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### Matter of SkyWest 

### A-irlines, FAA Case 

### No. 2011NM060047. 

### co Enclosed is an original 

### and one eopy of 

### a

### r~:qucst fo.r hearirtg and 

### Complaint in 

### the

### abov~.. referenced 

### proceecllng,

. . ' 'l11e Federal Aviation 

### Administration {FAA) reqttests that the hearing in 

### tbjs matter be 

### held in 

### Salt

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### and expects that the hearing will la.St one (1)

### day~· ·



### · For scheduling ptttposl=!Sl 

### FAA Attorney, Jeffrey Herper will be unavailable du.e to 

### military duty 

### on



### September 7-10, 

### October

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### 2·5, and November 31-Dece:mber

## 3~ 2012

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### all commun.icati.ons for the F M to the undersigned at= Federal Aviation 

### Administration 

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### Enelos~es: Request for

### Hearl~ (Appeal) Complaint ·. ·•' Aui-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.002/010 F-776

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### UNlTED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE 

### OF HEARINGS



### . WASHINGTON, D.C.

ln 

### the Matter**of~** 

### FAA Case No. 2011NM060047. SkyWest Airlines Ju.dge Not Assigned

JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED:.

The 

### Federal Aviation Adxninistrati.on (FAA), by 

### counsel, hereby 

### files its Complau1t,


### pursuant to Rule 208, oftb.e

### Rul~s of Practice (14 

### Code

### ofFede~al Regulati.ons (C.F.R.) Section
13.7:0S), and states 

### as**follow~:** 

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On July 

### 26, 2012, 

### SkyWest Airlines, Inc., was 

### advised

### ~luough a Final 

### Notice of

. Proposed. Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to

### ass.e~s a civil penalty, in 

### the amount of $160,000. On

### Augu..~**8~** 2012, SkyWest Airlines,

### Tn.c.~ tb:r.ough legal

### counsel~ submitted a written

request for a hearing. II. 4? • oll.B 451 

### 1. so 51**~~** 53 

### SkyWest Airlines 

### (SkyWest), is now and 

### was ett 

### all 1.iroes 

### material was 

### the holder of 

### Scheduled 

### Air Ce.nier. Cerlifioate No. 

### SWIAO llA. 

### and cond11Cts 

### its operationS pursuant to 

### Part 121 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). ·

COMPLAINT

. PM v. Slc:y"West A.irlirte5, Tne. PAACascNo. 201 JNM060047 Pase2of"8**lEF~'fM, ~**  F MAUO'fU'JJ.Y UL: 4.:i5.227.14l7: FAX: 425.227.1007Aui-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.003/010 F-776

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14. Paragr.eph DOSS of SkyWest's Operations Speciflcations (OpSpecs) authorizes SkyWest 

### to use N6 79SA, 

### a .Bombatdier CL-60Q

..2:S 19 civil a.ircra£1; in 

### the conduct 

### of SkyWest's Part 121 operations. Paragraph DOSS ofSkyWcst's Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) a11thorlzes SkyWest

· to use N907SW, a. Bombardier 

### CL-600-2B 19 civil**air~** jn**th~** COl'lduct of Sky

### West's

Part 121· 

### op_era.1ions.

0 • 0 Paragrp.phD085 ofSkyWest's Operations**Spe.cificatioru~** (OpSpecs) authorizes Sk:yWest 

### to usc 

### N973SW, 

### a**Bombardi~:r** 

### CL

.. 600-2B19 ci.v.il. 

### aircraft, in 

### the conduct ofSkyWest1 

### s .Part 121 

### 'operations. · · Paragraph-D085 ofSkyWest's Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) authorlzes SkyWest 

### to use N804SK, 

### a Bombardier CL·600-2D24 civil**aircr~** 

### in 

### the conduot ofSkyWeses Part 

### 171 operatio;o.s. Paragraph A098 of SkyWest's OpSpecs requires that ab:c;ra!,t J.oading for Bombardier CL-600-2B1Sl aircraft be accomplished in 

### ac'?ordance with SkyWest':; Weight & Brliance Operations**Manual~** "SP4100, Part XII, rev;sion Orlg of 1 

### Al?:R**10 ~**  (W&B Manual). Paragraph A099 of'SkyWest's OpSpecs requires that aircraft load.ing for Bomba:J:-d.ier CL

.. 6Q0

..2D24 aircraft be aocomplisl1ed in accordance with SkyWest's Weight & Balance 

### Operations Manual, "SP41.00, 'Pa:rtXTI!J revision Orig 

### ofl APR 10" (W&B Manual).**SkyWest~s** W&B Manual 

### cantatas the loacilng 

### sehedules and instructions for 

### SkyWest?s 

### Bombardier CL-600-2Bl9 

### aircraft. SlcyWeaes W&B Manual**con.~s** the lbading schedules e.n.d i.n.stnlctions for SlcyWest's Bombard;ier CL-600-:2:024 aircraft. SkyWest,s 

## W&B**Mantm.l~** Chapter. 2, 

### paragraph 2.A.24 clcflnes 

### ••Heavy Checked**Bags~'** a.S any bag weighing more than SO pounds 1 but less than 1 00 pounds.**SkyWest~s** 

### W&B**Manual~** 

### Chapter**3~ p~agraph**  

### 2.D.l 

### requires the**l~ading** 

### .agent to mark the number ofstEIIldard and heavy bags on tl1e Cargo Load Report (CLR). SlcyWest's W&B Manual, Chapter 3, paragraph 2.1.2 requires the leiading 

### age11t to ve.rif)' the piece count of all 

### '"St!llldarct**Checked~~.** 4 

### 'Hea.vy Checked2\ 

# and planeside · "Loaded/Service Item**Baggage·~** upon completion of loading. SkyWest's W&B Manual2 

### Chapter'**4~ para~aph**  8.9 req_uires the loading agent to write the total number ofHeavy Checked Baggage loaded in each cargo bin on the CLR in the ''Heavy C.hewk.cd" block. · · SkyWest's W&B Manual, Chapter**4~** 

### paragraph 11- Aircra.-ft 

### Loadmg,**~ontains** 

## the warning: ·

COMPI...AM**~YM. HARP~**  f'MATTOKmY

. T'.BJ,:**4-~S.22.7,,4J7;FAX:** 425.2.2?.1007 FAA v, SkyWest Airi[Dgli1 lfiC." FAA ClUe No: 20llNM060047 !'age :3 nf8; Aui-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.004/010 F-776

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## & WARNING -INACCURATE 

### LOADING, REPORTING, OR FAILURE 

### TO. REPORT

. INFORMATION COULD CAUSE: ISSUES Willi

. AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCf AND HANPLING,

RESULTING 

### IN THE ENDANGERMENT OF HUMAN 

### LIFE.

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### In. On March 8, 2011, 

### at Las Angeles International Airport**(L.AX)~** 

### Los Angeles; California, 

### SkyWeat loaded passengers and 

### l1aggage onto N804SI<., to be operated 

### as Flight4464 bound for MoCarran In'temational Ahport 

### (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada. SkyWest's personnel at LAX 

### loaded two Heavy 

### Checked Bags, marked with "Heavy Bag" 

### tags,**~nto** N804SK.
The CLR for Flight 44641istcd. zero Heavy Check Bags on board**~804SK.** SkyWest thereafter 

### operated N804SK as 

### Flight 4464 

### to LAS.



### . IV.
On March 9,**2011~** at Chicago**o~Hare** International Airport**(ORD)~** Chicago, lllinois. 

### SkyWest loaded pMaengers and. baggage 

### onto N907SW, to be operated 

### as Flight 

### 6756 bound for City of Color.ado Sprints Municipal Ai:cport**(COS)~** 

### Colorad.o Springs, Colorado.



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.SkyWest'a persormel at ORD 

### loaded one Heavy Checked**Ba.g~** marked with a 

### Heavy Bag 33- 34 )5 35 37 

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22. tag, onto N907SW. · The CLR 

### for. Flight 

### 67561istecl 

### ;ero Heavy Check Ba.gs 

# on boatd N907SW;

. . SkyWest thereafter 

### opBrated 'N907SW ag Flfght 6756 

### to COS.



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### v. ' 23.· 

### Pn**Ma:rch.9~** 2011, 

### at**ORD~** Chicago, Illinois, SkyWest loaded passengers 

### and. bagga.ge onto 

### N973SW, to be operated a.s Flight 6991 

### bound for COS.

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## . 24. SlcyWcst's personnel at ORD loaded two Heavy Check Bags, marked 

### with "Heavy**Bag~·**

. tags. onto N973SW. 25. The CLR f'or Flight 6991listed' zero HeavY Check :Sags 011 board N973SW.

5:1. ;26. SkyWeat. tberca.ftcr operated N973SW as Flight 6991 to COS, 52 53

COMPLAINT FAA v, SkyWcst AifUnes, lno. FAA. C"'e No. 2011NMOI50047 Pa.ga; 4**e~fS.** 

## .. l'El.=FREYM. IiAru>mt, F**M.f\.ITO~Y** TEL:**42S.~~7.1'417;** FAX: 42.:!.227.1007Aul-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.005/010 F-776

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### VI.
On 

### March 14, 2011, at Denver International Airport 

### (DEN): 

### 'Denver, Colorado, Sky West loaded passengers and baggage onto'N679SA., to be operated as Flight 6960 bound for 

### Joe.Foss Field Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, 

### S6utb. Dakota. · SkyWesfs personnel at

### D~N loaded one fleavy 

### Checked Bag, marked with 

### a "Heavy Bag 1 '**tag~** 

### onto No79SA.

. 

### The CLR for'Flight 6960 listed zero Heavy Check Bags oD. 

### boa't'd N6'79SA.



## . . SkyWest therea'fte:r operated 't'-T679SA as 

### Flight <5960 to FSD. 

### VII. SkyWest llas paid civil penalties 

### in eight previous cases 

### h1volving loading of 

### cargo -contrary to approved procedures. 

### VIII. By 

### reason ofthe 

### foregoing facts 

### and cireumstancest SJ.cyWest violated 

### the following sections of

the Federal Aviation**Regul.a;tion~** 

### (14**C~F.R.)':**



### 2. a. Sec'l.ion 119.5(g), in that, as 

### a. direct air car,riert 

### it operated 

### in violation

### o~ a.u 

### appr.op:rlat6 opeta.1ion9**spcci:ti~tion.** · b. Section 119.5(1), in that it 

### operated. aircraft 'l.tuder Part 121 

### in violation of its 

### operations specifications, ·

,. 

### c. Section 121.693(a), in that it 

### operated flights 

### without a load m.an.ifest that accmatcly 

### reflected the weight of the cargo 

### and: baggage.
d. Section 

### 121.693(c), in that it 

### operated flights 

### when the total 

### weight of the 

### aircraft was not computed under 

### apprpved. procedures.

e. Section 121.693 (d), in that it operated flights when 

### the aircraft was not loaded according to an 

### approved schedule.

• I ' , , 

### In accordance 

### wi'th 

### Sect1ons 46301(a) 

### and (d) ofTitle 49 ofthe United States Code 30 3l. 32**~3** 34 3S S6 37 39**;3~** -GIO 41 42 43 M <(;-$ 46 47 (U.S.C.) (Tra.nBportation) [49 U.S.C. Sect\o;ns 46301(a) and (d)] 7 SkyWest is liable for a oivil penalty not to exceed $27 JSOO for ea.cb oftb.e violations n.oted.

3. Under the facts 

# and circumstances ofthis

### case~ a civil penalty of$160,000 is

### approp~ate.

COM'Pt.ATN'l" FAA v. Sk:yWellt Altllnes, Ina. PM Case t-to. 20llNM060047 Pasos of8 • .Jl:i:ltFR.-av M. rlAilPER. FA.A ATmR.Nw.v TEL: 425.227.141 7; FAX: 42.5.:227.1007Aui-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.OOS/010 F-776

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### \Vl-IEREFORB,

### th~ Agency, by

### counsel~ :respeotfillly requests that 

### the Admlllistrative



## . . 

## . Law Judge enter an oid'erthat SkyWestbe assessed 

### a civil penalty in the amount

### of$160~000.

s 7 

### e**Respe~tfuUy** 

### submitted this 1 

### oth'day of**August~ 2.012~**  lil :r.c 1l 3.2 l3 14 1$ !.6

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COMPLAlNT 'F.AA v, SlcyWost Airline:!!, Inc.

. PAA Case No. 20ll'N'M060047 Page 6 ofS J'Ev'i!lU:YM.**HA1\"P1P..FAAA~Y TEL:.425.227.1417~**  FAX: 42.5.2.27.1007Aui-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.007/010 F-776



### ANSWER :L :a 3 In accordance 

### With Section 13.209 ofthe FedMal 

### Aviation**Regulations~** SkyWest Airlines, Inc., 4 

### must answer this Com

### .plaint not later than thirty 

### (3 0) days 

### from the time it 

### is served on it. 

### Failure s to file an Anawer 

### within thirty (3 0) d,ays without good cause shall be deemed an admission. of the 6 truth 

### of each aJJega.tion contained 

### m the Complaint [14.C.F.R. Section 13.209(±)], '7 8 5l 10 1l l:ii :L$ u 15 J.6 17 :u ,,9**~0 ~J.**  23 23 24 25 :as ::17 29 29 30 Jl 32 33 H 35 ::16 37 ,u

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COMP.l..AJNr FAA v,**SkyWcstAirlin~,** InG, PM**Cli::I~No.** 2.011NM060047 l'aglll1 Clf'$ J'E'I"l"l\ttM.**~1'1J\,** PM A:rroltNllY TEL: 425.22.7.1417; FAX: 425.227.1007**~** Aur-13-2012 08:59am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.OOB/010 F-776

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify 

### that tbe fcreJgoing Com..IJlaint has been se;rved via 

### facsimile and certified ·mail

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### Rerum Receipt Requested tbis**date~** 

### to the 

### following; ·

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### Federal Aviation 

### Administr•ti(;m. (Q:dgi:o.al a:o.d 

### one eopy) 

### Attn: Hearing Docket**Clerk~** AOC-430 · 

### Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl 00·0 800 Independencr::: Avenue 

### SW**Washingta~** D.C. 20591 Fax: (202) 493-5142



### Todd**Emerson~** 

### Esq. SkyWest Airlines 

### 444 S. 

### River 

### Road St. Oeoxge, UT 84790 TEL: (435) 634

.. 3530 FAX: (435) 634

.. 3505



### Dated tlrls 

### lO'Ih 

### day of. August. 2012.

COMPLAINT FM v. SkyWI!Uit**Airlin~** Inc.

, FAA Case No, :Z011NM06D047

Pqo8af'8 ·**.J:EF~lUiV** M:. rJ:AilU"eR., PAII.ATrORNEY ' 'l'EL:•42.5,227.1417; FAX: 42.5'.227.1007i Aua-13-2012 09:00am From-NTSB JUDGES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC +912023146158 T-404 P.009/010 F-776

Direct Dial: 435.634.3530

.**Dlrc~,:t** Fax: 436.(i34.3-50S**e..meil:~**
Allgust 8, 2012

YIA FEDERAL EXP;RESS**F~r.al** Aviation Administration A'ITN: Hearing Packet Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl 000 800**Independenc~** Avenu.e SW Wasbington 1 DC 2059.1
Re: 

### Case No. 2011NM060047 Dear Sir/Madam:
Tbe Fina.t Notice ofProposed Civil Pe1'l.alty in the above.-re:f'erettced case was received M Ollr office On July 30, 2012.
Pursuant tQ §13.16 (e) (2) (ii) ofFederal A-ir Regulations. SkyWest Airlines hereby requests a hearing on**thi~** matter. ·**~~Y~**

# ~M-C:'~ Todd C. 

### Em.er.so.n Directo:r**~** Government and Legal Affairs
TCE!jb

cc: 

### Jeffrey M.lfatper

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