STC SA863EA

Supplemental type certificate · Astronics Luminescent Systems Inc

Holder
Astronics Luminescent Systems Inc · United States
Status
Current · Reissued
Status date
June 2, 2022
Applied
November 25, 1970
Product
Aircraft · Large Airplane
Certification basis
Part 21, Part 25, Part 121

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

What it approves

Incorporation of DME Corporation emergency evacuation slide lighting system

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.

FAA Form 8110-2 (11/20) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION Page 1 of ___ United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number:

SA863EA Astronics Luminescent Systems, Inc.

130 Commerce Way East Aurora, NY 14052 Part 25 the Federal Aviation Regulations See Eligibility Lists DME Drawing P5-02-0001 Incorporation of DME Corporation Emergency Evacuation Slide Lighting System Model ESL-( ), Top Drawing P5-02-0001, Rev. B, or later FAA approved revision.

(See Continuation Sheet Page 3) November 25, 1970 October 31, 1972, March 06, 1973, October 20, 1976, April 24, 2019, June 2, 2022 February 10, 1971 August 26, 1971, October 31, 1972, December 28 1973, February 22, 1974, October 20, 1976, October 03, 1978, January 18, 1979, August 16, 1982, October 28, 1983 (for) Christina M. Underwood Manager, Atlanta ACO Branch Compliance and Airworthiness Division Aircraft Certification Service 4

FAA Form 8110-2 (11/20) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION Page 2 of ___ United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number:

SA863EA

FAA Form 8110-2 (11/20) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION Page ___ of ___ United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number:

SA863EA Limitations and Conditions - cont.:

1. This approval should not be extended to other aircraft of these models on which other previously approved modifications are incorporated unless it is determined by the installer that the interrelationship between this change and any of those other previously approved modifications will introduce no adverse effects upon the airworthiness of the aircraft.

2. This STC only approves the ESL-( ) Emergency Evacuation Slide Lighting System as exterior emergency lighting in compliance with FAR 25.812(g) (Amendment 25-32) (Ref. FAR 121.310(b)(1), when installed on the eligible:

a. Sargent Industries PICO Division (TSO C69) approved emergency evacuation slides in accordance with Pico's Service Bulletin No. 25-30 amended April 25, 1972, or later FAA approved revision thereto; or

b. Air Cruisers Company (TSO C69) approved emergency evacuation slides in accordance with Air Cruiser's Service Bulletin No. 114-71-2 dated June 22, 1971, or later FAA approved revision thereto.

NOTE: PICO refers to these lights as 9009 ACR Light Installation Kit. Also these lighted systems do meet the Douglas DC-9 tailcone environmental conditions.

3. This STC does not approve the installation of the slides, themselves, on the aircraft.

Prior or concurrent FAA approval for the installation of the slides (as evacuation assist means) on the aircraft is required. Prior approvals of these slides without lights are not affected by this STC.

4. No more than one light outlining the sliding surface (as applicable) and one light on the bottom (toe end) of the slide or slide/raft may be inoperative.

5. Battery loaded voltage levels and lamp integrity levels should be checked while the system is installed on the inflatable device prior to and after packing or repacking the inflatable.

6. Testing of the ESL system battery and lamp harness(es) should be accomplished in accordance with DME Technical Manual Y1-03-0008 (25-60-03).Applicable GO-NO GO test levels are provided in the referenced manual according to ESL system model number.

FAA Form 8110-2 (11/20) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION Page ___ of ___ United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number:

SA863EA Limitations and Conditions - cont.:

7. The lamps attached across the bottom, or toe-end of the inflatable device, must be located by the installer so as to provide minimum illumination required by FAR 25.812

(g) in critical aircraft attitudes.

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Approved models · 26

MakeModelData sheet
General Dynamics Corporation224A27
General Dynamics Corporation22M4A27
General Dynamics Corporation304A30
See all 26 models

Every issue · 2

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

DateStatusFiles
June 2, 2022Reissued, currentCertificateApproved model list
April 24, 2019Reissued, earlier issueCertificate