ it?; 

operations pursuant to Part 121 of the Fcdernl Aviaiiuii RctiuhiUnns (FAR). 

2. In response to Paragr^i|)li 2. SkyVVci;! admits lli:i[ Pdiai:raph D0S5 of SkyWo?;T'? Operaiion^ 

Spccificalions {Op Specs) aLilhorizes SkyWesi lo use N709BR. a Bombardier CI.-('0(J2B19 civil aivcrnft. in the conduct of SkyWcst's Pan 121 operations. 

3. Ill response ro Paragraph 3, SkyWesi admits thai Paragraph A()98 ol'SkyWcsi's OpSpecs 

requires that aircraft loading lor Bombardier CL-600-2B 19 aircraft he nccoinpliilii,d in 

accordance with SkyWesl's Weight Sc Balance Operations Manual. SP4I0(). Pait Xil, 

revision Orig of 1 APR 10 (W&B Manual). 

4. In re.-;ponse to Paragraph 4. SkyWest admits thai SkyWesr's W*!i;B Manual contains ihe 

loading schedules and insirueiioiis lor Sky West's Bombardier CL-6()()-2Ri:; aircrall. 

5. In response to ParaL'raph 5, SkyWest admits that SkyWosi's WiLB Manual, Chapter 2, 

paragraph 2.A.24 dolines "Heavy Checked Ba-^s" as any hag weighing more than 50 

pounds, but less than 100 pounds. 

o. In respunsc to Paragraph 6, SkyWest admits that SkyWcsi's WS^B Manual, Cliapier 3, 

paragraph 2.D.1 requires the loading agent to mark the number of standard and heavy b-<.v2,s. 

on the Cargo koad Report (CLR). 
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''. In response to Paragi-aph 7. SkyWest adinils that SkyWest's W&B Manual, Chapter 3, 

paragraph 2.1.2 requu'es the loadinji agent lo verify the piece connt of all Standard 

C'heclced. Heavy Chocked, OJKI planesiJu loaded/ScjA'ice Item Baggage upon complciiun uJ 

loading. 

^ In response to Paragraph S, SkyWest admits thai SkyWesl's W&B Manual. Chapter 4. 

pai'agj'aph S.'J requires the loading agent to write ihe total number of Heavy Checked 

Baggage loaded in each cargo bm on the CLR m the "Heavy Cheeked'" block 

9. In response lo Paragraph 9. SkyWest admits that SkyWe.st's W&B Manna!, Chapter 4. 

paragraph 11 - Aircrafi Loading, contains the warning: 

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10. hi response tn Paragraph 10, Sk'>'West admits ihar on February 11, 2iJl 1. ai Sail Lake City 

Iniemaliojial Airpojt (SkC), Salt Lake City, Utah, SkyVV'csi loaded pa^sengeis and ba^^^iai't 

onlu N709BR.. to be operated as Flight 4451 bound for Caspcr/Natrona County 

hiiernational .Airport (CPR), Casper, Wyoming. 

H. In reiponsc lo Paragraph 11, SlcyWesl is without sufrlcient informaiioii or knowledge from 

which 10 form a belief a.-? to the truth ofthe allegation thai SkyWesl's personnel ui SLC 
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loaded one Heavy Checked Bag marked with a Heavy Bag Tag, onto N709BR, and 

therefore denies the same. 

12. In response to Paragraph 12, SkyWest admits that the CLR for Flighi 445 I listed 0 Heavy 

Cheeked Bag.s on board N70yBR. 

13. In re.sponse to Paragraph 13, SkyWest admits that they operated N709BR as Fhglit 4451 to 

C:PR 

SkyWest generally denies all remaining allegations set loiih in the Complaint. 

.^JFlRiMATrVT. DEFENSES 

1. The proposed penalty is excessive and violates FAA policy. 

2. SkyWest may have other affirmative defenses not currently kn(^wn biil which may 

become known through discovery. SkyWest reserves the righi to allege such 

affinnative defenses as they become known 

DAI t o tins IS''-day of August, 2011. 

Todd C. Emerson 

Attorney for AVcvU'V.';; AirHuc: 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

The undersigned hereby certifies that on this IS" day of August, 2011, a true and correcl 

copy ofthe foregonig ANSWER .AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES was served as iollows: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

SOU .UidiJpeadenee Avenue SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk. AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building - Suite 2W1000 

(Federal E.<pre^^' 

Jeffrey M- Harper 

Federal Aviation Adniinisiraiion 

Northwest MonntaJn Rcgiuii, ANM-7 

1601 kind Avenue S.W. 

Renion, Washingion 9^!'i57 

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Oohvuiiiii Baker J 

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