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U.S. Department 

### OfT ransportation**~,federal** 

### Aviation

. Administration

Office of RegiC>nal Conhsel 

### July 13,2012 FAA ANM7



### Northwest 

### Mountain Region 

### Colorado.**Idal~o,** Montana, Or¢gon, Utab, Washington,**.wyomin~** .. OMS 

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1601 

### Li11d Avenue S.W. 

### Renton, Washington 98057 Tel: (425) 

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### VIA FACS!!YfU.-E 

### AND CERTIFIED MJ.\lL • 

### RETURN 

### RECEIPT REQUESTED

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC.:430 Hearing Docket Federal A

### viatio1.:1 

### Administration (Wilbur Wright Bldg·· Room 2W1QOO) 

### SOO Independ¢nc.e 

### Avenue S.W. Washington, D.C. 2.0591**Re~** 

### In the Matter ofSkyWest Airlines, FAA**Ca.~:e No~**  

### 2011NM06004!J 

### Enclosed 

### is an original and 

### one copy of 

### a request for hearing and Complaint 

### in the abovereferenced proceeding.

. , · · The 

### Federal 

### Aviation Adnrinistrat)op (P 

### AA) requests that 

### the**head~g** 

### in this**matt~r.** 

### be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. and 

### expects that the hearing willla.st one (1) 

### day. 

### For scheduling 

### purposes. 

### FAA Attpmey, Jeffrey Harper 

### \Vi.ll be unavailable in 

### year 2012: August**10~13,** 

### September 7-10, October**12-15~** 

### Novembe1· 2-5, November**3l·D~cember** 

### 3.**~lease** 

### a.ddrt=ss all commurricatio.llS for the 

### FAA to the undersigned at:



### Sincerely, Federal Aviation 

### Administration 

### Northwest Mountain Region, 

### ANM-7 1601 Lind Avenl.\e S,W, ReJ).tonl 

### Washington 98057 

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

# ~~;~ FA.A Attorney 

### J!v.tH!ds Enclos'U.res: Request 

### for. Hearing (Appeal) 

### Con1.plai:nt

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JEFFREY HARPE:R FAA OFrlCE OF REGIONAL COUNSEL 160J LIND AVE., SW RENTON, WASH"JNGTON 93057 TELEPHONE: (425) 227-2161 F ACSJMTJ

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

## DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the Matter of: 

### SkyWest Airlines



### nJDGE NOT ASSIGNED: FAA Case No. 201 I.NM060049 Judge 

### Not Assigned



### COMPLAINT
·The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

### by counsel, hereby 

### files its 

### Complaint, 

### pursu.a\lt to 

### Rule 208 

### ofthe 

### Rules ofPractice (14 Cod,e 

### ofFederal Regulatjons 

### (CF.R.) Section
13 .208), and states as 

### follows:

I.


### On June 21,

### 2012~ Sky 

### West Airlines, Inc., was advised 

### through a Final Notice 

### of Proposed 

### Civil Penalty that the FAA 

### proposed to assess 

### a civil 

### penalty 

### i11 the amount of $50,000.


### On Ju.T,J,e 

### 29, 2012, Sky

### West A.:irlines, Inc., through 

### legal

## counsel~ submitted a 

### written request for

a hearing,



### .TJ.

49 

### I. so 

### SkyWest Airlines (Sky\Vest), 

### is t'low 

### and was at 

### all times the holder 

### of

## Scl~eduled Air 

### Carner Certificate No. SW:IAOllA, 

# and conducts its operations porsu.ant to Part 121 of 51 52 53 

### the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). ·
COMPLAINT FAA v, Sky West Air!ino::s, Inc. FAA C<ISc:: No, 20l1N'M060049 Page 2 cf7 Jl>FFR.J;:Y ]\!(,**JiAR.ri~.** 

### r AAAT'rOR.NEY TEL: 42=1.227.14\7; FAX: 42:3.227.1()0707/19/2012 15:26 FAX 2024935142 FAA + 

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### 6. :1.6 19 20 :a 22 23 24 25 2G · 27 

### 7. 28**2~** 30 

### 8. 31 

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### 9. 39 40 ·0. 42 '43

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### Paragraph D085 of SkyWest's Operations Specifications (O_pSpecs) authorizes SkyWe.<rt 

### to use N464SW; 

### a Bombardier**CL-600~2Bl9** civil 

### aircraft, in the conduct of SkyWest's Part 121 operations. 

### Bombardier CL-600·2B19 aircraft are also 

### known as**CRJ~200** 

### aircraft. Paragraph A098 of

### SkyWest"s OpSpecs 

### requires 

### that aircraft loading 

### for Bombardier CL-600

..2:819 aircraft be accomplished 

### in**~cordance** 

### with SkyWest's Weight & 

### Balance Operations 

### Manual, "SP41 00, Part XII, revision 

### Orig of 1 A.PR 

### I0'' 

### (W&B Manual). · SkyWest's W&B Manual. contains 

### the loading schedules and 

### instructions for SkyWest's 

### Bombardier**CL~600-2B** 

### 19**~1.r.craft.** 

### SkyWest's W&B Manual, Chapter 4, Pa:ragre.pb 6.B.l.b states: «TI1e 

### ballast plates 

### weigh 25 or 

### 50 lb each. To prevent exceeding 

### B.oor bearing weight 

### in the 

### AFT cargo 

### b1n!pit, 

### 2'5 lb :plates and 25 lb sandbags are 

### not stacked more than two plates or two sandbags high, and 50 

### lb plates and 50 

### lb sandbags must not be stacked. 

### To prevent 

### exceeding floor beaxin.g weight in forward cargo**bin/pit~** 

### 50 lb plates and 50 lb sandbags are prohibited, and 

### 25 lb 

### plates and 25 lb 

### sandbags must not be stacked." Sky West's W&B 

### Manual, Chapter 4, 

### paragraph 6.B lists 

### the floorbearin.g weight limit 

### for CRJ 200 airc:raft 

### as "75 lb per sq 

### ft." Sky

### West's W&B Manual, Chapter 4. 

### paragraph 6.BA 

### contains the 

### caution: 

# 0 CAUTION- When loading ballast, the CS Ground Operations Agent verifies ballast does not 

### exceed floo·r 

### bearing weight limit. · 

### SkyWest's W &B Manual, Chapter 4, paragraph 11 -Aircraft Loading, contains the warniog:

COMPLAOO 

# 6 \'VA.R.NING ·.:.. INACCURATE LOADING, REPORTI-NG, OR 

### FAILURE TO 

### REPORT INFORMATJON'COULD 

### CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND**HAND~INQ,** 

### RE;SULTING IN 

### THE ENDANGERMENT OF HUMAN LIFE.

fAA"· Sky:West Airlines. Ine. FAA C&l:e No. 20 11 NMOt:i0049 Page 3 of7 J:EFJ:R."EY M.**HART'~** FAA A.TTOI'I.i'IBY TE.t.: 425.227,1417; l"'AX:**~25.227.1.007**

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### 10. • I r • On March 17, 2011, at Rogue 

### Y

## ~lley lntern,ati,onal

- 

### Medford 

# AirPorl (MFR), 

### Medford, Oregon, Sky West loaded 

### passengers and 

### bagg,age onto N464SW, to be operated 

### as Flight 4

## 7~9**b~und** for Salt Lake City International

## Ai~po~ (SLC), Salt Lake 

### Chy,

## Ut~. 11. . .

10 

### 12. SkyWeses persormeJ at MFR load.ed 'eleven SO lh ballast bags onto 

### N464SW,


### The ballast bags had a len.gth and width ofapproximately 22 inches x 

### 13 inches. 11 12 

### 13. Five of the bags were staeked on top of each other. 13
:l.AI l.$ 16 17 lB**l~** 20 21 22**~3 ~4**  25 25**~7** 28 14.


### 15.

16. The five bags imposed a 

### load on the floor in excess of75 pounds per square foot, 

### SkyWest thereafter 

### ope1;3.ted N464SW

### a~ Flight 4729 to SLC.


### III. SkyWest has paid civil 

### penalties. in eight 

### previous cases 

### involvi11g loading of

### cargo contrary to approved 

### procedures.



### III.

2.51 

### 1. By 

### reason 

### ofthe foregoiTlg facts and 

### circumstances, SkyWest violated the following 30 31 3::! 3.3 H 35 3G sections ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.):



### a.
. Section 119.5(g), 

### in that. 

### as a direct air carrier. it operated 

### in violatio11 of an appropriate operations ,speci!iootions,

37 

### b. Section 1'19.5(1), i.n that it 9perated 

### aircraft under Part 121 

### in violation ofits 3 a 

### operations specifications. 39 -10 41

44 43 2, 

### In accordance with Sections 

### 4630t(a) and (d) 

### ofTitle 49 ofthe

## Unit~d States 

### Cout.:

4$ (U.S.C.) (Transportation) (49 U.S.C. 

### Sections 4630l(a) and 

### (d)], SkyWestis liable 

### for a civil 45 1.7 48 49 50 Sl**s~** 53 

### penaltY not tQ exceed $27.500 for 

### each of

### the violations 

### noted.

COMPJJAINT FAA v, SkyWcst.Alrlinm, Inc. FAA C2(;e No. 2011NM060049**Pag~:** 4 of7 JEFFREY M. HARPER. FAA A TiOR.NEY TEL; 425.227.1417; FA.X! 425.227.100?, 07/19/2012 15:26 FAX 2024935142 FAA + OMS**~** 006/009 PAGE 05/09 87/13/2012 06:d8 4252271807 ANM7 '

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### 3. Under the faets and circumstances ofthis case, a 

### civil penalty of$50,000-is 

### appropriate. 2 3 4 5 

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### a 9 10 •11 12 13 14 1.5 lEi 17 19 .7.9 

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### so SJ.. 5.2 53 

### WHEREFORE, the 

### Agency, by 

### counsel, respectfully requests that 

### the Ad:blinistrative
Law Judge enter 

### an order that S.kyWest 

### be assessed 

# a civH 

### penalty 

### in the amount of$50,000.



### Respectfully submitted this 13t1l 

### day ofJuly, 

### 2012.

# ~4~ eyM. Harper

Attorney

COMPLAINT FAA"· SkyWe:st**Airline:~~,** Inc, FAA. Ce3e**N<~.** 2011NM060D49 Page !i of7 J!iFfu'r." M. HARPER, FAA A'ITORNEY TEL: 4Z5.227. t 417: f"AX: 4Z5.227.1 00707/19/2012 15:28 FAX 2024935142 07/13/2012**05:4~** 4252271887

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### ANSWER**~** 

### OMS**~** 007/009 F'AGE P.t7/09



### a In accordance 

## With Section 13.209 ofthe 

### FeQ.eral Aviation 

### Regulations, Sky

### West Airlines. 

### Inc., 4

. must answer this 

### Complaint not later 

### than thirty (30) days from the tiine it is ser.ved on 

### it. Failure 

### s to file an Answer 

### within thirty (3 0) days 

### without good cause 

### shaJJ be 

### deem.ed an admission ofthe 6 

### ·truth

## ofeac~ aJ1egati9n 

### contained in the Complaint [14.C.F.R. 

### Section 1.3.209(£)]. 7 8 9 l.O 11**1~** l3**~'l** 15**1~** l7 l.S ,,$1 20 21 22**2~** 24 25 :26 :27 28 29 30 31 J2 33 l4 ,35 36 3-7 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 41! 49 50**~l.** S2 53 COMPLA.TNT FAA v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc. FAA Case No. 20 1INM060049 Page Ei of7**JE.FFtt~;Y** M. H-\J<..PER. FA.A. A.ITORNEY ni.: 425,127.1417: FAX: 425.227.100707/19/2012 15:26 FAX 20249351¢2 07/13/2012 06:48

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## C.ERTJFICATE OF SERVICE + OMS**~** 008/009 PAGE 88/69

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### I hereby certify 

### that the 

### foregoing

## Complai~t has been served 

### via. facsimile 

### and certified 

### mail

## ~. 4 

### :Return Receipt Requested th.is 

### d.ate 1 

### to tl1e following:

. , 5 6
7 

### FedetD.l A viatiQn Administ.r:atj,on (Original and one copy) 

### s 800 

### Independence Avenue 

### SW**~** 

### Wash.ington 1 

### D,C, 20591**~o** 

### Attn: Hearing 

### Docket**Clerk~** AGC-430 11 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 

# ,2 Fax: 

### (202) 493-5142 D 14**~5** lti li l.Q**~,9** 20 21 22 23 

### Todd Emerson, Esq. Sky

### West Airlines 444 S. River 

### Road St. 

### George, UT 84790 

### TEL: (435) 

### 634-3530 FAX; (435)'**634-~505**

2 4

### ~ated 

### this 

### 13th day 

### of

### July, 2012. 25 2Ei 27 28 2:1 30**3~** 3.2 33 34 35 J6 37 J8 39**~0** 41 4.2 43 44 4.5 46' tJ.7 48 49 

### so 51 52 3:3 COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyWc:st**Airline~,** Tnc. FAA Case No. 20IINM.060049 f'age 7 of7

# k®··{ZC~:~~'-L....,;:~=--- Datta Stephenson

. Office ofRegional Counsel (ANM-7)



### · Federal Aviation Administration

1601 LindAve. SW 

### Renton., WA 98057 (425) 227-2164

JEFFRJ:V )\,!(, HARPER., fAA AT'I'ORNEY TEL; 425.227.1417; FAX: 42.5,227.100707/19/2012 15:26 FAX 2024935142 B?/13/2012 66:48 4252271007

liOI.<::I:f/<:!.JlZ 12:1.:1 J'AX 4356343505**Dire~** Dial: 435.634.3530 Direct Pi.lz: 435.6;l4.!130S t::-mail: !gnc..!§.Q!l@.tk.Ywest.e:om FAA**~NM7 t>~O'PLE** 

June 29, 2012



### '!lA FEDERAL EXPRESS Federal Aviation Administration A

TIN: Hearing 

### Docket Clerk, AGC-430. 

### Wilbut Wright 

### Building- Suite 2Wl 000 800 Independence Avenue 

### SW Washington, DC 20591


### Re: Case No. 2011NM060049 

### Dear Sir!M:adam: "' OMS

··-··



### The Final Notice ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty in the

## abo,~reference case was received in 

### our office on June 25, 2011.

Pursuant 

### to §13.16 (e) (2) (ii) o.fFederaJ

## AirR~gu1ations, SkyWest Airlines hereby 

### requests a hearing on tNs 

### matter.

## ~cerely,

# T~~DirectorGoveinment and Legal Affairs TCE.tjb



### cc: J

### e:fJTey M. Harper

### ~44 South River

### ~oad /.• St. Ge.,rge, lltah B4790

.. :.-

### Phon~ 435.634,3000 ,:.:

### www.;l(~st.com**~** 009/009 PAGE 69/EJ9 

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