STC SA4-220

Supplemental type certificate · Preferred Improvements LLC

Holder
Preferred Improvements LLC · United States
Status
Current · Reissued
Status date
July 15, 2016
Applied
May 3, 1957
Product
Aircraft · Large Airplane
Certification basis
Part 21

From FAA DRS, with our copy of the certificate PDF. DRS record last changed December 6, 2025.

What it approves

Installation of tail wheel cover and fairing

What the certificate says

From the PDF’s text layer, without the form’s printed wording. Layout and order may differ; the PDF is the record.

United States Of America Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate This certificate has been reissued to replace the original certificate reported as lost

FAA Form 8110-2(10-68) Page 1 of 2 Number SA4-220 This Certificate issued to Preferred Improvements, LLC 11234 Hackett Rd. P. O. Box 12 Kidron, Ohio 44636 Kidron, Ohio

Part 4a* of the Civil Air Regulations.

*(CAR 4a, Bulletin 7a and Special Regulation 407) Original Product Type Certificate Number :

A-618 and A-669 Boeing DC-3, DC-3A, DC-3C and DC-3D Description of Type Design Change: Installation of tail wheel cover and fairing to be made in accordance with drawings listed on Ben Howard and Associates Sealed Data List No. 1003.

Limitations and Conditions: The approval of this change in type design applies basically to standard models DC-3, DC-3A, DC-3C and DC-3D airplanes only. This approval should not be extended to other specific airplanes 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 previously approved modifications will introduce no adverse effect upon the airworthiness of that airplane. A copy of this STC must be included in the permanent records of the modified aircraft. If the holder agrees to permit another person to use this certificate to alter the product, the holder shall give the other person written evidence of that permission.

Date of application : May 3, 1957

Date of issuance : May 27, 1957

Date reissued : September 27, 1974;

February 25, 2016; July 15, 2016

By direction of the Administrator . Original signed by:

Gregory J. Michalik

(Signature) Karol Mordasiewicz Manager, Airframe & Administrative Branch Chicago Aircraft Certification Office (Title)

Transfer the ownership of the Supplemental Type Certificate Number to (Name of transferee) (Address of transfer) (Number and street)

(City, State, and Zip code) from (Name of grantor) (Print or type) (Address of grantor) (Number and street)

(City, State, and Zip code) Extent of Authority (if licensing agreement):

Signature of grantor (In ink):

ADs that name this STC · 0

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No AD in this release names this STC

Approved models · 14

MakeModelData sheet
The Boeing CompanyDC3-G102A-618
The Boeing CompanyDC3-G102AA-618
The Boeing CompanyDC3-G103AA-618
The Boeing CompanyDC3-G202AA-618
The Boeing CompanyDC3A-S1C3GA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3A-S1CGA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3A-S4C4GA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3A-SC3GA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3A-SCGA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3C-R-1830-90CA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3C-S1C3GA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3C-S4C4GA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3C-SC3GA-669
The Boeing CompanyDC3D-R-1830-90CA-669

Every issue · 3

DRS keeps each issue of an STC as its own record, with its own certificate and attachments.

DateStatusFiles
July 15, 2016Reissued, currentCertificate
February 25, 2016Reissued, earlier issueCertificate
September 12, 1974Reissued, earlier issueCertificate