# STC SA496NE

- Type: Supplemental type certificate
- Status: Current, Reissued
- Holder: Leading Edge Group LLC, The, United States
- Description: Installation of auxiliary fuel transfer system in forward and/or aft lower cargo bays.
CONFIGURATION 1 is eligible only for the modification installed on airplane SN 21948.
- Applied: March 12, 1986
- Status date: April 27, 2009
- Product: Aircraft, Large Multi-Engine
- Certification basis: Part 21
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE)
- Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/cc/38/cc38596b15f02c4d6c705a3a7937801a1c1c3afa31d5f329e10e8ac2d0edcf41
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/9C915681972F88E28625760F0043C465.0001
- DRS record last changed: December 6, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA496NE

## ADs that name it (1)

- [AD 2008-22-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-22-01): Auxiliary fuel tanks · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-200 Series, 727 Series and 17 more. Effective Nov 26, 2008. Named in the applicability

## Approved models (1)

- The Boeing Company 727-200 Series ([TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE))

## 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.

Part 4b of the CAR Regulations.

Installation of auxiliary fuel transfer system in forward and/or aft lower cargo bays in accordance with the data listed in PATS, Inc.

Installation Master Drawing List:

Configuration 1: Drawing No. 200-1-020, Revision P, dated November 29, 1989 OR

(See Continuation Sheets 2 and 3) Limitations and Conditions:

1. Configuration 1 is eligible only for the modification installed on airplane Serial Number 21948.

2. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 10, FAA approved December 4, 1986,

(See Continuation Sheets 2 and 3)

The Leading Edge Group, LLC 5400 Carillon Point Kirkland, WA 98033 A3WE Make: BOEING Model: 727 - 200

Date reissued: November 16, 1987, April 21, 1989, May 9, 1989, July 20, 2004, February 9, 2005, April 2, 2009, April 27, 2009

Date amended: November 16, 1987, April 21, 1989, May 9, 1989, August 16, 1989, July 3, 1990, October 17, 1990, August 6, 1992, November 7 1996, October 1, 1997, December 30, 1998, July 8 1999, July 23, 1999, December 20, 1999, April 23, 2001

( Signature) Anthony Socias Manager New York Aircraft Certification Office

( Title) Date of application: March 12, 1986

Date of issuance: December 4, 1986

FAA Form 8110-2-1(10-69) Page 2 of 3

Number SA496NE Reissue Date: April 2, 2009, April 27, 2009

Description of Type Design Change (Continued):

Configuration 2: Drawing No. 200-1-090, Revision L, dated April 20, 1990.

OR Configuration 3: Drawing No. 200-1-120, Revision B, dated August 10, 1989.

OR Configuration 4: Drawing No. 200-1-145, no revision, dated June 4, 1992 including ADCN’s 1 through 4.

Configuration 5: Drawing No. 200-1-157, Rev. A dated October 28, 1996.

Configuration 6: Drawing No. 200-1-157, Rev. C, dated December 12, 1998.

Configuration 7: Drawing No. 200-1-174 Rev. D, dated June 22, 1999.

Configuration 8: Drawing No. 200-1-176, Rev. B, dated November 17, 1999.

Configuration 9: Drawing No. 200-1-180, Rev. C, dated April 9, 2001.

Reissued October 17, 1990 Revised October 1, 1997 is required with Configuration 1.

3. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 12, FAA approved November 16, 1987, Reissued July 3, 1990, Revised October 1, 1997 is required with Configuration 2

4. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 14, FAA approved August 16, 1989 is required with Configuration 3.

5. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 18, FAA approved August 6, 1992, Revised October 1, 1997 is required with Configuration 4.

6. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual, “Boeing 727-200, Ten Tank Auxiliary Fuel System, installed in accordance with STC SA496NE as amended April 21, 1989”, or later revision, applies to Configuration 1.

7. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual, “Boeing 727-200, Eight Tank Auxiliary Fuel System, installed in accordance with STC SA496NE as amended November 16, 1987”, or later revision, applies to Configuration 2.

8. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual, “Boeing 727-200, Seven Tank Auxiliary Fuel system, installed in accordance with STC SA496NE as amended August 16, 1989”, or later revision, applies to Configuration 3.

9. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual, “Boeing 727-200, Five/Four Tank Auxiliary Fuel System, installed in accordance with STC SA496NE as amended August 6, 1992,” and “Installation Instructions Report No. TO-242 dated July 7, 1992,” or later revisions, apply to Configuration 4.

10. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 21, FAA approved November 7, 1996 is required with Configuration No. 5.

FAA Form 8110-2-1(10-69) Page 3 of 3

Number SA496NE

Reissue Date: April 2, 2009, April 27, 2009

11. PATS Inc. Maintenance Manual Report No. TO-562 dated September 30, 1996 is required for continued airworthiness of configuration No. 5 and 6.

12. Configuration 7 is eligible only for the airplane Serial Number 21595.

13. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 21, Revision one, FAA approved December 30, 1998 is required with Configuration No. 6.

14. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 23, FAA approved July 8, 1999, is required with Configuration No. 7.

15. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual “Boeing 727-200, 4-tank Forward Auxiliary Fuel System installed in accordance with STC SA496NE as amended July 5, 1999”, or later revision applies to Configuration No. 7.

16. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 24, FAA approved December 20, 1999 is required with Configuration 8.

17. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual Report No. TO-831, “Boeing 727-200, 2-tank Forward Auxiliary Fuel System” is required for Configuration 8.

18. PATS, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement No. 25, FAA approved April 23, 2001, is required with Configuration No. 9.

19. PATS, Inc. Maintenance Manual Report No. TO-1145, “Boeing 727-200, 7-tank (5 FWD/2 AFT) Auxiliaryn Fuel System” is required for Configuration No. 9.

20. If the holder agrees to permit another person to use this certificate to alter a product, the holder must give the other person written evidence of that permission.

21. The installer must determine whether this design change is compatible with previously approved modifications.

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## Every issue (2)

- April 27, 2009: Reissued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/cc/38/cc38596b15f02c4d6c705a3a7937801a1c1c3afa31d5f329e10e8ac2d0edcf41)
- July 20, 2004: Reissued, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/bd/c9/bdc98b1fa8bc53b5581dd8dcebad556fc8bf1a21188372f95dd5e3c5d07a4855)

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