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# RbCEIVE D Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Hearin g Docke t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ,,. . Wilbu r Wrigh t Bldg-Roo m2W100 0 "l^^MQ-J{)//-^97 f ^ ^ ^ ^

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I Washington , D. C 2059 1 HEARIN G DOCKE T Re : I n th e Matte r

o f Sk y Wes t

Airlines , Inc. , Cas e No
. 20nNM06003 3 Pleas e findenclose dacop y o f areques t for hearin g an dth e origina l un don e cop y o f th e Complain t i n thi s case . Th e Federa l Aviatio n Adminisiralior i (FAA ) request s that th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n Sal t Lak e City , Utah an dexpect s tha t th e hearin g wil l las t

r\v o days
. Anticipate dunavailabilit y date s for th e undersigne di n 201 1 (du e t o militar y duty ) are : Augus t 5 an d8 ; Septembe r

9 , 12 , an d30 ; Octobe r

3 ; Novembe r

4 throug h 7 ; an dDecembe r 2 an d5
. Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e FA A t o th e undersigne dat : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Northwes t

Mountai n Region , ANM- 7 160 1 Lin dAvenu e Southwes t Renton
. Washmgto n 9805 7 Telephone : (425)227-216 1 r.AX : (425)227-100 7 Sincerely ,
JcT'lxc y M
. Harpe r FA A Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

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Y M.HARPI' R FA A OKHC E O FREGIONA LCOUNSE L 160 1 Ln-J D Avt.SW
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### UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C
. I n the Matter

of : SkyWes t Airline.s , Inc
. FA A D0CKI: T 

### No t Assigne d hA A Cas e No
. 2O11NM060O3 3



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## COMPLAIN

T HEARiN G DOCKE T Th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA)
. b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuant to Rul e 20 8 of

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 CF.R
. § 13.208) , andstate s a s follows :

1
. O n Jul y 6 , 2011 , SkyWes t

Airlines , Inc
. (SkyWest) wa s advise dthroug h aFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt

y tha t the FA A propose dto asses s acivi l penally mth e amount o f $33,000
. O

n Jul y 12 , 2011 , SkyWes t

Airlines , Inc
. submitte dawritte n reques t fo r ahearing
. 

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. SkyWes t

Airline s (SkyWcsl) , i s now andwa s a t all time s maicrial wa s th e holder o f Schedule dAi

r Carrier Certificate No
. SWlAO l 1 A , an dconduct s itsoperation s pursuan t t o Par t 12 1 o f the Federal Aviatio n Regulation s (FAR)
. 2
. Paragrap h DOS

S o f SkyWesl' s Operation s Specification s (OpSpecs ) authorize s SkyWes t to us e N709BR , aBombardier CL-600-2B1 9 civi l aircraft , i n th e conduc t

of SkyWesi' s Pa n 12 1 operations
.

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. Inc
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### Paragrap h A09 8 o f SkyWest' s OpSpec s require s that aircraf t loadin g fo

r Bombardier CL-600-2O1 9 aircral l b e accomplishe di n accordanc e wit

h SkyWest' s Weight

& Balanc e OperationsManual , SP4100 , Pan Xn , revisio n Ori g o f 1 AP R1 0 (W& B Manual)
. SkyWest' s W&B Manua

l contain s the loadin g schedule s andinstruction s fo r SkyWest' s Bombardier

CL-600-2B1 9 aircraft
. SkyWest' s W& B Manual , Chapter 2 , paragrap h 2.A.2 4 define s "Heav y Checke dBags " a s an y ba g weighin g mor

e than 5 0 pounds , bu

t les s tha n 10 0 pounds
. SkyWesf. s W&B Manual , Chapter 3 , paragrap h 2.D
. 1 require s th e loadin g agemt o mar k th e number

o f standardan

dheav y bag s o

n th e Carg o Loa

dRepo n (CLR)
. SkyWest' s W&B Manual , Chapter 3 , paragrap h 2.1. 2 require s th e loadin g agemt o vcrif> ' ihe piec e count

of all StandardChecked , Heavy Checked , andplanesid e Loaded/Servic e ItemBaggag e upon completio n of loading
. SkyWcsl' s W&

B Manual , Chapter

4 , paragrap h 8. 9 require s th e loadin g agent t o ^--Tii e th e tota l number of Heavj ' Checke dBaggag e loade di n each carg o bi

n o n the CL Ri n th e "Heav y Checked " block
. SkyWest' s W&

B Manual , Chapter

4 , paragrap h 1 1 - Aircraf t Loading , contain s th e warning : AWARNIN G - INACCURAT E LOADING , REPORTING , O R FAILUR E T O REPOR T INFORMATIO N COUL D CAUS E ISSUE S WIT H AIRCRAF T PERFORMANC E AN D HANDLING , RESULTIN G I N TH E ENDANGERMNE T O F HUMA N LIFE
. III
. On Februar

y 11 , 2011 , a

t Sal t Lak e Cit y International Airpor

t (SLC) , Sal t

Lake City
. Utah , SkyWes t

loade dpassenger s an

dbaggag e onto N709BR , to b e operate da s Flight 445 1 boundfo

r Casper / Natron aCount

y International Airpor

t (CPR) , Casper , Wyoming
. SkyWest'." ; personne l a

t SL C loade don e Hca\ 7 Checke dBa g marke dwit

h aHeavy Da

g Tag , onto N709BR
. The CL Rfo r Flight 445 1 liste d0 Heav

y Checke dBag s o

n boardN709BR
. SkyWes t thereafte r operate dN709B Ra s Flight 445 ] t o CPR
. IV
.

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•'. 9 5 U 5 1 5 2 5 3 B y reaso n o f th e foregoin g circumsiancc(s)
. SkyWes t violate dth e followin g Section s o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R.) :
a . b
.
c d
.

e . Sectio n 119.5(g)
. i n that , a s adirec t ai r carrier , i t

operate di n violatio n o f an appropriat e operation s .specification
. Sectio n 119.5(1) , i n tha t

it operate da n aircraf

t unde r Par t 12 1 i n violatio n o f

it s operation s specifications
. Sectio n 121.693(a) , i n tha t i t operate dafligh t

withou t aloa dmanifes t

tha t accuratel y reflecte dth e weigh t o f th e carg o an dbaggage
. Sectio n 121.693(c) , i n tha t i t operate daflight

whe n th e tota l weigh t

o f th e aircraf

t wa s no t compute dunde r

approve dprocedures
. Sectio n 121.693(d) , i n tha t it operate dafligh t

whe n tli e aircraf

t wa s no t loade d accordin g t o an approve dschedule
. 2
. Unde r

4 9 U.S.C
. § § 4630 1 (a ) an d(d) , SkyWes t i s liabl e fo r

acivi l penalty

- no t

t o
excee d$27,50 0 fo r

eac h o f th e violation s noted
. 3
. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $33,00 0 i s appropriate
. WHEE^FORE , th e Agency , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r

a n orde r tha t SkyWes t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $33,000
. Respectfull y submine dthi s 19t h day of.Iuly , 2011
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. Harpe r F A A Allome y

Complain t SkyWcs i Airlines , liic -20iiNM0060O3 3 Pag e 3 of 5 jp:i.-Kfii- v M
. HARPER , FA A .-MTORNE V TF.r.
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### ANSWER i n accordanc e wit

h Sectio n 13.20 9 o f

th e Federa

l Aviatio n Regulations , SkyWes t Airlines , Inc
. mus t answer thi s Complaint

no t late r Uia n 3 0 day s fro

mth e Lim e i t i s serve do

n it
. Failure to file a n Answe r wiihi n 3 0 day s withou t

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

th e trut h of eac h allegatio n containe di

n the Complaint

(14,CF.R
. § 13.209(t))
.

Complain i SkyWcs i Airlines
. Inc
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## CERTIFICATE O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha i th e foregoin g Complaint ha s been ser\'e dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmail KetumReceip t

Rcque.stedthi s date , l o the following ; Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 800 Independenc e Ave
. SW
. Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke

t Clerk
. AOC-43 0 

### Wilbu r Wrieht Buildin g - Suite 2W100 0 Fax : 202
. 493.514 2 ToddEmerson
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. SkvWcs t Airline s 444 S
. Rive

r Roa d St
. George , UT 8479 0 TEL : (435)634-353 0 F.^X : (435)634-350 5 Date dthi s 19t

h da y o f July , 2011
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Office o f Regiona l Counse l fANM-? ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 160 1 LindAve
. SW
. Renton
. W A 9805 7 (425)227-216 0

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Th e Fina l Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Pen;:ilt

y i n th e above-referenc e cas e wa. s receive di

n ou r offic e o n Jul y 11 , 2011
. Pursuan t t o §13.16(e ) (2 ) (ii ) o f

Federa l Ai r

Regulations , SkyWes t

Airline s hereb y request s ahearin g o n thi s matter .

Tod dC
. Efwerson Director-Governj-ncn r

sa dLega l Affair s TCE/j b CO ; Jeffre y M
. Harpe r

44 4 Sout h Rive rRoa d 1 St.George,0 7 8479 0 1 Phone : 435-634-300 0 lwwvy.sl<ywest.co m