# STC SR00782DE - Type: Supplemental type certificate - Status: Current, Reissued - Holder: Bell Textron Inc., United States - Description: Approval of a seating configuration to allow flight operations with the left hand pilot seat removed - Applied: November 22, 2013 - Status date: November 8, 2023 - Product: Aircraft, Rotorcraft - Certification basis: Part 27 - Data sheets: [TCDS R00003RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00003RD) - Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/82/e0/82e00a0e595635e18b9aa57707c50bccaa66191649552f67398ff2257a9aee30 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID188754365120240815154812.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 26, 2026 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00782DE ## ADs that name it (0) None. ## Approved models (1) - Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 429 ([TCDS R00003RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00003RD)) ## 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. (See Continuation Sheet Page 3 of 3 Pages) Page 1 of 3 FAA Form 8110-2 (03/21) SR00782DE Bell Textron, Inc. 450 Industrial Park Road Piney Flats, TN 37686 Part 27 the Civil Air Regulations R00003RD Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 Approval of a seating configuration to allow flight operations with the left hand pilot seat removed in accordance with Laz-Tec Drawing List, Report Number LT-14211, Revision B, dated June 19, 2017, FAA approved September 22, 2017, or later FAA approved revisions. November 22, 2013 November 8, 2023 December 18, 2014 September 22, 2017 for Manager, West Certification Branch 1. The installation should not be incorporated in any aircraft 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 aircraft. 2. Flight Manual Supplement, Laz-Tec, LLC Document Number LT-14214, Revision A, dated September 20, 2017, or later FAA approved revision is required for this installation. 3. Instruction for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), Laz-Tec, LLC Document Number LT-14213, Revision B, dated June 21, 2017, FAA accepted on September 11, 2017. 4. Left hand flight controls must be removed when conducting flight operations with the left pilot seat removed. 5. 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. Page 2 of 3 FAA Form 8110-2 (03/21) SR00782DE End Page 3 of 3 Certification Basis: FAA Form 8110-2 (03/21) SR00782DE Based on 14 CFR §§ 21.115 and 21.101, and the FAA policy for significant changes in FAA Order 8110.48, the certification basis for the design change to the Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 429 Rotorcraft is as follows: • The type certification basis for Bell Model 429 Rotorcraft is shown in TCDS R00003DE for parts not changed or not affected by the change. • The certification Basis for the parts changed or affected by this change since the reference date of application, November 22, 2013, is shown in TCDS R00003DE. ## Every issue (3) - November 8, 2023: Reissued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/82/e0/82e00a0e595635e18b9aa57707c50bccaa66191649552f67398ff2257a9aee30) - September 22, 2017: Amended, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/ba/00/ba00dcb3afcfc65bf6d7e1f8ee73a5d7533bd1f3d921c7c9257ec5da05072f70) - December 18, 2014: Issued, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/9a/05/9a05f7939ab6ff68c3da863120eeb077cdc6caa4e93cc81354a04436b5e1ec93) --- 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.