# STC SA2217WE

- Type: Supplemental type certificate
- Status: Current, Reissued
- Holder: Sierra Industries Ltd., United States
- Description: Installation of recontoured wing leading edge, raked wing tips, fuselage flap, wing stall fences, drooped ailerons in flaps down mode and dorsal fin (optional). (PA-32S-300 landplane only)
- Applied: July 9, 1970
- Status date: July 31, 2017
- Product: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- Certification basis: Part 3, Part 21
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO)
- Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/6b/24/6b24bad8830482bb6787bec88546d534f5320c9782aeddd95edbfa61f17049fe
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/06D1297C8773555D8625871F004D9671.0001
- DRS record last changed: December 6, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2217WE

## ADs that name it (0)

None.

## Approved models (3)

- Piper Aircraft Inc. PA-32-260 ([TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO))
- Piper Aircraft Inc. PA-32-300 ([TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO))
- Piper Aircraft Inc. PA-32S-300 ([TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO))

## What the certificate says

Read from the PDF's text layer, without the form's printed wording; the layout is lost and the order can differ. The PDF is the record.

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 1 of 4

Reissued on July 31, 2017 to supersede the original STC, which has been lost or misplaced.

Number: SA2217WE

Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations, effective May 15, 1956 thru Amendment 3-8 effective December 1962.

Original Product – Type Certificate Number: A3SO Make: Piper Model: PA 32-260, PA 32-300, PA 32S-300 Landplane only

Installation of recontoured wing leading edge, raked wing tips, fuselage flap, wing stall fences, drooped ailerons in flaps down mode and dorsal fin (optional) in accordance with the FAA Sealed Robertson Aircraft Drawing Li st No. 17.

A Robertson Aircraft FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement is required for each model.

Date of Application: July 09, 1970 Date Reissued: 11/8/84; 10/10/86; 9/8/05; 7/31/17 Date of Issuance: August 03, 1970 Date Amended: 1/27/71; 7/26/73; 5/5/75

Signature

Title Jim Grigg Manager, Fort Worth A CO Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness Division Sierra Industries, Ltd.

122 Howard Langford Drive Uvalde, TX 78801

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 2 of 4

Transfer the ownership of Supplemental Type Certificate Number: SA2217WE

To (Name and address of transferee)

From (Name and address of grantor)

United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number: SA2217WE

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 3 of 4

Date of Issuance: August 03, 1970 Date Amended: March 5, 1975 Date of Reissuance: July 31, 2017

The approval of this change in type design applies basically to the above model aircraft only. Th is approval should not be extended to other aircraft of this model on which other previously approved modifications are incorporated unless it is determined that the interrelationship between this change and any of those other previousl y approved modifications will introduce no adverse effect upon the airworthiness of these aircraft.

A copy of this Certificate, Addendum No. SA2217WE and FAA Sealed Robertson Aircraft Drawing List No. 17 shall be maintained as part of the permanent records for the modified aircraft.

**SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE ADDENDUM NO. SA2217WE**

The conditions and limitations of Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A3SO apply except as follows:

This STC Addendum, which is a part of Supplemental Type Certificate No. SA2217WE prescribes conditions and limitations under which the product for which the STC was issued meets the airworthiness requirements of the Civil Air Regulations. A copy of this STC Addendum is required to be maintained as part of the modified aircraft’s permanent records.

SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE HOLDER: R/STOL SYSTEMS, INC.

I. Model PA 32-260 6PCLM, 7PCLM (Normal Category) Airspeed Limits:

Never exceed 209 mph (181 knots) CAS Flaps extended 120 mph (104 knots) CAS Control surface movements Ailerons Aileron Droop Flaps from Neutral UP (± 2°) Down (± 2°) 0° 0° + 0° 30° 15° 10° 2° + 2° 30° 15°

- 1° 25° 19° + 1° 27° 20°

- 2° 40° 15° + 1° 28° 20°

II. Model PA 32-300 6PCLM, 7PCLM (Normal Category)

Same as Section I above.

United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number: SA2217WE

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 4 of 4

Date of Issuance: August 03, 1970 Date Amended: March 5, 1975 Date of Reissuance: July 31, 2017

III. Model PA 32S-300 7PCSM (Normal Category) Landplane only.

Airspeed Limits:

Never exceed No Change Flaps extended 120 mph (104 knots) CAS Control surface movements Ailerons Same as Section I.

**DATA PERTINENT TO ALL MODELS**

Equipment – The following R/STOL Systems, Inc. FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplements (AFMS) are required:

AFMS Dated January 27, 1971, for modified PA 32-260

AFMS Dated January 27, 1971, for modified PA 32-300

AFMS Dated January 22, 1971, for modified PA 32S-300 Landplane only

NOTE 1. The Weight and Balance Report must be revised as follows:

For all Models – Add 24 pounds at Station 110.6 or add 26 pounds at Station 118.3 with addition of Dorsal fin.

NOTE 2. The existing placards shall be changed as follows:

All Models – Flaps DOWN 120 mph.

-END-

United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number: SA2217WE

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 5 of 4

## Every issue (2)

- July 31, 2017: Reissued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/6b/24/6b24bad8830482bb6787bec88546d534f5320c9782aeddd95edbfa61f17049fe)
- September 8, 2005: Reissued, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/2d/7a/2d7a89cc06bd4838c0ea2cab009dd7ebe43200db669702219166a5bd7297b923)

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