# STC SH261WE - Type: Supplemental type certificate - Status: Current, Amended - Holder: USDA Forest Service, United States - Description: Installation of an external load attachment mechanism in accordance with FAA Approved USDA Forest Service Master Drawing List and Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplements, per Approved Model List SH261WE, and all subsequent FAA approved revisions to these documents. - Applied: July 7, 1976 - Status date: August 16, 2011 - Product: Aircraft, Rotorcraft - Certification basis: Part 21, Part 29 - Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW), [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS H6SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H6SW) - Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/21/20/2120899f1018358cbcd41b96179dd5d5d132f0c5fbb1995c9d2c20866aa7811c - Approved model list and other attachments: [AML SH261WE.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/4d/2a/4d2a290a98d94d913f6ce8e45b28f0dcbfb63977418800b7cdc62eb9ffede306) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/92F4AE03760561E0862578F60056E1D3.0001 - DRS record last changed: December 6, 2025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH261WE ## ADs that name it (0) None. ## Approved models (7) - Bell Helicopter Textron 205A ([TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW)) - Bell Helicopter Textron 205A-1 ([TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW)) - Bell Helicopter Textron 210 ([TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW)) - Bell Helicopter Textron 212 ([TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW)) - Bell Helicopter Textron 214B ([TCDS H6SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H6SW)) - Bell Helicopter Textron 214B-1 ([TCDS H6SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H6SW)) - Bell Helicopter Textron 412 ([TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW)) ## 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. Number SH261WE This Certificate issued to Part * of the Federal Aviation Regulations Description of Type Design Change: Installation of an external load attachment mechanism in accordance with FAA Approved USDA – Forest Service Master Drawing List and Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplements, per Approved Model List SH261WE, and all subsequent FAA approved revisions to these documents. Limitations and Conditions: The installation should not be incorporated in any rotorcraft unless it is determined that the interrelationship between this installation and any previously approved configuration will not introduce any adverse effect upon the airworthiness of the rotorcraft. The approval of this modification applies to the above noted helicopter models only. A copy of this STC must be included in the permanent records of the modified rotorcraft. 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. US Department of Agriculture – Forest Service Fire and Aviation 3833 S. Development Avenue Boise, Idaho 83705 * See Approved Model List SH261WE Date of application : June 7, 1976 Date of issuance : June 9, 1980 Date amended : December 11, 1991; May 15, 2002; August 16, 2011 ( Signature) Supervisor, Technical & Administration Support Staff Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office ### AML SH261WE.pdf **FAA APPROVED MODEL LIST (AML) NO. SH261WE** US Department of Agriculture – Forest Service **FOR INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL LOAD ATTACHMENT MECHANISM** Original Issue Date: May 15, 2001 Original Type Certification Basis Installation Instructions AML Item Aircraft Make Aircraft Model Certificate Number for Alteration Master Dwg. List and RFM Supplement Revision No. and Date Amendment Date Page 1 of 2 1 Bell 205A, 205A-1 H1SW CAR 7 dated August 11, 1956, and amendments and special conditions as defined in TCDS H1SW **USDA200MDL** USDA200RFMS Supp. No. 2 Rev. E 12/11/2007 5/6/2002 2/4/2008 2 Bell 212 H4SW 14 CFR Part 29 dated February 1, 1965, 1956, and amendments and special conditions as defined in TCDS H4SW **MDL25JUN91** RFM Supp. No. 1 Rev. N/C 6/25/91 4/17/80 3 Bell 212, 412 H4SW 14 CFR Part 29 dated February 1, 1965, 1956, and amendments and special conditions as defined in TCDS H4SW **USDA200MDL** USDA200RFMS Supp. No. 2 Rev. E. 12/11/2007 5/6/2002 2/4/2008 **FAA APPROVED MODEL LIST (AML) NO. SH261WE** US Department of Agriculture – Forest Service **FOR INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL LOAD ATTACHMENT MECHANISM** Original Issue Date: May 15, 2001 Original Type Certification Basis Installation Instructions AML Item Aircraft Make Aircraft Model Certificate Number for Alteration Master Dwg. List and RFM Supplement Revision No. and Date Amendment Date Page 2 of 2 4 Bell 214B, 214B-1 H6SW 14 CFR Part 29 dated February 1, 1965, 1956, and amendments and special conditions as defined in TCDS H6SW **USDA200MDL** USDA200RFMS Supp. No. 2 Rev. E. 12/11/2007 5/6/2002 2/4/2008 5 Bell 210 H1SW CAR 7 dated August 11, 1956, and amendments and special conditions as defined in TCDS H1SW **USDA200MDL** USDA200RFMS Supp. No. 2 Rev. F. 4/21/2008 5/5/2008 5/7/2008 FAA Approved: Supervisor, Technical & Administrative Support Staff Date: ## Every issue (2) - August 16, 2011: Amended, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/21/20/2120899f1018358cbcd41b96179dd5d5d132f0c5fbb1995c9d2c20866aa7811c), [AML SH261WE.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/4d/2a/4d2a290a98d94d913f6ce8e45b28f0dcbfb63977418800b7cdc62eb9ffede306) - May 15, 2002: Amended, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/7c/78/7c78d6102f0a7ded21ce29bf6f492d166608b4f1923f01a54678258c2b3e3ac0), [SH261WE.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/af/5c/af5c9d1447162fd5dadc6e2d59fd72fd2749474c93af59e108f5f63712bd78dc) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.