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### DATE: August 17,2012 NO. PAGES: 7 

## including cover TO: FAA, Hearing Docket 

### FROM: 

## Jeffrey Harper Clerk; 

### AGC-430 FAX NO.: 

## (202)**493~5142** 

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## (425) 227-1007 PHONE NO.: PHONE NO.: 

## (425) 227-2161 RE: Sky West Airlines, Inc. 

### EMAIL: jeffrey.bamer@faa.gov 

### 20llNM060005

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## Complainant's Initial Discovery Request.08/17/2012 08:01 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 02/07

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In tli.e Matter of: SkyWest Airlines, Inc. FAA 

### DOCKET Not Assigned FAA 

### Case No. 20

### IINM060005 

### DMS Nos. FAA-2012-0777 

### Judge Richard C. Goodwin



### COMPLAINANT'S INITIAL DISCOVERY REQUEST To: Respondent
In 

### accordance with 14 C.F.R 

### § J 3.220 

### and the Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure, please respond to the following Interrogatories, Requests for Production ofDocuments, and Request for Admissions, separately and fully under oath by September 17, 2012. 

### These discovery requests are intended to .discover information and!or docwnen.ts not only witbbJ. your personal knowledge or obtainable by you, but also information in 

### the possession of or obtainable by your attorneys, investigators, representatives, employees, agents, or anyone acting on your behalfor·on tl1eir behalf.
TI1ese discovery requests are continuing in nature and any information which may be discovered by

### you subsequent to the service and filing ofyour answers must be brought to the attention ofthe agency attorney th!;ough supplemental answers when itbecomes available to you, ata reasonable time prior to the hearing in this matter. If 

### there are any additions, deletions or changes in 

### the answers or information provided at any time prior to hearing the Respondent is specifically requested to so i.mrllediate!y inform the agency attorney. Ifsuch information is not furnished, the agency attorney at the thn.e ofthe hearing will move to exclude from evidence such information requested and not furnished.
The agency attomey further requests that the Respondent produce the documents identified and designated herein for inspection and copying at the FederalAviationAdministration (FAA) 

### Office ofRegional Counsel, Suite 570, 1601 LindAvenue, Southwest, Renton, Washington 98057, by September 

## 17. 2012.

Complainant's Initial DiscoVery Request Skywcst Air!**in~-** 20 l!N.M060005. FAA-201.2-0777 Page I of6 JEFFREY M. HARPER, FAA ATIORNEY TEl.: (425) 227-2161; fAX: (425) 227-!00708/17/2012 08:01 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 03/07

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 .16, l7 l8 19 :10 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3l 32 33 :l4 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 PRIVILEGE 

### lf, inrespondingto, or failing to 

### respond to these Interrogatories, Requests for Admissi.on and Requests for Production you invoke or rely upon any privilege ofany kind, state specifically the nature ofthe privilege; the basis upoo which you invoke, rely upon, orclaim it, including any statutory or decisional reference; and identifi all documents or otherinformation, inc!uding contacts and communications. which you believe to be ernbraced bythe privilege invoked_

DATED tl1i.s 

### 17th day ofAugust, 2012.

# "t:f:~~ FAA

### Attorney

Complainanfs Initial Discovery Request**Sk~we;t** Airlines- 2011.NM06000S, PAA-20!2-0777 Page 2 of6 JEFFI\EY M. HARPER, FAAATTORNEY TEL; (425) 227-2161; FAX; (42S) 227-100708/17/2012 08:01 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 04/07

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### INTERROGATORIES JIJterrogaton: ;tl:o. l: Identify by 

### name, address, and

### telephone n=.ber all persons whom you know'to.have personal knowledge ofthe matters alleged in fue Complaint. · Interrogaton: No. 2: Ident:iiy by title; date, author, present custodian, and content, all ndence, obtained by you or in your possession; relating to ilie our appeal, your answer, and ariy affirmative defenses which you r. See Request for ProductionNo. 1. documents, including colTespo assertions in the Complaint, y anticipate raising in this matte Interrogaton:: No.3: IdentifY intend to have testify as afac by name, address and telephone number, all persons whom you tual 

### or expert witness iii your defense at the hearing in this matter, and for factual witnesses, provide a detailed summary ofeach person's anticipated testinlony. InterrogatoryNo. 4: ldeoti:fy by title, date, author, present custodian, and content, all documents mto evidence or using atilie hearing in this matter, and through whJ.ch you anticipate offering ·
· which witness or witnesses th · e document 

### will be o.ffered. See Request foJ: Production No.2. pect to each expert witness identified in response to 

### IntelTogatou No. 5: With res Ioterrogatory No. 3, specify their specific area. ofexpertise, and provide a synopsis oftl1eir ng, and experience. credentials, background, traini 

### lnterrogatorv No. 6: With respcct to each expert you expect to call as a witness, state the xpert is expected to testify, state the substance ofthe facts and s expected to

### testifY, and provide summary ofilie grounds for subject matter on which the e opinions to whichthe expert i each such opinion.- Interrogaton: No.7: Describe wiili specificity all ofthe facts. which you anticipate presenting in this matterpertaiuing to the avoidance or mitigation. ofthe. sanction



### e. the course ofthe hearinl! in soughtbythe FAA in this cas Intgrogaton:: No. 8: State by substance ofconversation, allname, address, telephone number, date ofconversation, and

. persons, other furu1legal counsel or your spouse, with whom you have. discussed the matters alleged in ilie Complaint. · Int;fao&mton:: No.9: For each tl1e;ctsfuat are the basis for allegation in the Complaintthat is denied, state with specificity that denial as well as the inquiriestaken to detemine that the notCOJTect. 

### See Request for Production No. 3. allegation in. the complaiJ1t is

. y ofthe requests for admissions below that is deriied, state wifu lnterrogaton: No. 10: For an specificity ilie facts that are ilie basis for that denial as well as the inquiries taken to determine r admission are not colTect. See Request for Production No. 4. thatilie facts in fu.e request fo. Interrogaton: No. 11 : Describe wiili specificity all facts or evidence you intend to 

### rely upon 

### JJ1 fenses raised in 

### anyAnswer to ilie Complaint, to iJJclude support ofany affmnative depolicy you claim is violated by the proposed penalty in ilicse cases. 0. 5. 

### identifying tl1e specific FAA See Request for ProductionN REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION Reguest for Production No. l Interrogatory No. 2 : Provide a copy ofall docwnents referred to in your answer to

Complainant's Initial DiscovcJY Rc**que~t** IEFJ'REY M_ HARPRR, FAA Al'TOIWEY T.EL: (425) 227"2161; FAX: (425) 227-1007 Skywest**A.irli.~es-** 201 JNM060005, FM-2012-()777 Page 3 of608/17/2012 08:01 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 05/07

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 :$l. 52 53 Reguest for ProductionNo. 2: InterrogatoryNo. 

### 4. Provide a copy ofall doCU!T\ents referred to in your answ!"l" to
Reguest for Production No.3: Interrogatory No. 9. Provide a copy ofall documents 1hat support your answer to
'Reguest for Production No. 4: Interrogatory No. 10. Provide a copy ofall documents that support your answer to

Reguest for Production No. 5: Interrogatory No. 11. Provide a copyofall docllll:\ents 1hat support your answer to

REQUEST FORADMISSIONS
Under 14 C.P.R.§ 13.220(b) requested to admit 1he 

### truth o and Rule 36 of1he Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure,you are f1he following matters. A matter is adniitted unless responded to es of:Practice in FAA Civil PenaltyActions, 14 C.f.R. § in a reasonable time. The 

### Rul l3.220(d), defines a reasonable timetobe 30 days. TI1e agency requests 1hat an answer is served er admitting the matter, specifically denying the matter, stating upon the agency attorney ei1h why the matter cannot be admitted or denied, or objecting to 1he request, wlth reailons for 1he objection stated wi1hin 30 days ofthe date ofservice upon you, that is, September 17, 2012. Reguest for AdmissionNo. I: SkyWestAirlines had opera Quarterly Financial Review ( Admit tl1at, for 1:he 12 mouth period ending December 2011, ting revetmes in. e:>:cess of$1 00 million., 

### as shown by the Airline

4111 Quarter 20

### J1) published by 1he Department ofT ransportation., Office ofAviationAnalysis, Competition and PolicyAnalysis Division. · Regucst for Admission No. 2: Acbnit that, as ofDecember 31, 2011, SkyWestAirlines employs as shown by SkyWestAirlines' 2011 Annual Report. more 1han I ,SOOemployees,**R~uest** for AdmissionNo. 3: Admit trui.t SkyWest Airlines 

### has the financial ability to pay the alty in FAA Case No. 20JlNM060005, FDMS No. FAA-2012- $142,500 requested 

### civil pen 0777. Regu.est for AdmissionNo.4: paragraph 8 offue Complaint time on October 19,2010.**R~uest** forAdmission No. 5: paragraph 

### 8 of1he Complaint time on October 20, 2010. Admit 1hat 1he procedure described 

### in MEL 27-51-41 and was not completed onthe flight day beginning 3:00A.M. local

Admit that

### the procedure described 

### io MEL.27

### -51-41 and 

### was not completed on tl1.e flight day beginning 3:00A.M. local

Reguest for Admission No.6·

. Admit that SkyWest operated N822SK 

### in comin.ercial service on A.M. local time on October 19,2010. the flight day beginning 3:00 Reguest for AdmissionNo. 7· . Adm;ttbat Sky West operated N822SK in commercial service on AM. local time October 20,2010. 1he flight day beginning 3:00

Complainant's Initial Discovery R equest Skywost Airlines- 2011NM060005, FAA·20l2·0(77 Page 4 of6 Jll""""yM. FlARPEJl. FAA NrtORNJiY TEL: (425) 2Z7-2l6l; FAX: (425) Z27-J00708/17/2012 08:01 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 05/07

1 Request for AdmissionNo. 8: Admit that SkyWest operated N822SK 

### in commercial service on 2 the flight day beginning 3:00A.M. local time October 21,2010. 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 ·11

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### n 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4,0 41 42 43 4,4 4.5 4,6 4:7**~~a** 4'9 50 

## s,. 52 5:3 Request forAdmissionNo. 9: AdmitthatN822SK was flown 17 

### flight cycles between October 19,2010 andthe completion ofthe MEL 27-51-4aprocedure on October 21,2010.

Complainant's Initial Discovery**R.~qucst** Skywest.A;;I;nes -2011NM06000S, FAA-2012·0777 Page 5 of6 · JEFFREY M, 1-!All.Prut, FAA ATTORNF.Y TEL: (425) 227·2161; FAX; (425) 227-!007-08/17/2012 08:01



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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

6 I hereby certify that the foregoing Complainant's 1st Discovery Requestshas been served via 7 facsimile and certified mail

- Retum ReceiptRequested this date, to the following: 

### s 9 10 The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 11 Office ofHearings, M-20 :1.2 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. 13 East Building Ground Floor, Rm E12-320 14 Washington, D.C. 20590 15 TEL: (202) 366-2139 J.6 FAX: (202) 366-7536 17 u Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 19 Wilbur Wright Buildiug- Suite 2Wl000 20 Federal Aviation Administration 21 800 Independence Ave. SW. 22 Washington, DC 20591 23 FAX: (202) 493-5J42 24 25 Todd Emerson, Esq. 26 Sky West Airlines 27 444 S. RiverRoad**~** B St. George, UT 84790 29 TEL: (435) 634-3530 3o FAX: (435) 634-3505 31 32 33 DATED this 17th day ofAugust, 2012. 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 

## Dana Stephenso Office ofRegional Cotmsel (ANM-7) Federal Aviation Administration 4,l ' 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 so 51 S2 53 1601 Lind Ave. SW Renton, W A 98057 (425) 227·2164

0,)tnplainant'.s 1nitial Discovery Reqtlest Skywost Airline'·· 2011NM060049, FAA·20 1.2-0776 Page 7 of7 JEFFREY M. HARPER, FAA ATTORNEY TEL: (425) 227-2161: FAX: (425) 227-1007