STC SR02808LA

FAA Form 8110-2 (11/20) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION Number SR02808LA

This Certificate issued to: Aerocraft Incorporated 5088 Hillsdale Circle, Suite B El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Part 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Original Product Type Certificate Number : H3WE Make :

MD Helicopters, LLC 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 500N, 600N Description of Type Design Change: Installation of MD500 Side Pull Kit in accordance with FAA approved Aerocraft Inc. Master Data List, ARC-MD500SP-MDL, Revision "A", dated May 10, 2023 or later FAA approved revisions and FAA approved Aerocraft Inc. Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement, ARC-MD500SP- RFMS, Revision "IR", dated July 6, 2023 or later FAA approved revisions.

Limitations and Conditions: This 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. The approval of this modification applies to the above noted rotorcraft model series only. This approval is for the structural provisions of a side-mounted primary cargo hook for a 1,400 pound external load and other aspects of the external loads system have not been certified.

Installation of the Side Pull Kit requires the rotorcraft (Model 369D, E, F, FF and 500N) to be equipped with the Onboard Systems International Cargo Hook Kit STC No. SR01778SE or Onboard Systems Kit Dual Cargo Hook System STC No. SR02693LA. Installation of the Side Pull Kit requires the rotorcraft (Model 600N) to be equipped with the Onboard Systems International Cargo Hook Kit STC No. SR00892SE or Onboard Systems Kit Dual Cargo Hook System STC No. SR02693LA. This STC only certifies the relocation of the cargo hook and not the cargo hook itself. (continued)

Date of Application : November 23, 2022

Date of Issuance : July 19, 2023

(Signature) for Gregory S. DiLibero Branch Manager, West Certification Branch Compliance &Airworthiness Division Aircraft Certification Service

FAA Form 8110-2 (03/21) Number SR02808LA

FAA Form 8110-2 (03/21) (Continuation Sheet) Number SR02808LA Limitations and Conditions (Continued):

Additional FAA approval is required for external loads operations as specified in 14 CFR Part 133 or equivalent operating requirements. A copy of this STC must be included in the permanent records of the modified aircraft. 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.

FAA Accepted Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, ARC-MD500SP-ICA, Revision A, dated April 14, 2023, or later FAA Accepted revisions must be made available to the operator at the time of installation.

A copy of this Certificate, dated July 18, 2022, or later FAA Approved revision, must be maintained as part of the permanent records for the modified aircraft. 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.

Certification Basis:

Certification basis is set forth in Type Certificate Data Sheet H3WE including the following at later amendment levels:

Regulations at Amd’t (27-30): 27.29(a), 27.141, 27.143, 27.251, 27.301, 27.303, 27.305(a)(b)(1), 27.307(a), 27.337,

27.561, 27.601, 27.603, 27.605, 27.607, 27.609, 27.613, 27.625, 27.1505, 27.1529, 27.1541, 27.1581, 27.1583,

27.1585, 27.1589, Amd’t (27-36): 27.865(a)(b)(d)(e)

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