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U.S. Department ·of

### Transportation Northwes:t Monntajn**Regi~n** Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington,· Wyoming 

### 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, Washington 98057 

### Tel: (425) 227-2161 

### Federal Aviation Administration Office of Regional Coun$el 

### Fa:x: (425) 227-1.007 JAFFREY .HARP.ER@F.AA.GOV



### . July 13, 2012



### VIA 

### FACSIMILE AND CERTIFIED 

### MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, 

### AGC-430 Hea-ring**Doek~** 

### Fede:ra:l. Aviation Administration (Wilbur**W~1ght** 

### Bldg·· 

### Room 2W1000) 

### .800 Independence Avenue 

### S.W. Washiiigton, 

### D.C. 20591 Re: 

### In the Matter of SkyWest

## ~irlincs, Inc., 

### FAA Case No

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### The Federal Aviation Administration 

### (FAA) requests that the hearing 

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### matter. be held in SkyWest 

### Airlines, Tnc., and expects that tb.e 

### hearing will last one (1) day.



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### purposes. f M Attorney, Jeffrey Harper will be 

### unavailable in year 2012: August 

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### ~-5, November 31-Decer.nber 3. Please address all communications for the F.AA to the undersigned at: 

### Federal Aviation Administration**No:rth."-'"'e~t** Mo\llltaln Region, 

### ANM· 1601 Lind AvenueS.W. Renton, Washington 

### 98057 Telephone: (425) 227-2161 FAX: (425) 227-1007



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JE1PR.EY M. HARPER. 

### FAA OFFICE OF 

### REGIONAL COUNSEl. )601 LIND AVE., SW RENTON, W ASH!NGTON 98051 TELEPHONE: 

### (425) 227-2J 61 · FACSIMILE: (425) 227-1.007 

### UNITED 

### STATES OF 

### AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF 

### TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS



### WASIDNGTON, D.C.

In the Matter of: 

### FAA Case No. 

### 2011NM060005 SkyWest Airlines, Inc. 

### Judge Not Assigned



### JUDOE NOT ASSIGNED: COMPLAINT
The Federal Aviation

### Administrati~n (FAA), by 

### collilSel. hereby files its Complaint,
pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 Code ofFederal Regulations (C.F.R.) Section 

### 13.208), and states as follows;
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### On .T\llle**25~** 

### 2012, 

### SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was 

### advised through 

### a Final Notice 

### of**~** 9
· Proposed Civil Penalty that 

### the FAA proposed to assess a civil· 

### penalty in 

### the, amount of <10 41 42 ·43 44 45 46 47

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### June 29,**2012~** SkyWest, through legal 

### couns¢:1. submitted a written request for a 

### hearing. 

# n. Sky West

### Aidi:t:~es (SlcyWest) is now aud was at all times material hereto the. holder of 

### Scheduled Air Carrier Certificate No. 

### SW1A011A, and conducts its operations pursuant to Part 121 ofthe Fed.e.Tal Aviati"ora**R~gula.tionS** (FAR).**COM~LAINT** FAA v.**SkyWc:~** A'i1lines. Inc. FA/I.**Cas~** No. 20l1NM06000:5 Page 2 of7 JEFFREY M, HARPER. FM ATIORNEY TEL: (425) 227-2161; FAX: (415) 227-100707/19/2012 15:58 FAX 2024935142 FAA + 

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### 14. Paragraph D085 of SkyWest,s

### Qp!;:rat~.ons Speeifications (OpSpecs) authorizes SkyWest to use NS22SK, a Bombardier CL-600-2D24 civil aircraft, in the conduct of SkyWest's Part 121 operations. 

### Paragraph D095 of Sky 

### West's OpSpec:s allows 

### SkyWest to use an approved 

### Minimum Equipment List (MEL) to defer maintenance. provided 

### certain co11ditions and limitations


### are met. SkyWest SP 8175, MEL CL600-2D24 is the approved MEL for SkyWest's Bombardier CL-600-2D24 

### aircraft. Procedures

### listed on the MEL for the discrepancy rnust be completed 

### in order to properly defer the discrepatJ.cy. On 

### October 18,2010, a flight crew reported an "A PACK FAULT 

### STATUS 

### MSG'' as a. mechanical irregul8I'ity in the**maintenat1C~** log o:fN82:2SK. 

### The ''A PACK FAULT STATIJS MSG" mechanical irregularity was 

### properly deferred under 

### SkyWest SP 8175, MEL 

### 27-51-4a.

.Th.e maintenance procedures for MEL 27-51-4a req:uires maintenance or 

### t1ight crew

personnel 

### to "verify operation ofthe pack discharge pressUie sensor by

### in~:trogating the MDC" once per 

### flight day, BIJd that an entry be made in the 

### Aircraft Maintenance Log indicating the 

### actions taken.

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Flight Day" is defined in 

### SkyWest's SP 7555, Definitio:ng and Acronyms for Standard 

### Practices, as ••a 24 hour period (from 3:00a.m. to 3:00**a,~11.)** 

### local time during which at least one flight is initiated for the 

### affected 

### aircraft."
The pack discharge 

### pressure sensor 

### was not verified 

### a.s operable on October 19, 2010 and October 20, 

### 2010. Between October 19,2010, and the completion 

### oftha:: check 

### on October 21,2010, SkyWest rdeased, 

### dispatched, aud 

### operated N822SK 

### in commercial service for 17 flight 

### cycles. 

### Deferral under 'MEL 27-51-4a for these flights "WaS 

### not authorized because the**prescrib~d** 

### daily maintenance procedures 

### had not bee.n completed. · At the time ofthe flights on October 19 and October 20,**2010~** 

### N728S:K did not conform 

### to all applicable condi.tions 

### and limitations contained 

### in the Jv.IEL 

### and operations specifications 

### authorizing use ofthe MEL

. At 

### the time 

### ofthe flights 

### on October 

### 19 and October 20, 2010. 

### N728SK was not a.irworthy.

COMPLAINT .1E.FF.UY M. liARPER,. FAA.ATIOJ'I.m'Y TeL: (425) 227-2161; FAX: (425) 227-1007 FAA v. SkyWest Airline:s, lne. FAA**Cll..~e** No. 20 l \NM06000S**Pa~e** 3 of707/18/2012 15:56 FAX 2024835142 FAA + 

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

sections ofthe Federal Aviation 

### Regulations (14 C.F.R.):

a. Section 119.5(g), 

### in that, as a direct air**carrier~** jt 

### operated in 

### violation ofan appropriate Operations 

### Spectficatjo.n.
b. 

### Section 119.5(1), in that it operated an aircraft under }?art 121 in violation ofits Operations 

### Specifications.

c. Section 121.628(a)(5), iu. that 

### it took off an airplane 

### ·with inoperable equipment 

### installed when the airplane was 

### not operated under all applicable 

### conditions and 

### .fun.i.tations contained 

### in the MEL 

### and the operations specifications 

### authorizing use 

### of the 

### MEL.
d. 

### Seotio11 1**~** 1.605, 

### in that it dispatched or**rele~sed** an airplane that was unai.r.Worthy.

e. Section 121. 153(a)(2), in that 

### it operated a.n. aircraft that was 

### unairworthy.

2. In 

### accordance with 

### Sections 4630l(a) and (d) of

### Title 49 

### ofthe United States 

### Code
(U.S.C.) 

### (Transportation) [49 U.S.C. Sections 46301 (a) 

### ao.d**(d)]~.SkyWest** 

### is liable for 

### a. 

### civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 

### for each ofrhe violations noted.
3. Under 

### the facts 

### and oircumstances ofthis case, a civil penalty of$142,500 is appropriate

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COMPJ

...AINT PAA v. SkyW=st.**.A.irli'l'l~,** Inc. FAA**Ca~** No. 20ll:NM06000.5

· Pnge4of7 JEFFREY M. HARPER. FAA ATTOT\N!"!' TtL: (425) 227·21 ISJ; FAX: (<i25) 227·100707/18/2012 15:57 FAX 2024835142 FAA 87/13/2012 11:25 4252271007 + 

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### WHEREFORE. the Agency, 

### by**~ounsel,** 

### respectfully**r~quests** 

### that the Administrative ·
Law Judge enter an order that S.kyWest Airlines, Inc. be 

### asses$ed a 

### civil penalty in the

### ~ount of**~0** 11 l.2 :1.:3. 14 ;'lS 16**~7** 

### $142,500.

Respectfully submitted tbis

## ~3th day of

### July, 20i2.

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### Jeffrey M, 

### Harper J.9 

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42. 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Sl 52 S3 COMJ'LAINT F'AA V.**SkyWc..~t.Ai~lines.** Inc. FAA Case No-. 2Cll1NM06000S**P~.gc** 5 <lf7 JEFFUY M. HARPER, FAA A 'ITOPJII'i'Y TEI..: (425) 227·2161; FAX: (425) 127-100707/19/2012 15:57 FAX 2024935142 FAA 87/13/2812 11:25 4252271007 

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2 .ANSWER 

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2 3 In accordance 

### with Section 13.209 ofthe Federal Aviation 

### Regulations. SkyWest Airlines,**Inc.~** -4 must .answer 'this Complaint not later

### than thirty (30) days 

### from the time 

### it is serve4 

### on it. Failure 

### s to file an Answer within 

### thirty (30) days 

### without good cause shall be**de~med** an admission ofthe
e 

### truth of each allegat;on contained in the 

### Complaint [14.C.F.R. Section 13.209(£)].
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## CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that 

### the foregoing Complaint has 

### been served via 

### facsimile and certified mailReturn Receipt Requested 

### this date, to tbe following:


### Fe.deral Aviation Administration (Original a:od one 

### copy) 800 Independence Avenue SW 

### Washington, D.C. 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 Fax: (202) 493-Sl.42

Todd Emerson. 

### Es.q. SkyWest 

### Airlines 444 S. 

### River Road 

### St. George, UT 84790 

### TEL: (435) 634-3530 

### FAX: (435) 634-3505

:24 Dated this 

### 13th day 

### ofJuly, 2012. 25 26 2'7 28 2.9 )l) 

### :n 32 :33 :!4 35 :as 37 31!**3~** 40 41 42 43 44 45 4Q 47 45 49 so Sl. 52 53. COMPLAINT FAA v.**SkyWo;:~t** Alrlinc:s, 'Tnt. PAA Cas.; No. 2<>11NM06000S Pag.:: 7 of7 

### Office ofRegional Coun.sel (ANM-7) Federal Aviation**Administratiot;~** 

### 1601 Lind Ave. 

### SW Renton, WA 98057 

### (425) 227-2164

JEF:f"R'EY M. HARPER,.**FAAATTOR~Y** TEL: (42S).l:l7-2Hi1: FAX: (42:5)**2:27~1007·**