# STC SR01648LA

- Type: Supplemental type certificate
- Status: Current, Reissued
- Holder: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., United States
- Description: Installation of Apical Industries, Inc. Emergency Float Kit, Part Number 604.9601, in accordance with FAA approved Apical Industries, Inc., Master Document List MD 412-11, Revision E, dated August 9, 2004, or later FAA approved revision.  Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement, FMS-412(11), Revision N/C, FAA approved on August 17, 2004, or later FAA approved revision is required as part of this modification.Installation of Apical Industries, Inc. Emergency Float Kit, Part Number 604.9601.
- Applied: November 6, 2003
- Status date: July 25, 2011
- Product: Aircraft, Rotorcraft
- Certification basis: Part 21, Part 29
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW)
- Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/34/e8/34e8ec90ba29f0406ea1babd0763dff766f82013e25e0273c6257fac9d923520
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/54FE2AE39A03E1298625792C00715DF0.0001
- DRS record last changed: December 6, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01648LA

## ADs that name it (0)

None.

## Approved models (3)

- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. 412 ([TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW))
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. 412CF ([TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW))
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. 412EP ([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 SR01648LA This certificate issued to

Part 29* of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

*Certification basis is set forth in Type Certificate Data Sheet.

Installation of Apical Industries, Inc. Emergency Float Kit, Part Number 604.9601, in accordance with FAA approved Apical Industries, Inc., Master Document List MD 412-11, Revision E, dated August 9, 2004, or later FAA approved revision. Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement, FMS-412(11), Revision N/C, FAA approved on August 17, 2004, or later FAA approved revision is required as part of this modification.

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

441 Industrial Park Road Piney Flats, TN 37686 H4SW Make : Bell Helicopter Textron Model : 412, 412EP, 412CF Date of application : November 06, 2003

Date of issuance : August 23, 2004

Date reissued : February 10, 2005;

July 25, 2011

( Signature) James A. Richmond, Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Certification Office, Southwest Region

( Title)

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

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

Number SR01648LA Date of Issuance: August 23, 2004 Date of Reissuance: July 25, 2011

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

1. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., High Skid Landing Gear with Lightweight Flotation Skid Tubes, Part Number 412-050-015-111/-112 or Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., High Skid Landing Gear with Lightweight Flotation Skid Tubes, Part Number 412-324-003/-004/-007/-008 must be installed prior to the installation of this STC.

2. Aeronautical Accessories, Inc.’s Float Step, Part Number 412-300-001, must be installed prior to this installation of this STC.

3. Installation of the Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Step Assembly, Part Number 222-036-044-101/-102 is not authorized.

4. This approval requires the inspections and overhaul schedules to be performed as mandated by the Instruction of Continued Airworthiness, ICA 412-11, Revision A, dated May 3, 2004, or later FAA approved revision.

5. 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.

## Every issue (2)

- July 25, 2011: Reissued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/34/e8/34e8ec90ba29f0406ea1babd0763dff766f82013e25e0273c6257fac9d923520)
- February 10, 2005: Reissued, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/6b/5b/6b5b9726f0a502df6a239a4ff58ce8d56dd2ac03e0c1580f05d8a644555b8df9)

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