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U.S. Deportment of Tronsportotion Federal Aviation Administration


### July 9, 2013 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: (425)**227~1007** robert.spitzer@faa.gov ; ·.. r,

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### ·-·. Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

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## SkyWest Airlines, FAA 

### Case

### No. 2012NM060025/C).OI3-02C1.

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Enclosed 

### is an original and one copy

### ofarequest for hearing and Complaint in

### the abovereferenced proceeding. The Federal Aviation: Administration (FAA) requests 

### that tbe hearing in 

### this matter be held in 

### Salt · Lake City, Utah, and expects that the hearing vvilllast one (1) day. 

### For scheduling purposes, FAA attorney, Robert Spitzer 

### wiU. 

### be unavailable in year 2013: August 20- 22, November 

### 25 -29 

### and December 2-20, 2013

.. Please address 

### all communications for the 

### FAA to the uudersign&j. 

### at:
Federal 

### Aviation Adn:rin.istration Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 

### 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, Washington 98057 Telephone: (425) 227-1.847 FAX: (425) 227-1007

### Since~

# Ro~rt**S~i,er.** FAAAttomey 

### RS/ds
Enclosures: Request 

### for Hearing (Appeal) Comp 

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1 ROBERT SPITZER 2 FAA OFFICE.OF REGlONAJ. COUNSEL 3 · 

### 1601 LIND AVE-, 

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## UNITED STATES OF AN.[ERlCA

. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

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### In the Matter of: SkyWcst 

### Airlines, Inc. FAA Case No. 20l2NM060025 Judge Not Assigned

JUDGENOT ASSIGNED: 

### CO:MPJ_,AINT

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby files its Complaint,
pursuantto Rule 208 oftJ;le Rules ofPractice (14 Code

### ofFe~eral Regulations (C.F.R.) Section

13 .208), and states as follows:
I.

On June 

## 19, 2013, 

### SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was advised 

### through a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty th.at the FAA proposedto assess a civil penalty in the amount of$55,000. 

# On July 3, 2013, SkyWest Airlines, Inc., through its legal counsel, submitted a 'Written request for

a hearing. 

### IT.

49 1. Sky WestAirlines (Sky West) is now aod was at all times relevant herein the holder of FAA issued Scheduled

### Air Carrier Certificate No. SWIAO11 A. 50 51 52**~3** COMPLAJNT FAA v. SlcyWcst Airlines, l:nc. FAACa$e No. 2012NM060041 Page 2 of6 ROBERT ST>:ITZER, :FAAATIORNEY TEL: (425)**227~14l.7;** FAX; (425} 227-100707/09/2013 13:48 4252271007 ANtv17 PAGE 04/08

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3.



## 4. At all times relevant herein SkyWest was authorized 

### to conduct

### operations pursuant to 

### Part 121 ofthe Federal. Aviation Regulations

.. At all times 

### relevant herein. Paragraph D085 ofSky West's Operations Specifications 

### (OpSpecs) authorized 

### SkyWest to use civil aircraft N426SW, a 

### Bombardier CL-600-2B 19 (the aircraft), in the condnct 

### of SkyWest's Part 121 operations.
At all times 

### relevant herein, ParagraphA023 ofSkyWest's 

### OpSpecs authorized the use of SkyWest's Ground Deicing Program Manual 

### SP2800. J.O ll.

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### --~At all times relevant

### herein,theabove-described_Grmln_fi·p~i~~g Program. Manual 13

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### prohibited Sky 

### West aircraft 

### from taking 

### offwhen frost was present on

### an aircraft's upper

15 

### wing surface. l6 17 18 19 ?.0 2l 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 

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10.

11.

I. 

### On or about 

### December 7, 201 1., 

### SkyWest 

### operated the aJ.rcraft as Flight 7770 (a Part 121. flight) between 

### Salt Lake City, Utah and St. George, 

### Utah.
The

## above~described flight departed SaltLake 

### City, Utah despite 

### the fact that 

### frost wa.s adhering 

### to-the aircraft's upper wing surfaces. 

### By reason 

### ofthe 

### above, SkyWest 

### took off. an aircraft when frost 

### was adhetjng to the wings ofthe aircraft 

### By 

### reason ofthe 

### above, SkyWest operated as a direct air. 

### carrier in

### viol~tion ofits operations specifications. By reason 

### ofthe above, 

### SkyWest operated an aircraft under Part 121 

### in

### violati~n 

### ofits Operations 

### Specifications. By 

### reason ofthe above, SkyWest 

### operated an aircraft in a careless 

### manner so 

### as to 

### endan:ger the life or property 

### ofanother.

.

Ill. 

### By reason ofthe foregoin,g facts and circumstances, 

### SkyWest violated. the following

43 44 

### sections ofthc

### Federal Aviation Regulations (14 

### C.P.R.): 45 15 4/ 48 49 50 !)). 52 53 

### a- 

### Section 119.5(g), 

### when it 

### operated as a direct air carri.er when it 

### failed to comply with its 

### Operations Specification concerning aircraft**deicing~** 

### b. Seetion 119.5(1), 

### when it 

### operated the arrcraft·under 

### Part 121 wlien it failed to comply with its 

### Operations 

### Specification concerning aircraft 

### deicing;

COMPLAINT P.AA v. Sk)IWcst Airlines. lrlc. FAA Case No. 20I2NM060041 Page 3 of6 ROBERT SPITZER, FAAATTORNEY**TEl~:** (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 227-100707/09/2013 13:48 4252271007 ANM7

1 c. Section 

### 121.629(b ), when 

### it took offthe aircraft 

### with frost on the upper wing
2 surface; and 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

### 2. d. Section 91.13(a), when 

### it operated the aircraft in a careless orreckless manner so as to endanger the life or property ofanother 

### inthat 

### it operated the aircraft 

### witb frost on tbe upper wing surlace.
In accordance 

### with Sections 

### 4630l(a) and (d) ofTitle 

### 49 ofthe

### United States Code
10 l 1 

# .cu.s:c.) (Tra:o.sportation) [49 U.S.C. Sections 

### 4630l(a) and 

### (d)], Sky West 

### is liable 

### for a 

### ci.vl.l 12

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### 3. 

### Under the facts and circumstat;.ces ofthis case, a civil penalty of$55,000 is appropriate.
17 ).8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 'J..7 2B 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39**~()** 41 42 43 H 45 46 41 48 4.9 50 Sl 52 53 WHEREFORE. the Agency, 

### by counse1, respectfully requests that the Administrative

Law Judge enter an order that SkyWest be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$55,000.

Respectfully submitted this 

### 9th day of-July, 

### 2013.

Robert Sp1tzer FAA Attorney

COMPLAlNT FAA v, S}cyWcstAirlincs,Jnc. FAA Case No. 201:2'N"M06004l Page 4 of6 

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ROBERT SPITZE'R., FAAATTORN:In' TEL: (425) 227-J417; FAX: (425} 227"100707/09/2013 13:48 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 05/08

1**~S~R** 2 3 In accordance with Section 13.209 

### ofthe Federal Aviation. 

### Regulations, SkyWest, must answer 4 tb.is Complaint not later than 

### thirty (30) days from the time it is served on 

### it. Failure 

### to flle an 5 Answer within 

### thirty (30) 

### days without good cause shall be deemed an admission ofthe truth of
6 each allegation contained 

### in. the Complaint 

### [l4.C.F.R. § 13.209(f)]-
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ROBEitr SntZER. F M ATTORNEY TEL: (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 227-1007**~7/09/2013** 13:48 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 07/08

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that the foregoing Complaint has lpeen served via facsimile.and certified mailReturn Receipt Requested this date, to the following:



### Federal Aviation Administration (Original 

### and one copy) 800 Independence Avenue 

### SW Washington, 

### D.C. 20591 

### Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 

### Fax: (202) 493-S 

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### 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 ofJuly, 2013.

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### Office ofRegional Counsel (AN1v1-7) 

### Fede:r.al Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Ave. SW

COMPLAD'fT FAA v. SkyWcst Airlines. IDe. FMCaseNo. 2012NM06004-l Page 6 of.6 

### Renton, WA 98057 

### (425) 227-2007

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ROBERT SJ>ITZER, FAA ATTORNEY TEL: (4-25) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 227-1.007• 07/09/2013 13:48 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 08/08**Dir~ct** Dial: 435.634.3530 Direct Fax: .\3$.634.3505 ll-t-nail:**tcm~rson@~kvwes.L.£Q.m** 

### Regi'IJ\nal Counsel JUL 9 Z0\3**A~lM~7**

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Federal Aviation Administration ATTN: Hearing Docket Clerk,**AGC~430 ~ilbur**  Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591
Re: Case No. 20l2NM060025

Dear Sir!Madarn: July 3, 2013

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The Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty in the above-referenced case was received in our office on June 24, 2013.
Pursuant to §13.l6 (e) (2) (ii) ofFederal Aviation Regulations, Sky West Airlines hereby requests a

### he~ring 

### on th1s matter. · Sincere1y,

# ·~·c.**'To~1C1'SOJ:1** Director- 

### Governme11t and Legal.Affnirs

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cc: Robert Spitzer