STC SA4-230

Supplemental type certificate · Preferred Improvements LLC

Holder
Preferred Improvements LLC · United States
Status
Current · Reissued
Status date
February 25, 2016
Applied
June 6, 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 aileron gap closure

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.

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.

A-618 and A-669 Boeing DC-3, DC-3A, DC-3C, and DC-3D Description of Type Design Change: Installation of aileron gap closure, per drawings listed on Ben Howard and Associates, Inc. Sealed Data List No. 1005.

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 other 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. (See Continuation Sheet on Page 3).

Date of application : June 6, 1957

Date of issuance : June 19, 1957

Date reissued : September 27, 1974 February 25, 2016

(Signature) Manager, Airframe Branch Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office

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):

United States Of America Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number SA4-230 Continuation Sheet 1

The following airspeed (TIAS) limits are applicable:

Aircraft Weights SPEEDS Up to and Including 25,200 pounds 25,200 to 26,900 pounds

Aircraft placards and Airplane Flight Manual, VL 195 mph (170 knots) 183 mph (159 knots) when required must be revised accordingly. Vne 233 mph (202 knots) 219 mph (190 knots)

END

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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 · 2

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

DateStatusFiles
February 25, 2016Reissued, currentCertificate
September 27, 1974Reissued, earlier issueCertificate