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JUDG ENO T ASSIGNED :

ANSWE RAND AFFIRMATIV EDEFENSE S SkyWes t Airlines , Inc . ("SkyWest") , b y it s counsel , hereb y files it s Answer , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 9 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.209) , an dstate s a s follows :

I . SkyWes t admit s tha t

it wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $68,500 , an do n Jul y 29 , 201 1 SkyWes t submitte dawritte n reques t fo r ahearing .II .

1 . I n respons e t o Paragraph1 , SkyWes t admit s tha t

i t i s no w an dwa s a

t all time s materia l hereto , th e holde r

o f Schedule dAi r

Carrie r Certificat e No . SWIAO l lA , an dconduct s it s operation s pe r

Federa l Aviatio n Regulatio n Part 121 . 2 . I n respons e t o Paragrap h2 , SkyWes t admit s tha

t Paragi'ap hD07 2 o f

SkyWest' s Operation s Specification s (O p Specs ) require s i t t o maintai n it s aircraf

t i n accordanc e withit s Continuou s Airworthines s Maintenanc e Progra m(CAMP) , whic hinclude s th e provision s o f it s Genera l Maintenanc e Manua l (GMM) . 3 . I n respons e t o Paragrap h3 , SkyWes t admit s that

th e SkyWes t

GM M include s b y referenc e th e Bombardier , CL-600-2B1 9 Maintenanc e an dInspectio n Progra ma s wel l a s th e Bombardier , CL-600-2B1 9 Maintenanc e Manual . 4 . In respons e t o Paragrap h4 , SkyWes t admit s tha

t SkyWes t CAM Pincorporate s b y referenc e SkyWes t

Standar dPractic e No . 8600 . 5 . In respons e t o Paragrap h5 , SkyWes t admit s that

OpSpe c D08 5 authorize s i t t o us e N948SW , aBombardie r

CL-600-2B1 9 civi l aircraft , i n th e conduc t o f it s Par t 12 1 operations . 6 . I n respons e t o Paragrap h6 , SkyWes t admit s that

o n May 30 , 2010 , aircraf t N948S W aborte dtakeof

f a t th e San Francisc o Internationa l Airport , Californi aafte r th e flight cre w receive darigh t

air-conditionin g syste mpac k hig hpressur e message . 7 . SkyWes t

denie s th e allegation s set fort hi n respons e t o Paragrap h7 .8 . SkyWes t denie s th e allegation s se t fort hi n respons e t o Paragrap h8 . 9 . SkyWes t

denie s th e allegation s se t fort hi n respons e t o Paragrap h9 . 10 . I n respons e t o Paragrap h10 , SkyWes t admit s tha

t on Jun e 1 , 2010 , th e N948S WfliglU cre w receivedarigh t

pac k hig hpressur e Engin e Indication an dCre w Alertin g Syste m (EICAS ) messag e whil e o n final approac ht o San Francisc o Internationa l Airport , California . 11 . I n respons e to Paragrap h11 , SkyWes t admit s that

th e righ t pac k discrepanc y wa s correcte d b y replacin g th e righ t

pac k pressur e regulatin g an dshu t of f valve , a s indicate di

n th e correctio n actio n o n th e aircraf t maintenanc e log .

III . SkyWes t denie s al l remainin g allegation s set fort hi n th e Complaint . AFFIRMATIV EDEFENSE S 1 . Th e propose dpenalt y i s excessiv e an dviolate s FA A policy . 2 . SkyWes t

ma y hav e othe r

affirmativ e defense s no t currentl y kjiow n bu t

whic hmay becom e know n throug hdiscovery . SkyWes t reserve s th e righ t

t o alleg e suc h affinnativ e defense s a s the y becom e known .al l

DATE D thi s 9' ' day o f

September , 2011 .

Tod dC . Emerso n Attorne y fo r

SkyWes t Airline sCERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

Th e undersigne dhereb y certifie s that o n this 9" " day o f

September , 2011 , atru e an d correc t cop y o f th e foregoin g ANSWE RAN D AFFIRMATIV EDEFENSE S wa s serve da s follows ; Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 hidependenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

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