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Enclosed herewith please find a copy of a request for hearir.g and the original and one copy of the 

Complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requests that the hearing in this matter be held in Salt 

Lake City, Utah, and expects that the hearing will last two (2) days. 

For scheduling purposes, FAA attorney, KyleE. Lomazowwili be unavailable in year 2011: August 17 

througli September 2; September 9 through 23. 

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FAA Artomcy 

Enclosures: Request for Hearing (Appeal) 

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In the Matter of-. 

SkyWest Airlines 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C, 

FAA Case No. 2010NM060081 

Judge Not Assigned 

JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED: 

COMPLAINT 

The Federal Aviation Adminisuation (FAA), by counsel, hereby files iis Complaint, 

pursuant to Rule 208 of the Rulesof Practice (14 C.F.R. § 13.208), and states as follows: 

I. 

On July 15, 2011^ SkyWest Airlines, was advised through a Final Notice of Proposed 

Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amoiint of $68,500. On 

July 29,2011, SkyWest, through legal counsel, submitted a written request for a hearing. 

II1. SkyWest Airlines (liereafter SkyWest) is now, and was at all times tjiaterial hereto the 

holder of Scheduled Air Carrier Certificate No. SW7A011A. and conducts its operations 

pel Federal Aviation Regulation Part 121. 

2. Operations Specifications Paragraph D072 of SkyWest's Operations Specifications 

(OpSpecs) requires it to maintain its aircraft in accordance with its Continuous 

Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP), which includes the provisions of its 

GenerEii Maintenance Manual (GMM). 

COMPLAINT 

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3. The SkyWest GMM includes by reference the Bombardier, Cl^600-2B 19 Maintenance 

and Inspection Program as well as the Bombardier, CL-000-2B19 Maintenance Manual. 

4. The SkyWest CAMP incorporates by reference SkyWest Standard Practice 

No. 8600. 

1>. SkyWest OpSpec DOSS authorizes it to use N94SSW, a Bombardier, 

CL-600-2B19 civfl aircraft, in the conduct of its Pan 121 operations. 

6. On May 30, 2010, aircraft N948SW aborted takeoff at the San Francisco Internationa] 

Airport, California after the flight crevJ received a right air-condUioning system pack high 

pressiirc message. 

7. Maintenance personnel used a procedure found in the Pilot Quick Reference Handbook^ 

which was not part of the CAMP, to correct this discrepancy. 

8. The maintenance'controller failed to acquire concurrence of a valid corrective action as 

required by SkyWest Standard Practice No. 8600 (as part of the CAMP). 

9. Between May 30, 2010 and June 1,2010, SkyWest operated aircraft N948SW in an 

unairwortliy condftion eight (8) cycles in domestic service before terminating at San 

Francisco International Airport, California, 

10. On June 1, 2010, the N948SW flight crew received aright pack high pressure Engine 

Indication and Crew Alerting System (ETCAS)mi;ssage while on final approach to San 

Francisco International Airport, California. 

I i. The right pack discrepancy was corrected by replacing the right pack pressure regulating 

and shut off valve, as indicated in the correction action on the aircraft maintenance log. 

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1. By reason of the foregoing facts and circumstances, SkyWest violated the following 

sections of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R,)' 

a. Section 119.5Cg). Sky West operated as a direct air carrier in violation of operation 

specification paragraph D072 when it failed to maintain aircraft N94'8SW in 

accordance with its CAMP authorized for use by operation specification D072. 

b. Section 119.5(1) when Sk>'West operated N948SW eight (8) cycles in domestic 

service in violation of operation specification D072. 

COMPLAINT 

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c. Section 121.153(a)(2), in that it operated, on eight (8) occasions, an aircraft when ii 

was not in an airworthy condition and did not meet the applicable airworthiness 

requirements of this chapter. 

d. Section 121.709(b)(2)(i), in that it operated an aircraft after maintenance was 

performed, but not in accordance with the cenificaie holder^s manual. 

e. Section 121.605 when it dispatched an aircraft under FAR Part 121 when it was 

unairwonhy. 

2. In accordance with Section 46301(a) and (d) of Title 49 of the United States Code 

(Transportation) [49 U.S.C. § 46301 (a) and (d)], SkyWest is liable for a civil penalt}^ not to 

exceed SI,100 for each of the violations noted. 

3. Under the facts and circumstances of this case, a civil penalty of $68,500 is appropriate. 

WHEREFORE, the Agency, by counsel, respectfully requests that the Administrative 

Law Judge enter an order that SkyWest be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of S6B,500. 

Respectfully submitted this 8th day of August, 2011. 

Kyle E. Lomazow 

FAA Attorney 

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ANSWER 

In accordance with Section 13.209 of the Federal Aviation. Regulations, SkyWes; must answer 

this Complaint not later than 30 days from the time it is served on it. Failure to 51e an Answer 

within 30 days without good cause shall be deemed an admission of the truth of each allegation 

contained in the Complaint [14.C.F.R. § 13.209(f)]. 

COMPLATtJT 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that the foregoing Complaint has been sen-'ed via facsimile and certified mail 

Return Receipt Requested this dale, to the following: 

Federal Aviation Administration (Original and I copy) 

800 Independence Avenue SW 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Ann: Hearing Docket Clerk. AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building - Suite 2Wl 000 

Fax; (202) 493-5142 

Todd C. Emerson 

SkyWest Airlines 

444 S. River Road 

St. George, Utah 84790 

TEL: (435)634-3530 

FAX: (435)634-3505 

I also certify that the foregoing Complaint has been served via Regular and Certified Mail 

Return Receipt Requested this date^ to the following: 

Dated this 8th day of August, 2011. 

Zd^Z? ^ 

)ana Stephenson 

Office of Regional Counsel (ANM-7) 

Federal Aviation Administration 

1601 Lind Ave. SW 

Renton, WA 98057 

(425)227-2164 

CONfPI-ATNT 

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