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U.S. Department at Transportation Federal AvicJtion Administration 4252271007 ANM7

Northwest Mountain Region Office of Regional Counsel Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton. Washington 98057 Tel: (425) 227-1417 Fax: ·(42.5) 227-1007 robert.spitzer@faa.gov PAGE 02/08

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### ~~~·- Federal Aviation Administration (Wilbur Wright Bldg-- Room 2Wl000) 

### co 800 Independence Avenue S.W. ·Washington, D.C. 20591 

### Re:

. In theMatter 

### ofSky West Airlines, FAACase No. 2012NM060040

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Enclosed is an original and one copy ofa request for hearing and Complaint 

### inthe abovereferencedproceeding. 

### The Federal 

### Aviation Admi.iristration (FM) requests thai: the hearing 

### inthis matterbe held 

### in Salt Lake City, Utah, and expects that the hearing 

### will last one (1) day. For scheduling purposes, FAA attorney, Robert Spitzer

### will be unavailable in 

### year 2013: August 20- 22, November 25-29 and December 2.!.... 20, 2013. Please address all communications for tltc FM to the undersigned at: Federal Aviation Administration NorthwestMountain Region, ANM-7 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. · Renton, Washington 98057 

### Telephone: (425) 227-1847 FAX: 

### (425) 227-1007 Sincerely, 

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### Attorney RS/ds Enclosures: Request for Hear.ing (Appeal) Complaint07/09/2013 14:04 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 03/08

ROBERT SPITZER FAA OFFICE OF REGIONAL COUNSEL 1601 LINOAVE;,SW RENTON, WASHINGTON98057 TELEPHONE: (425) 227-1417 FACSlMILE: (425) 227-1007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 

### UNITED STATES OF A:MERICA 9 

### DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION 1.o 

### OFFICE OF HEARINGS

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### WASHINGTON, D.C. 12---
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--- ·-·----. -------- 13 ),4 15 J.6 17 lB 19 20 ::!1 /.2 23 24 25 :?.6 27 28 2Sl 30 3l :)2 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 14 45 46 1),7 4B 49 so 51 52 53 Inthe Matter of: SkyWest 

### AirliJ1es, Inc. FAA Case No. 2012NM060040 Judge Not Assigned



### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED: 

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

### by counsel, herebyfiles 

### its Complaint,
pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPracticc (14 Code ofFederal Regulations (C.P.R.) Section


### l 3.208), and states as follows: 

### I.
On June 19,2013, SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was advised through a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a. civil penalty in the amount of$71,000. On'July 3; 2013, SkyWest Airlines, J.n.c., through its legal counsel, submitted a writtenrequest for



### a. hearing. II.
1. SkyWest Airlines (SkyWest). is now, an.d was at all ti.m.es material herein, the holder of Scheduled Air Carrier Certificate No. SWIAOllA, and conducts its operations pursuant to Part 121 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations.

COMPLAlNT FAA v,**SkyW~st** Airlines. Inc. FAA Case No. 20i2NMo'60041 Page 2 of6 ROB:r:a'!.T SPITZER, FAAATTORNEY TEL; (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 227·100707/09/2013 14:04 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 04/08

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sl l.O 11 2. 

### Paragraph DOSS ofSkyWesr·s Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) authorizes SkyWest to usc 

### N409SW, a Bombardier

### CL~600-2B19 

### civjl aircraft, inthe conduct ofSkyWest's 

### Part 121 operations. 3. Paragraph D072 ofSkyWest's 

### OpSpecs requires SkyWest to 

### maintain its 

### aircraft under a Continuous-Airworthiness**Mainten~ce** Program 

### (CAMP). 

### 4. Paragraph 0072 ofSkyWest's 

### OpSpecs incorporates 

### the SkyWest General Maintenance 

### Manual (GMM) into 

### SkY-West's CAMP.

·j;2

## ----:s:- Chapter 1, Section 

### 2-;-Paragraph-J :5.6 oftbe GMM-iJlcorporates-SkyWe$t Standard---·---- 13 Operating 

### Procedures into SkyVv.est's 

### CAMP. 14

. 15 16 ).7 :1.6 H 20 21 22 23 24 /.5 26 27 28 29 30 3;1. 3/, 33 34 35 3ti 37 "38 39 _40 41 4.2 43 '114 45 46 47 48 '.\9 50 51 52 53 

### 6. Chapter 

### 1, Section

## 2., Paragraph 

## i .5.1 0.1.9 incorporates 

### Original Equipment 

### Manufacturer (OEM) Fault Isolation 

### Manuals (FIMs) into 

### SkyWest's CAMP.
7. SkyWest SOP 2001 -Mechanical Intenuption.s, 

### Paragraph 11.1.1 states that appropriate· fault message**res~t** 

### procedures canbe 

### found in the 

### FIM for the 

### aircraft.
8. On November 

### 29, 2011, the crew 

### ofN409SW observed 

### an Engine Indicating Crew Alerting System 

### (EICAS) "CONFIG W ARNINO CONFIG SPOILERS'' warning.

### whUe
on 

### takeoff_ · 9. The takeoffwas aborted. 

### 10. The crew ofN409SW entered 

### the ''CONFIG WARNING CONFJ.G SPOILERS" discrepancy in the 

### aircraft maintenance log. 11. The 

### Bombardier**CL~600-2B** 

### 19 FIMj Section**27~60-00,** 

### describes the 

### approved procedures to correct discrepancies 

### with the 

### spoiler system.

. 

### . 12. A SkyWest 

### mechanic peJformed maintenance on the 

### a1rcraft and 

### documented the 

### corrective action 

### for the .,CONFIG.WARNING 

### CONFIG SPOILERS" warning message as "reset system. 

### ops ck good. 2

### ~n 

### powerdow:o,.". · 13. 

### This action 

### is not found in the approved procedur¥ described 

### in the FIM. 14. 

### N409SW was**un~orthy** due to 

### the use of

### an. unapproved proCeclur.e 

### for 

### correcting tbe 

### ·"CONFIG WARNING CONFIG SPOILERS" discrepancy. 

### 15. On December 3, 

### 2011, N409SWunderwent a service inspection.

. 

### . 16. Between November 29, 

### 2011, when the discrepancy was entered inthe log au.d the service inspection on Pecember 3, 

### 2011, Sky

### West operated

### N409SW on nineteen (19)**passenger~cauying** fljghts.

COMPLAINT FAA v, SkyWest Airlinos, loc. FAA CaseNo. 20J2N'M060041 Page 3 of6 ROa€RTSPITZER, fAAATTORNEY**TET~:** (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 22?-100707/09/20+3 14:04 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 05/08

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

### L III. 

### By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, SkyWest violated the.following

a ·sections ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.): 9 :1.o a. Section 119.5(g), 

### inthat, as a direct air carrier; SkyWest operated in violation of ll

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### 2. b.

C.·

d.



### e. Section 119.5(1). iu that Sky West operated aircraft under Part 121 in violation of SkyWcst's operations specifications; Section 121..153(a)(2), in that 

### SkyWest operated an aircraft which was not in an airworthy condition and did not meet the applicable airworthiness requirements;
Section 121.605, in that SkyWest dispatched orreleased an a.irc.raft which was not' airworthy; and · Section 121.709(b)(1), 

### iiJ that SkyWest operated an aircraft after maintenance with an airworthiness release that had not been prepared in accordance 

### with the procedures set forth in SkyWest's manual.
In accordance with Sections 46301(a) a.n.d (d) ofTitle 49 ofthe Unhed.States Code 13 14 15 16 17 18 ).9 

### :ao 21 22 2·3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 1 (U.S.C.) (Transportation) [49 U.S.C. Sections 46301(a) alJd (d)], SkyWest is liable for a

### ci~·il 3?. 33 penalty not to exceed $27,500 for each ofthe violations noted.


### 3. Under the facts and circumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$71.000 is appropriate·. 34 35 36 37 3 e WHEREFORE, the**Agency~** by cotmsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative 39 .1:1° Law Judge enter an order that SkyWest be assessed a civH penalty i11 the amount of$71,000. · 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Respectfully submitted this 9th 

### day of

### July, 2013.

Robert Spitzer FAAAttom.ey

COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc. F.AA Case No. 2012NM060041.

. Pagc4 of6 ROBERT SPITZER, FAAATTORl'IEY TEL: (425) 227·1417; FAX (425) 227-100707/09/2013 14:04 4252271007 ANiv17 PAGE 05/08

1**ANS~R** ;'. 3 

### In accordance with 

### Section 13.209 ofthe Federal 

### Aviation Regulations, SkyWest, 

### must answer 4 

### this Complaint not later than 

### thirty (30) 

### days from the time it is served on 

### it. Failure to file an
. s Answer 

### within thirty 

### (30) days without 

### good cause shall be deemed an admission ofthe truth of 6 

### each allegation contained in the Complaint [14.C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(f)].
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### is 16 17 l8 :1.9 20 21 22 23 24 25 .26 27 2B**2~** 30 31 32 33 34. 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 4/. 43 44 45 -9:6 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 COMPLAINT FAA v. Skyy.Test Airlines, Inc. FAA**Ca.~e** No. 20J2NM06004 1 Page 5 of6 ROBERT SP.lTZER, FAAA TIORNEY TEL: (425) 227-1417: fAX; (42:5) 227-100707/09/2013 14:04 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 07/08**:~,** 

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 s I hereby certify that the foregoing Complaint has been served via facsimile and certified mail

-**.;~** 

### Return Receipt Requested 

### this date, to 

### the following:
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Federal AviationAdministration (Original and one copy) 800 Independence Avenue SW · Washingtonl 

### D.C. 20591 

### Attn: Hearing Docket 

### Clerk; AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 

### 2Wl000

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### 493.:514_2

______________ :J,3 :!A 15 16 :1.7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43**4~** 45 46 47 48 49 50 5;1. 52 53 

### Todd**Emerson~** 

### Esq. 

### SkyWest Airlines, Inc. 444 South River Road St. George, UT 84790 

### TEL: (435) 634"3530 FAX: (435) 634-3505

Dated this 9th day**of.Tuly~** 201.3.

# ~~ t 

### Dana Stephenson

COMPLAINT FAA v, SkyWest AitH!'les, Inc. FAA Case No. 20l2NM060041 Page 6 o;f6 Office ofRegional Counsel (ANM-7) Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Ave. SW · Renton, 

### WA -98057 (425) 227-2007

ROBERT SPITZER, FAA ATTORNEY TEL: (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425)**~27-1** 00707/09/2013 14:04 4252271007

Ditect Diol: 435.634.3530**Dir~ct** F;1x: 43S.Ci34.350S**~-nla**i1: !§JllCfSOn({i':§b'WCS!. COlll ANM7 PAGE 08/08

hlly 3, 2013

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### VlA FEDERAL EXPRESS Federat Aviatioll Administration ATTN: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl. 000 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Re: .Case 

### No. 2012NM060040
Dear Sir/Madam: 

### Tbe Final Notice ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty in the above-referenced 

### case was received in our office on June 24,2013.
Pursuant to§ 13.16 (e) (2) {ii) ofFederal Aviation Regulat1ons, Sky West Airlines hereby requests a hearing on this matter. Sincerely,

# ~~1"'~~ Director-**G~verrunent** <.m.d Legal Affairs

TCE/jb

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