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U.S. Deportment of Tromportotion Federal Aviation Administration July 25, 2013 Northwest Mounblin Region · Office of Regional Counsel Colorado, Idaho, Montans, Oregon, Utah, Washington. Wyoming**-~'** OMS

1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, Washington 98057 Tel: (425) 227-1417 Fax: (425) 227-1007**robert.spitzer@f.a~** gov

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### VIA FACSIMILE AND CERTIFIED**MAIL~** 

### RETIJRN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Attr.'A: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Hearing Docket · . Federa.l Aviation Administration '(Wilbur Wright Bldg

-- Room 2Wl000) 

### 800 Independence Avenue S.W. 

### Washington, D.C. 20591 

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Re: In the Matter ofSky West Airlines, 

## FAA Case No. 2011NM060095 

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### Enclosed is an 

### original and one copy of

### a request for bearing and 

### Complaint ;n t:hc above:.. referenced p:rocec:ding,. l£!001/008 PAGE 02/09

The Federal Aviation 

### Administration 

### (FAA) requests 

### thatthe hearing in 

### tlus matter 

### be held in 

### Salt Lake City, Utah, and.expects 

### that the 

### bearing willlastont.: (1)**day~** . · 

### For scheduling 

### purposest FAA. attorney, Robert 

### Spitzer will be 

### unavailable in year 2013: August 20

- 22, Novetnber 25

- 29 and December2 - 2

### 0, 2013. · 

### Please address all communications for the FAA to the undii:rsiEJled a:t: Fl!deral Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 1601 

### Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, Washington 98057

.Telephone: (425) 227-1847 FAX (425) 227-1007**Sincere~**

# /·~ Robert Spitzer FAA. A1.tomey RS/ds Enclosures: Request for Hearing (Appeal) Complai11t

.08/20/2013 13:38 FAX 2024835142 07/25/2013 08:11 4252271007

ROBERT SPITZER FAA OFFICE OF R.EGtONALCOUNSF.L 1601 LIND AVE., SW RENTON, WASHlNGTON 98057 TELEPHONE; (425) 227-1417 FACSIMILE: (425) 227-1007 FAA -l- OMS ANI'I7



### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the Matter of:

. SkyWest AirJines, Inc. 

### FAA Case No. 201 l.Nlvf060095 Judge Not Assigned



### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED; COMPLAINT The Federal Aviation 

### Administration (FAA), 

### by 

### counseL hereby files 

### its Complaint., 141002/008 PAGE 03/09



### pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractic.e 

### (14 Code ofFederal 

### Regulations (C.F_R.) Section 13.208), 

### and states as follows: 

### l. On 

### July 18, 2013,**SkyWestAirlines~** 

### Inc., was advised through a Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of$40:000. On July 23, 2013. SkyWest Airlines, Inc.: tl'liough its legal counsel_, sub.rnittc:d a written request 

### for a hearing.

COMPLAThiT FAA v. SkyWest Airlines, 1ne. FAA Casr=.**N~.** 20 IINMOG009.S Page 2 of? ROBERT SPITZER. FAA ATTORNH TEL: (425) 127-1417; FAX. (4.25) 227-100708/20/2013 13:40 FAX 2024835142 FAA 07/25/2013 08:11 4252271007 ANM7



### II.**~** OMS**~** 003/008 PAGE El4/0'3

1. SkyWest Airlines (SkyWest), 

### is now and was at all times material herein th:e holder of Scheduled Air Carrier Certificate No. 

### SV/IA.OllA, and 

### condu.cts its operations 

### pursuant to Part 12t 

### ofthe 

### Federal Aviation 

### Regulations (FAR). 

### 2. Paragraph 0085 ofSkl'Wesfs Operations 

### Specifications**(QpSpec~)** authorizes 

### SkyWcst to use N742SK. a Bombnrdicr CL-600-2C10 

### civil aircraft, in the**c~mduct** 

### ofSkyWesCs Part 121 

### operations. 3. Paragraph A098 ofSkyWest's 

### OpSpecs requires that aircraft loading for 

### Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft 

### be accompJished in accordance 

### with SkyWest's Weight & Balance Operations Part XII SP 4100 (W&B Manua.l) 4. SkyWest's W&B Manual contains the loading**sch~;dules** and instructions for SkyWest1s 

### Bombardier CL-600-2C 1 0 aircraft. 

### 5. SkyWest's W&B Manual (Original revision dated 01 APR 10), Chapter 2, paragraph 2.A.58 de:fines ••standard Checked Bag'' as a ' 4 checked bag weighing 50 lb o:r less.'' 6. SkyWest's W&B Manual (Temporary Revision 11-4 dated 14 FEB 11), Chapter**3~** . 

### paragraph 2.0.1 states the "designated CS Ground 

### Operations 

### loading agent evaluates the classification ofall checked ba.ggage (either standard or heavy). The designated 

### loading agent must mark the number ofstandard and heavy checked baggage on 

### the CLR."

. . 

### 7. SkyWest's W&B Manual (Temporary Revision .11:·4 dated 14 FEB 

### 11), Chapter 3,

. 

### paragraph 2J.2 states that 

### "[u]pon completion 

### ofloading the cargo bin/pit, 

### the designated loading agent mustverify the piece oo_unt ofall Standard Checked, Heavy Checked, and Planeside Loaded/Service 

### Item Baggage
..." · 

### 8. SkyWcses W&B Manual (Temporary ReVision 10-4 dated 18 OCT 

### 10), Ch3_J:)ter 

### 3, para.grapb 3.B.2 

### staiE:s "'the flight deck.crewmember uses the.infonnation 

### from. the CLR to construct the ACARS load 

### rnanifest." 9. 

### SkyWest's

### W&B Manual (Original revision dated 

### Ol APR 10), Chapter 4, paragraph 8.8, requires the loading 

### agent to write the total number ofstandard checked baggage loaded 

### in each 

### cargo 

### bin/pit in the appropriate "Standard**Check~d"** block 

### on tbe 

### CLR.

COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyW c:st Airline:s. Tnc. FAA CaswNo. 201 !NM06009S Page 3 of7

. ROBERT SMTZER.; FAA**AnO~Nl!Y** TEL: (425) 227.-1417: FAX: (425) 227-100708/20/2013 13:40 FAX 2024835142 FAA 07/25/2013 08:11 d25227Hi07 -l' OMS ANM7**~** 004/008 PAGE El5/0'3

10. SkyWest's W&B Manual (Original revision dated 01 APR 10), Chapter 4, paragraph 11- Ai.rcraft Loading, 

### contruns the warning:**.-----~------------~--------------------~**

### ~WARNING -INACCURATE LOADING, REPORTING, OR FAlLURE TO REPORT INFORMATION COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING, RESULTING IN THE ENDANGERMENT O"F HUMAN LIFE. 

### ll. On 

### July 14,2011. at George Bush Intercontinental/Houston 

### Airport (JAB), Houstou, 

### Texas, SkyWest loaded**pass~ngers** 

### and baggage onto N742SK,to 

### be.**opeJ:at~d** 

### as Flight 1160 bound for Chy 

### ofColorado Sprillgs 

### Mm'lidpal Airport (COS), Colorado 

### Sprh:tgs 1 Colorado. 12. Sl"YWest's personnel atiAH 

### loaded 43 standard 

### ch,cckcd·bags onto N742SK. 

### 13. TI1e 

### CLR for-Flight l 160 Hsted 

### 36 standard 

### checked bags on board N742SK. 14. The:**da.t~** on the CLR was used to construct the ACARS load**manif~::st** for Flighr 1160. 15. SkyWest thereafter operatedN742SK 

### as Flight 1160 to COS.

ILL 1.. By 

### reason ofthe foregoing facts 

### and circum:;tance$, SkyWest ,vioJatcd th.t:! following sections ofthe Federal**~viation** Regulations 

### (14 C.F.R.):

a. Section 119.5(g), in that, as a direct air carrier, it operated invjoJ.ation of

### appropriate · operations specifications. b. Section ll9.5(l)l 

### i.o that it 

### ·operated aircraft under Part 121 in violation ofits operations specifications.

c. Section 121.693(a), 

### in that 

### it operated fli.gh'ls without a load manifest that accurately reflected the weight ofthe cargo and 

### baggage. d. Section I21.693(c), in that it operated flights when the total wejght ofthe aircraft was not computed "W1der approved**proc~durcs.**

COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc. FAA**Ca..•~** No. 201 l'I'I""M'OG00?5**Pa.~** 4 of7**Rolii~R**r**SPIT~~.** FAA ATTORmv TEL: (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 227-100708/20/2013 13:40 FAX 2024835142 FAA + OMS 07/25/2013 08:11 4252271007 ANM7



### c. Section 12J.693(d), in that it 

### operated flights when the aircraft was not loaded 

### according to an approved 

### schedu1e. 2. In 

### accordance with Sections 46301(a) and (d) 

### ofTitle 49 ofthe United States Code (U.S.C.) (Transportation) [49 U.S.C. SectiOllS 

### 4630l(a) and (d)J, 

### SkyWest is liable for a civil penalty not to 

### exceed $27,500 for**e.~c.:h** 

### ofthe violations noted. lal 005/008 PAGE 06/09



### 3. Undc.r the facts 

### and circumstances ofthis case: a c.jvil 

### penalty of$40,000 is appropriate. WHEREFORE, 

### 'rhe Agency, by counsel, respectfully :n;quests that the Administrative 

### Law .Tud11e**~nt~r** 

### an Order that SkyWest be**a'3ses:;;~ed** 

### a civil penalty in the amount of$40,000.


### Respectfully submitted this 

### 25th day 

### ofJuly, 

### 2013.

Robert Spitzer FAA Attorney

COMPLAI'I'I"'T FAA. v. SkyWcstAD"lines. Jnc. FAA**C~..c** No. 2011NM<I60095 PageS**<~f** 7 ROBERT SPITZER, F AAATTORNEY**TI~I.:** (425) 227·14l7: fA.X: (425') 227-100708/20/2013 13:40 FAX 2024935142 07/25/2013 08:11 <1252271007 FAA ANM7



### ANSWER**~** OMS 141008/008 PAGE 07/09

In accordance 

### with Section 13.209 oftbe Federal Aviation Regulations, SkyWcst, 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 s.hall be deemed an admission ofthe truth of each allegation**cont~ined** in 

### the**Complai~t** [14.C.F.R. § 

### 13:209(±)].

COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc. FAA Ce.scNo. 2011NMOi50095**P~Ei~f7** Rol:lt;;Rr Srrr;:r,R, r-AA ArrukNEY TEL; (425) 227-1417: FAX: (425) 227-100708/20/2013 13:40 FAX 2024935142 07/25/2013 08:11 4252271007 FAA ANM7



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE _. OMS**~** 007/008 PAGE es/elc:i



### I hereby certify that the foregoing Complaint has been served via facsimile and certified mail

- Retum Receipt Requested this date, to the 

### follcn.vlng:

. I 

### Federal Aviation Administration (Original and one copy) Attn: Hearing 'Docket 

### Clerk, AGC-430 · Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl 000 800 Independence Avenue 

## sW Washington. D.C. 20591 Fax: (202) 493-5142 

### Todd Emerson, Esq. 

### SkyWestAirlines,**In~.** 444 

### South RJvet 

### Roa.d St. George, UT 84790 TEL: (435) 63'1-3530 FAX: (435) 

### 634-3505 Michael L. 

### Dworkin Michael L. 

### Dworkin and Associates 465 California Street, Suite 210 · San Francisco. 

### CA 94104 FA.X! (415) 421--2".560 · 

### Dated this 25th day 

### ofJuly, 2013.

COMPLAINT FAA v. SkyWest Airlir.cs, JTIC:. FAA Clllic No. 2011NM060095 }>age 7 of7 

### e 'rk 0 ce of

### Regional Counsel (ANM-7) federalAviation Administration

. 

### 1601 Lind Ave. SW Renton, WA 98057 (425)**227~2007**

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July**23~** 2013


### VIA FEDERAL,.EXPRE,SS FcdaalAviation Administration ATIN; Hearing**Dock~t** Clerk, AGC-430. W'ubur Wright 

### Building

- Suite 2Wl000 

### '800 In.dependence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Re; C3se

### No. 2011NM060095 Dear**SiriM.a~.:** 

### The 

### Final Noti.co of-Proposed Civil Penalty in 

### the**above-r~ferenced** 

### case was**re~eived** 

### in our offioo on July

### 22, 2013. Pursuant to**~**13.16 

### (e) (2) (ii) 

### ofFoderal Air Regulations, 

### SkyWestAirlines hereby requests a bea:ri:cg onthis matter. 

### Sincerely.

Todd C. Emerson D:irect:Qr- Grivemment 

### and Legal 1\ffaira TCE/jb

cc: 

### Robert Spitzer**~** 008/008 PAGE 0'3/8'3