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b e hel di n Salt Lak e City , Utah , an

dexpect s tha

t the hearin g will las t

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JUDG E NO T ASSIGNED : COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Adminisuatio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s ii s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Ruleso f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R

. § 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows :

I

. O n Jul y 15 , 2011 ^ SkyWes t Airlines , wa s advise dthroug h aFina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt y tha t

th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoiin t o f $68,500

. O n Jul y 29,2011 , SkyWest , throug h lega l counsel , submitte dawritte n reques t fo r ahearing

. II

1

. SkyWes t

Airline s (liereafte r

SkyWest ) i s now , an dwa s a t al l time s tjiateria l heret o th e holde r o f Schedule dAi r

Carrie r Certificat e No

. SW7A011A

. an dconduct s it s operation s pe l Federa l Aviatio n Regulatio n Par t 121

. 2

. Operation s Specification s Paragrap h D07 2 o f SkyWest' s Operation s Specification s (OpSpecs ) require s i t

t o maintai n it s aircraf

t i n accordanc e wit h it s Continuou s Airworthines s Maintenanc e Progra m(CAMP) , whic h include s th e provision s o f it s GenerEi i Maintenanc e Manua l (GMM)

.

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. Th e SkyWes t GMM include s b

y referenc e th e Bombardier , Cl^600-2 B 1 9 Maintenanc e an dInspectio n Progra

ma s well a s th e Bombardier , CL-000-2B1 9 Maintenanc e Manual

. 4

. Th e SkyWes t

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y referenc e SkyWes t

StandardPractic e No

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. SkyWes t

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S authorize s i t

t o us e N94SSW , aBombardier , CL-600-2B1 9 civf

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n the conduc t

o f it s Pa n 12 1 operations

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. O n Ma y 30 , 2010 , aircraf

t N948S Waborte dtakeof

f a t th e Sa n Francisc o Internationa ] Airport , Californi aafte

r th e fligh t crev J receive daright

air-condUionin g syste mpac k hig h pressiirc message . 7

. Maintenanc e personne l use daprocedure foun di n th e Pilo t

Quic k Referenc e Handbook

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par t o f the CAMP , t o correc t

thi s discrepancy

. 8

. The maintenance'controlle r failedto acquire concurrenc e o f avali dcorrectiv e actio n a s require db y SkyWes t

StandardPractic e No

. 8600 (a s par t o f th e CAMP)

. 9

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t N948S Wi

n a n unairwortli y condftio n eight (8 ) cycle s i

n domesti c servic e befor

e terminatin g a

t Sa n Francisc o International Airport , California , 10

. O n Jun e 1 , 2010 , th e N948S Wflight cre w receive darigh t

pac k hig h pressure Engin e Indicatio n andCre w Alertin g System(ETCAS)mi;ssag e whil e o n fina l approac h t o Sa

n Francisc o International Airport , California

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pack discrepanc y wa s correcte db y replacin g th e righ t

pac k pressure regulatin g andshu t of f valve , a s indicate di n the correctio n actio n o n th e aircraf t maintenanc e log

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. B y reaso n o f

the foregoin g fact s andcircumstances , SkyWes t violate dthe followin g section s o f

th e Federa

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a. Sectio n 119.5Cg)

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air carrier i n violatio n o f

operatio n specificatio n paragrap h D07 2 whe n i t failedt o maintai n aircraf

t N94'8S Wi

n accordanc e wit

h it s CAMP authorize dfo r us e b y operatio n specificatio n D072

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(8 ) cycle s i

n domesti c servic e i n violatio n o f

operatio n specificatio n D072

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### c . Sectio n 121.153(a)(2) , i n tha t i t operated , o n eight

(8 ) occasions , a

n aircraf t when i i wa s no t i n a n airworthy conditio n an ddi dnot meet the applicabl e airworthines s requirement s o f

thi s chapter

. d

. Sectio n 121.709(b)(2)(i) , i n tha t i t operate da

n aircraf t afte r maintenanc e wa s performed , but

no t i n accordanc e wit

h th e cenificai e holder^ s manual

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e . Sectio n 121.60 5 whe n i t dispatche da

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t wa s unairwonhy

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2

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h Sectio n 46301(a ) an d(d ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C

. § 4630 1 (a) and(d)] , SkyWes t i s liabl e fo

r acivi l penalt} ^ no t

to
excee dSI,10 0 fo

r each of th e violation s noted

. 3

. Unde

r th e fact s an

dcircumstance s of

thi s case , acivi l penalt

y o f $68,50 0 i s appropriate

. WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfully request s tha t the Administrativ e La w Judg e enter

a n orde r that SkyWes t b e assesse dacivi l penalt

y i n th e amount

o f S6B,500

.
Respectfully submitte dthi s 8t h da y o f August , 2011

.

Kyl e E

. Lomazo w FAA Attorney

COMPLAnJ T FA A V , SkyWes t

Airline ? Pag e 4 o f

6 Kvr

. p , E , LOMAZOW

. FA A ATTORNE

Y TEL:425.227.T847;F-^X : 425.227.100 708/12/201 1 lG-3 5 FA X 202493514 2 tid/ao.'L^ul l lJ:d 7 425227100 7 FA A - DM S

AMM 7 g]00S/00 7 PAG E 0G/O ?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 e i c 1 1 1 2 I J 14 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 5 I S 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 7 5 2 6 3- J 2 9 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 e 3 7 3 6 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 S 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 S O ? 1 5 2 5- 3 

### ANSWER In accordanc e wit

h Sectio n 13.20 9 o f

th e Federa

l Aviation

. Regulations , SkyWes ; mus t answe r thi s Complaint

no t late r tha n 3 0 day s fromth e time i

t i s serve do n it

. Failur e t o 51 e a n Answer withi n 3 0 day s withou t

goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme da n admissio n o f

th e truth o f

eac h allegatio n containe di n th e Complain t [14.C.F.R

. § 13.209(f)]

.

COMPLATtJ T F/\ A V

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### CERTIFICATE O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complain t ha s bee n sen-'e dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmai l Retur n Receip t

Requeste dthi s dale , t o th e following : (Origina l an dI copy ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Ann : Hearin g Docke t

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Roa d St

. George , Uta h 8479 0 TEL : (435)634-353 0 FAX : (435)634-350 5 I als o certif

y tha t th e foregoin g Complain t ha s bee n serve dvi aRegula r an dCertifie dMai l Retur n Receip t

Requeste dthi s date ^ t o th e following :

Date d thi s 8t h da yo f August , 2011

. 

# Zd^Z? ^ )an aStephenso n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l (ANM-7 ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 160 1 Lin dAve

. S W Renton , W A 9805 7 (425)227-216 4

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. SkyWes t AirMne s Pag e ft o f ft KYLBE

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