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**Re: In**  **the Matter**  **of** 

### Sky **West Airlines,**  **FAA Case**  **No.** 

### 2013NM060083 **Enclosed is**  

### an **original and**  **one copy**  **of a request**  **for** 

### hearing **and Complaint**  **in the**  

### above· **referenced proceeding.**  

### The **Federal Aviation**  

### Administration **(l' AA)**  **requests that**  **t h** **e hearing**  **in** 

### this **matter** 

### be **held in**  **Seattle, Washington, and**  

### expects **that the**  **hearing will**  **last one**  **(1) day_** 

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### g **purposes,** 

### FAA **attorney,** 

### Robert **Spitzer will be**  **unavailable December**  **1 through**  **December 31,**  **2014. Please**  **address all**  

### communications **for the**  **FAA to**  **the** 

### undersigned **at**



### Federal **Aviation Administration** 

**Sincerely,**

**Robert Spitzer**  

### FAAAttomey **RS/tek Northwest**  **Mountain** 

### Region, 

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**Enclosures: Request**  **for Hearing**  **(Appeal)**

**Complaint 4252271007** 

**ROBERT SPITZER**  **FAA OFFICE OF**  **REOlONAL COUNSEL**  **1601 LIND AVE., SW RENTON,**  **WASHINGTON 98057**  **TELEPHONE:** 

### (425) **227-1417 FACSIMILE: (425)**  **227-1007 ANM7** 



### UNITED **STATES OF**  **AMERICA DEPARTMENT**  **OF TRANSPORTATION** 

**OFFICE OF**  **HEARINGS WASHINGTON,**  **D.C.**

**In the**  

### Matter **of: SkyWest**  **Airlines, Inc.**  

### FAA **Case No.**  

### 2013NM060083 **Judge** 

### Not **Assigned**

**COMPLAINT The**  

### Federal **Aviation Administration**  **(FAA), by**  

### counsel, **hereby files**  **its Complaint,**  **PAGE 03/0g** 

**pursuant to**  **Rule** 

### 208 **of** 

### the **Rules of**  **Practice (14**  **Code of**  **Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)**  **Section** 

### 13.208), **and** 

### states **as follows:**  **1** 

### On **October 1,**  **2014, SkyWest**  **Airlines, Inc.,**  **was advised**  **through a Final**  **Notice of**  **Proposed Civil**  

### Penalty **that the**  **FAA proposed**  **to** 

### assess **a** 

### civil **p** 

### e **n** 

### al**t**

### y **in the**  **amount of$98,500.**  **On October**  

### 13, **2014, Sk:yWest**  **Airlines, Inc.,**  **through its**  **legal** 

### counsel, **submitted a**  **written** 

### request for **a hearing** 

**. Il**  

### 1. **SkyWest Airlines**  **(Sk:yWest), is**  

### now, **and was**  **at all**  **times** 

### material **herein, the**  **holder of**  **Scheduled Air**  

### Carrier **Certificate No.**  **SWIAOllA, and**  **conducts its**  **operations pursuant**  

### to **Part 121 of**  **the Federal**  **Aviation Regulations**  **(FAR).**

**COMPLAINT FAA**  **v. SkyWest**  **Airlines, Inc. FAA**  **Case No. 20**  **13NM060083 Page**  **2of7 ROl3EU**  **SPITZER, FAA**  **A TIORNEY TEL:**  **(425) 227-1417;**  **FAX: (425)**  **227-1007 10/24/2014**  **09:40 4252271007**  **ANM7 PAGE**  **04/09**



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### Equipment **List (MEL)**  **for its**  **aircraft. 4.**  **At all**  

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### Maintenance **Manual (G:MM).**  **6. At**  **all times**  **relevant herein,**  **SkyWest's GMM**  **required that**  

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### s **GMM** 

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### fi **n it**  

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### defined **approved** 

### d **a** 

### t **a as**  **including** 

### the **Fault Isolation**  **M an** **u**

### a**l** 

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### 0. **At all**  

### tinles **relevant herein,**  

### when **troubleshooting an**  **engine** 

### indicating **and crew**  **alerting** 

### system **(EICAS) "XFLOW PUMP"**  **message,** 

### the **FIM re** **q uired**  

### that **the troubleshooter**  

### detennine **whether the**  **Maintenance** 

### Diagnostic **Computer (MDC)**  **had stored**  **a message**  **indicating** 

### whether **th**

### e **problem was**  **c a**  **us e**  **d by**  

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**a** 

### i **l e**  **d fuel**  **cross** 

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### failed **fuel** 

### quantity **gauging c** **o m** 

### p **u**

### t **e r**  **.** 

### II. **On or**  

### a

**b o** **u**

### t **March 4,**  **2013, a** 

### S **kyw e**  **st** 

### maintenance **controller** 

### exercised **operational control**  

### on **behalf of**  **Skywest airlines**  

### with **respect to**  **t r** 

### o**u bl** **e s** 

### h

### o **o t** 

**in**

### g **an "XFLOW**  **PUMP"** 

### caution **m e**  **s** 

### s **a g**  **e on**  **the aircraft's**  

### EICAS. **12. The**  **maintenance** 

### controller **failed to**  **detennine whether**  

### the **" XFL** 

### O **W** 

### PUMP **caution"**

**message** 

### w**a s**  

### caused **by a**  **failed cross**  **£low fuel**  **pump or**  

### a **failed** 

### fuel **quantity g**  **a u**  

### gi**n**

### g **computer. 13.**  **In** 

### fact, **the aircraft**  **had** 

### registered **a p**  **r** 

### o **bl e** 

### m **with its**  **fuel quantity**  **gauging computer**  **on its**  **MDC, and**  **did not**  **have** 

### a **problem with**  **the cross**  

### flow **fuel pump.** 

**COMPLAINT FAA**  **v. SkyWest Airlines, lnc.**  **FAA Case No.**  **2013NM060083 Page 3 of7**  **ROBERT SPITZER, FA.AAITOI'WY TEL:**  **(4Z5) Z27·l4J7;**  **FAX (425) 227-1007** **10/24/2014 09:40 4252271007**  **ANM7 PAGE**  **05/09**

**14. However,**  **th**

### e **maintenance** 

### controller **erroneously instructed**  **the pilots**  **to** 

### defer 

### the **aircraft's cross**  **flow pu** **m** 

### p **under Sky** 

**West's MEL,**  

### which **r e**  **sul**

### t **e d**  **in the**  

### aircraft's **fuel** 

### cross **flow pump**  **being rendered inoperable.**  

### 15. **The** 

### maintenance **controller failed**  **to defer**  **the fuel**  

### quantity **gauging computer**  **un d**  **e**

### r **the** 

### MEL. **16. Skywest**  **subsequently o**  

### per **a t**  **ed** 

### the 

### aircraft **on three**  **(3) flights**  **w i**  **th a**  

### failed **fuel quantity**  **gauging computer,**  **when the**  **failed fuel**  **quantity gauging**  **computer had**  

### n**o t**  

### been **deferred** 

### in **accordance with**  

### SkyWest's 

### MEL. **ill. I.**  **By r**  **e**

### as**o** 

### n **of** 

### t**he** 

### foregoing **facts and**  **c ir**  **c u**  

### ms **t anc** 

### e **s ,**  **Sky**

**West** 

### violated **the following**  

### sections **of the**  **Federal Aviation**  

### Regulations **(14** 

### C.P.R.):
**a.** 

### S **e c** **t**

### i **on** 

### 119. **S(g),** 

### in **that Sky**  **West operated**  

### as **a direct**  **air** 

### carrier **in v** 

### i **o l**  **at i** 

### on **of an**  **appropriate operations** 

### s **pe ci** **fi** 

### ca **ti**

### o **n**

### , **when it**  **failed to**  **follow its**  **o** 

### p **e**

### r**a** 

### t**i** 

### on **s p**  **ecifications, specifi.cally**  **the** 

### Fault **Isolation Manual,**  **in diagnosing**  **an EICAS**  

### message. **b. Section**  **119.5(1), in**  **t h** **at** 

### SkyWest **operated an**  **aircraft under**  **Part** 

### 121 **in vi** **o** 

### l **a ti**  **o** 

### n **of SkyWest's**  **operations** 

### specifications, **w h** **e**

### n **it** 

### o**p er** 

### a**te** 

### d **the aircraft**  **with a**  **failed** 

### fuel **gauging computer**  **that** 

### h**a d**  **not been**  

### deferred **under the**  

### airline's **MEL.** 

### c. **Section 121.153(a)(2),**  

### in **that SkyWest**  

### operated **an aircraft**  **which w**  

### a **s** 

### not **in an**  **airworthy condition**  

### and **did not**  

### meet the **applicable airworthiness**  **requirements, when**  

### it **o pe** **r a** 

**t e**  

### d **the aircraft**  **with** 

### a **failed fuel**  **gauging c** **o**

### m **p u** **t e** **r** 

### that **had not**  

### been **d** 

### eferr**e** 

### d **under t**  **h** 

### e **airline's MEL.**  

### d. **Section** 

### 121.605, **in that**  **SkyWest dispatched**  

### or **released an**  **aircraft which**  **was not**  **airworthy, when**  **it dispatched**  **the** 

### aircraft **with a**  **failed** 

### fuel **ga.uging c**  **om put**  **e r**  **that had**  

### not **been deferred**  **u nd**  

### e**r the**  **airline's** 

### MEL.
**e.** 

### Section **121.628(a)(5), in**  **that SkyWest**  **op** 

### e**r** 

### a**t e** 

### d **an aircraft**  **•vith inoperable**  **equipment installed**  **without complying**  

### with **all applicable**  **conditions** 

### and **limi t** 

### at**i** 

### o **n s**  **contained** 

### in 

### the **MEL,** 

### when **th** 

### e

**y operated**  **t h**  

### e 

### aircraft **failed fuel**  **gauging computer**  **that had**  

### not **been deferred**  **under the**  **airline's MEL.**  

### 2_ **In accordance**  **with Sections**  **46301(a) and**  **(d) ofTitle**  **49 of**  

### the **United States**  **Code (U.S.C.)**  **(Transportation) [49 U.S.C.**  

### Sections **4630l(a) and**  **(d)), SkyWest**  **is liable**  **for** 

### a 

### civil **penalty not**  **to exceed $27,500**  

### for each **of the**  

### violations **noted. COMPLAJNT**  **FAA v.**  **Sky**

**West Airlines,**  **Inc. FAA Case No.**  **20BNM060083 Pa** **g e4**  **of7 RO:Bl!.R.T S;MTZE'R.,**  **FAA AT'toRmY TEL:**  **(425) 227-1417;**  **FAX: (425)**  **227-!007 10/24/2014**  **09:40 4252271007**  **ANM7 PAGE**  **05/09**

**3.** 

### Under **the facts**  **and circumstances**  **of** 

### this **case, a civil**  **penalty of**  **$98,500** 

### 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$98,500.**
**Respectfully** 

### submitted **this 24!1!**  **day of**  **October 2014.** 

**Robert Spitzer**  

### FAA **Attorney**

**COMPLAINT FAA**  **v. Sky West Airlines, Inc.**  **FAAC..eNo. :Z013NM0600S3**  **PageS of1**  **Roi!tttT SPITZER�**  **FAA AITOR....'ffiY**  **TEL: (425) 227-1417: FAX: (425)227-!007** **10/24/2014 09:40 4252271007**  **ANM7 PAGE**  **07/09**



### ANSWER **In** 

### accordance 

### with **Section 13.209**  **oftheFedera!Aviation Regula**  **tions, SkyWest,**  **must answer**  

### this **Complaint not**  **later than**  **thirty (30)**  **days from**  **the time**  **it is**  **served on**  **it.** 

### Failure **to file**  **an Answer**  

### within **thirty (30)**  **days without**  **good cause**  **shall be**  **deemed an**  **admission of**  **the truth**  **of each**  **allegation contained**  

### in **the Complaint**  **(!4.C-F.R. §**  **13.209(£)].**

**COMPLAINT F M**  **v. SkyWest**  **Airlines, Jnc.**  **FAA Case**  **No. 2013NM060083**  **Page 6**  **of7 RoBERT**  **SPITZER, F AAATTORNEY**  **TilL: (425)**  **227-1417; FAX: (425)**  **227-1007 1B/24/2Bl4**  **B9:4B 4252271007**  **ANM7**


### CERTIFICATE **OF SERVICE**  **I hereby**  **certifY that**  **the** 

### foregoing **Complaint has**  

### been **served via facsimile**  **and certified**  

### mail **- Return**  **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 **2Wl 000**  **Fax:** 

## (202) **493-5142**


### Todd **Emerson, Esq. SkyWest**  **Airlines, Inc.**  **444 South**  **River Roa** 

### d 

### St. **George, ur**  

### 84790 **TEL: (435)**  **634-3530 FAX:**  

### (435) **634-3505**
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**COMPLAINT FAA**  **v. SkyWestAirlinOlJ, Tnc.**  **FAA Coso**  **No. Z0!3NM060083**  **Page 7**  **of7 ROBERT**  **SP!Tz.E.R, FAAATTOR'NEY**  **TEL: (4Z5) 227-1417;**  **FAX: (425)**  **227-1007 10/24/2014**  **09:40 4252271007** 

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**October 13,**  **2014**
**VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Federal**  **Aviation Administration**  **ATTN: Hearing**  **Docket Clerk,**  **AGC-430 Wi.lbur**  **Wright Building**  **- Suite**  **2W1000 800**  **Independence Avenue**  **SW Washington,**  **DC 20591** 

**Re: Case**  **No. 2013NM060083**  **Dear** 

### Sir/Madam: **Th.e final Notice** 

## of **Proposed Civil**  **Penalty in**  **the above-referenced**  

### c **as**

## e **was received**  **in** 

## our **office on**  **October 6,**  **2014.**

**Pursuant** 

## to **§13.16 (e)**  **(2) (ii)**  **of Federal** 

### Air **Regulations, SkyWest**  **Airlines hereby**  **requests a**  **hearing** 

### on **this matter.**  

# � **ely,**



# ��c**Todd C.**  **Emerson Director-**  **Gov=ment and Legal Affairs TCE/jb** 

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