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th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n Sal t

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2 days

. Unavailability dates for th e undersigne di n 201 1 (du e t o military duty ) are : Ma y 2 0 throug h 23 , Jun e 2 3 throug h 27 , Jul y 8 throug h U , Augus t 5 throug h 8 , an d Septembe r

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. D C 2059 1 Re : CivseNo , 2011NM06001 0 Dea r Sir/Matlum : Th e Final Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty i n th e above-referenc e cas e wa s recei ve di n ou r

o ff i c e on Ma

y 31 , 2011

. Pursuan t t o §13,1 6 (c ) (2 ) (ii ) o f

Federal Ai r

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Airline s hereb y request s abearin g o n thi s matter

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l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Compliant , pursuant to Rul e 20 8 o f

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### O n Ma y 26,2011 , SkyWes t

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y tha t th e FA A proposedt o asses s acivi l penalt y in th e amoun

t o f $33,000

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n Jun e 1,2011 , SkyWes t

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S o f SkyWest' s Operation s Specification s (OpSpecs ) authorize s SkyWest t o us e N702SK , aBombardie r CL-600-2C1 0 civil aircraft , mth e conduc t of SkyWest' s Pari : 12 1 operations

.

Complain t SkyWes t Airlines , Inc

. -2011NM006001 0 Pag e I o f 5 JEi'FRisY M

. HATIFER , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : (425 ) 227-2161 ; FAX : (425 ) 227-100 706/16/201 1 

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t Xn , Chapte

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t t o verif y th e piec e coun

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. SkyWest' s W&

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t XH , Chapte

r 4 , paragrap h 8. 9 require s the loadin g agen

t t o write tli e total numbe

r o f heavy checke dbaggag e loade di n each carg o bi n on th e CL

Ri n th e "Heav

y Checked " block

. SkyWest' s W&

B Manual , Chapte

r 4 , paragraph 1 1 - Aircraf

t Loading , contain s the warning ; AWARNING-INACCURAT E LOADING , REPORTING , O R FAILUR E T O REPORT INFORMATIO N COUL D CAUS E ISSUE S WIT H AIRCRAFT PERFORMANC E AN D HANDLING , RESULTIN G I N TH E ENDANGERMEN T O F HUMA N LIFE

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o N702SK , t o b e operate da s Fligh t 657 3 boundfo r Yamp aValley Airpor

t (HDN) , Hayden , Colorado

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didno t accoun t fo r tw o (2 ) of the mo n th e CL Rfo r Fligh t 6573

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. Pag e 1 o f S .20A1NM006001 0 JBFPTIE Y M

. HARPER

. FA A ATTORNP. Y TEL : (425 ) 211.1\SV , FAX : (42S ) 227-100 706/16/201 1 09:5 2 425227100 7 ANM 7 PAG E 06/1 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 6 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 discovere dSkyWes t faile dt o correctl y accoun t fo r tw o (2 ) o f

thos e item s on th e CL Rfor Fligh t 6573

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. B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g circurastance(s) , SkyWes t violate dth e followin g Section s o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R,) :

a . Sectio n 119.5(g) , i n that , a s adu-ect ai r carrier , i t

operate di n violatio n o f

a n appropriat e operation s specification

. b

. Sectio n 119.5(1) , i n tha t i t operate dan aircraf

t unde r Part 12 1 i n violatio n o f

it s operation s specifications

.
c . Sectio n 121.693(a) , i n that i t operate dafligh t

withou t aloa dmanifes t

tha t accuratel y reflecte dth e weigh t o f th e carg o an dbaggage

. d

. Sectio n 121.693(c) , i n that i t operate dafligh t

whe n th e tota l weigh t

o f th e aircraf

t wa s not compute dunde r

approve dprocedures

.
e . Sectio n 121.693(d) , i n tha t i t operate daflight

whe n th e aircraf

t wa s no t loade d accordin g t o a

n approve dschedule

. 2

. Unde r

4 9 U-S.C

. § § 4630 1 (a ) an d(d) , SkyWes t i s liabl e for

acivi l penalt y not

t o

excee d$25,00 0 for

eac h o f th e violation s noted

.
3

. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $33,00 0 i s appropriate

.
WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r

a n orde r tha t SkyWes t Airlines , Inc

. b e assesse dacivi l penalty i n th e amoun t

o f $33,000

. Respectfull y submitte dthi s 16t h day o f Jime , 2011

.

Jeffrey M , Harpe r FA A Attorne y
Cornp l flint SkyWes t Airlines , Inc

. - 201INM006001 0 Pag e 3 o f 5 JEFFRE Y M

. HARPER , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : (425 ) 227-2161 ; FAX ; (425 ) 227-100 706/16/201 1 09:5 2 425227100 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 B 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 6 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 ANM 7



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### I n accordanc e wit

h sectio n 13.20 9 o f

th e Federa

l Aviatio n Regulations , SkyWes t Airlines , Inc

. mus t answe r thi s Complain

t no t late r tha n 3 0 day s fro

mth e time it

i s serve don it

. Failur

e to fil e an Answe r withi n 3 0 day s without

goo dcaus e shall b e deemeda n admissio n o f

th e trut h of each allegatio n containe din the Complaint (14.C.F.R

. § 13.209(f))

.

Complain t SkyWes t Airlines

. Inc

. - 2011NMOQ6001 0 Pag e 4 of 5 JEFFRE Y M

. HARPER , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : (425 ) 227-2161- , FAX : (425 ) 227-100 706/16/201 1 09:5 2 425227100 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
. 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 B 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0 5 1 32 ' 5 3 ANM 7



### CERTIFICAT C O FSERVIC E PAG E 08/1 5



### I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin

g Complain

t ha s bee n servedvi afacsimile andcertifiedmail Retur n Receip t Requeste ddu s date , t

o ttie following :
Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 800 Independenc e Ave

. SW

. Washington , D

C 2059 1 Attn : Hearing Docke

t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit

e 2W1000 Fax ; 202

. 493.514 2 Tod dEmerson , Esq

. SkyWes t Airline s 444 S

. Rive

r Roa d St

. George , U

T 8479 0 TEL : (435)534-353 0 FAX : (435)634-350 5
Date dthi s 16t

h da y o f June , 2011

.

MOIFAI

RCHI N Office o f Regiona l Counsel (ANM-7 ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 160 1 LindAve

. SW

. Renton , W

A 9805 7 (425)227-216 0

Complain t SkyWes t Airlines , Inc

. - 20nNM006001 0 Pag e 5 o f 5 jEFmE v M

. HARPER , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : (425 ) 227-2)61 ; FAX ; (425 ) 227-100 7