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### UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , DC
.
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of: Sk>'Wes t Airiines , Inc
. FA A DOCKE T No t Assigne d FA A Cas e No
. 2011NM06003 3 Judg e No t

Assigne d• JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

tli e Rule s o f

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

L O nJul y 6 , 2011 , Sk>'Wes t Airiines , Inc
. (SkyWest ) wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt> ' tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i nth e amoun t o f 533,000 , O nJul y 12,2011 , SkyWes t Airlines , Inc
. submitte dawritte nreques t fo r aheariQg
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. 1
. SkyWes t

Airline s (Sk>"West) , i s no w an dwa s at al l time s materia l wa s th e holde r o f Schedule d.Ai

r Carrie r Certificat e No
. SWIAO I ).A
. an dconduct s it s operation s pursuan t t o Par t 12 1 o f th e Federa l .Aviatio nRegulation s (FAR)
. 2
. Paragrap hD08 5 o f SkyWest' s Operation s Specification s (OpSpecs ) authorize s SkyWes t t o us e N709BR , aBombardie r CL-600-2B1 9 civi l aircraft , i nth e conduc t o f Sb'West' s Par t 12 1 operations
.

Complain t SkyWts t Airlines , In c-20 ! iKM0[)6O03 3 Pag e I of 5 JtFfRE r M
. H^P.Ptrt , FA A ATTOB.NE V TEL : (,^25 ) 2:7-2161 ; FAX : (425 ) 227-100 707/19/201 1 17:3 3 FA X 202493514 2 07/19/261 1 38 : 0 9 ^12522718^ 7 FA A - DM S ahJM 7 0004/00 8 PAG E 34/0 8

£ 7 9 ' B 1 0 1 1 1 2 ], 1 14 I S X 6 

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. 12
. 13
. Paragrap hA09 S o f SkyWest' aOpSpec s require s tha t aircraf t loadin g for

Bombardie r CL-600-2B1 9 aircraf

t b e accomplishe di naccordanc e wit hSkyWest' s Weigh t & Balanc e Operation s Manual , SP4 ] 00 , Par t XII , revisio nOri g o f

1 AP R1 0 (W& B Manual)
. SkyWest' s W«S:B Manua l contain s th e loadin g schedule s an dinstruction s fo r SkyWest' s Bombardie r

CL-600-2B1 9 aiicraft
. SkyWcst^ s W& B Manual , Chapte r 2 , paragrap h2.A.2 4 define s ''Hca\ 7 Checke dBags' ' a s an y ba g weighin g mor e tha n5 0 pounds , bu t les s tha n10 0 pounds
. SkyWest' s W& B Manual , Chapte r 3 , paragrap h2.D. 1 require s th e loadin g agen t t o mark th e numbe r

o f standar dan dheav y bag s o nth e Carg o Loa dRepor t (CLR)
. SkyWest' s W& B Manual , Chapte r 3 , paragrap h2.1. 2 require s th e loadin g agen t t o verif y th e piec e coun t

o f al l Standar dChecked , Heav y Checked , an dplanesid e Loaded/Servic e Ite mBaggag e upo ncompletio no f loading
. SkyWest' s W& B Manual , Chapte r 4
. paragrap hS. 9 reqiure s tli e loadin g agen t l o writ e th e tota l numbe r

o f Heav y Checke dBaggag e loade di neac hcarg o bi no nth e CL Ri nth e "Heav> ' Checked' ^ block
. SkyWest' s W& B Manual , Chapte r 4 , paragrap h1 1 - Aircraf t Loading , contain s th e warning : 

### AWARNIN G - INACCURAT E LOADING , REPORTING , O R FAILUR E T O REPOR TINFORMATIO N COUL D CAUS E ISSUE S WIT H AIRCRAF TPERFORMANC E AN D HANDLING , RESULTIN G I N TH E ENDANGERMNE TO F HUMA N LIFE
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## m . O nFebruary ' 11 , 2011 , a t Sal t Lak e Cit y Internationa l Airpor t (SLC) , Sal t

Lak e City , Utah , SkyWes t

loade dpassenger s an dbaggag e ont o N709BR , t o b e operate da s Fligh t 445 1 boun dfo r

Caspe x / Natron aCount y Internationa l .Airpor t (CPR) , Casper , Wyoming
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SL C loeidc don e Hea\ 7 Checke dBa g marke dwithaHeav y Ba g Tag , ont o N7Q9BR
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2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 :. o 1 1 1 2 1 3 14 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 » 2 0 2 1 2 3 24 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 0 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 34 2 5 3 6 3 7 3 0 3 3 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 44 4 5 4 5 4 7 4 3 4 3 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 B y reaso no f th e foregoin g circumstEmc<(s) , SkyWes t violate dth e followin g Section s o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation ? (1 4 C.F.R.) :
a . Sectio n119.5(g) , inthat , a s adirec t ai r carrier , i t

operate di nviolatio no f an appropriat e operation s specification
. b
.

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e . Sectio n119.5(1) , i ntha t i t operate danaircraf

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it s operation s specifications
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tha t accuratel y reflecte dth e weigh t o f th e carg o an dbaggage
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t wa s no t compute dunde r

approve dprocedures
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whe nth e aircraf

t wa s no t loade d accordin g t o anapprove dschedule
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4 9 U.S.C
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acivi l penalt> ' no t

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excee d$27,50 0 fo r

eac ho f th e violation s noted
. 3
. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f 533,00 0 i s appropriate
. WHEREFORE. , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tha t th e Admiiiisaativ c La w Judg e er.te r

anorde r tha t SkyWes t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i nth e amoun t o f S33,000
. Respectfull y submitte dthi s 19thda y o f July , 2011
.

JefWcy M
. Harpe r F A AAttorne y

Complain t SkyWes t Airlines
. Inc
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. HAP-PCR , FA A ATTOtvrc r TEL : (425 ) 227-21G1
. FAX ; (4 2 5 ) 221-100 707/19/201 1 17-3 3 FA X 202493514 2 07/19/201 1 0B:0 9 425227100 7 FA A
- QM S ANM 7 @i006/00 8 PAG E R&/a a

1 2 3

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### ANSWE R I naccordanc e wit

hSectio n13.20 9 o f

th e Federa

l Aviatio nRegulations , Sk>'Wcs t Airlines , Inc
. mus t answer thi s Complaint

no t later tha n3 0 day s fromth e time i

t i s serve donit
. Failure to file a n/Vnswe r withi n3 0 day s without

goo dcaus e shall b e deeme da nadmissio nof

th e trut ho f each allegatio ncontaine di

nth e Complaint

(14C.F.R
. § 13.209(f))
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Complain t SkyWes t Airlines , Inc
. - 20 1 INMOOfiOOS S Pag e < 1 o f 5 JEFFRE Y M
. HARPER
. FA A ATTOF-NE Y TEL ; (425 ) 227-2161 ; FAX : (425 ) 227-100 707/19/201 1 1 7 3 3 FA X 202433514 2 07/19/2& n 98:0 9 425227100 7 FA A - DMS

ANM 7 @]007/00 8 PAG E 07/£l 3

1 2 4 

### s 7 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 € 1 7 l e ly 2 0 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 9 2 6 2 7 2 8 3 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 34 3 5 .* « 3 7 3 9 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 ^ 4 £ 4 7 A S 4 9 S O 5 1 5 2 5 3 CERTIFICAr EO FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complain t ha s bee nserve dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmai l Retur nReceip t

Requeste dthi s dale , t o th e following : Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n SO O Independenc e Ave
. SW
. Washington
. D C 2059 1 .A.ttn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2W100 0 Fax ; 202
. 493.514 2 Tod dEmerson , Esq
. SkyWes t Airline s 44 4 S
. Rive r

Roa d S LGeorge , U T S479 0 TEL : (435)634-353 0 FAX : (435)634-350 5
Date dthi s 19thda y o f

July
. 2011
.

MOIFM RCHI N

Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l (ANM-7 ) federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 160 1 Lin dAve
. SW
. Renton
. W A 9805 7 (425)227-216 0

Complain t SWyWes t Airlines
. In c- 20 1 lS'M0O6O03 3 Pa^ e 5 of 5 JEFFRE Y M
. HARPEH , FA A ATTORNE Y TEL : (425 ) 227-2161 : FAX ; (425 ) 227-100 707/19/201 1 17:3 3 FA X 202493514 2 07/13/201 1 06:0 9 425227180 7 FA A ANM 7 ^ DM S 21008/00 8 PAG E 86/0 6

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VI A FEDERA LEXPRES S Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n ATTN : Hearin g Docke t Clerk
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Propose dCivi l Penalt y inth e above-referenc e cas e wa s receive di

nou r offic e on.fnl

y 11
. 2011
. Pursuan t t o §13.1 6 (e ) (2 ) (ii ) o f

Federa l .Ai

r Regulations , SkyWes t

.Airline s hereb y request s ahearin g o nthi s matter . Sincerely ,

Tod d C
. EWerso n Directo r - Governmen t

an dLega l Affair s TCE/j b
cc : Jeffre y M
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44 4 Sout h Rive rRoa d I St.George
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