What it approves
Installation of a Helitak FT4500 Black Hawk Fire Tank Liquid Dispensing 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.
SR04461CH Helitak USA, LLC 874 W. Verdulera St.
Camarillo, CA 93010 Part 29 Title 14 CFR * * * See attached Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approved Model List (AML) SR04461CH for appoved aircraft models and applicable airworthiness regulations This STC is applicable to all serial numbers for the listed Make-Model. The Installation should not be incorporated in any other 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 airplane model series only. A copy of this STC must be included in the permanent record of the modified aircraft.
(Limitations and conditions continued on page 3) 04/20/2020 06/01/2021 06/07/2021 06/12/2026 05/25/2021 10/29/2021 ✔ for Manager, West Certification Branch 3 Installation of a Helitak FT4500 Fire Tank Liquid Dispensing System in accordance with FAA approved documents listed in AML No. SR04461CH.
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SR04461CH 06/12/2026 Limitations and Conditions Continued:
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.
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness listed in FAA Approved Model List (AML) No. SR04461CH must be made available to the operator at the time of installation.
Certification Basis:
Based on 14 CFR §§ 21.101, 21.115 and the FAA policy for significant changes in FAA Order 8110.48A, the certification basis for the UH-60A and the EH-60A Rotorcraft Installation of a Helitak FT4500 Black Hawk Fire Tank Liquid Dispensing System is as follows:
a. The type certification basis for parts not changed or not affected by this STC is as listed under the original TCDSs in the FAA Approved Model List (AML) No. SR04461CH.
b. The certification basis for parts changed or affected by the change since the reference date of application, April 20, 2020, is based upon 14 CFR 29 at Amendment 57 which is beyond the amendment level listed under the original TCDSs in the FAA Approved Model List (AML) No. SR04461CH.
Regulations at the amendment 29-0 through 29-17:
29.1(a, b), 29.29(a, b), 29.45(a), 29.51(a-c), 29.63(a-c), 29.65(a), 29.75(a-c), 29.141(a-c), 29.143(a-c), 29.171, 29.173 (a, b), 29.175(a-d), 29.235, 29.251, 29.301(a-c), 29.303, 29.305(a), 29.307(a), 29.337(a, b), 29.341, 29.561(a-d),
29.601(a, b), 29.603(a-c), 29.605(a, b), 29.607(a, b), 29.609(a, b), 29.611(a-c), 29.613(a-c), 29.619(b(1)), 29.625 (a-c), 29.771(a-c), 29.773(a), 29.777 (a, b), 29.853(a), 29.1301(a-d), 29.1309(a-e), 29.1322 (a-d), 29.1351(a),
29.1353(a), 29.1357(a, c-d), 29.1359(b), 29.1381(a, b), 29.1383(b(1)), 29.1401(a(1),b), 29.1431(b), 29.1501(a, b),
29.1503(a, b), 29.1505(a), 29.1519, 29.1523(a-c), 29.1525, 29.1527, 29.1541(a, b), 29.1555(a), 29.1581(a-d),
29.1583(a-f, h), 29.1585(a-f), 29.1587(a, b), 29.1589.
Regulations above amendment 29-17:
29.49(b, c), 29.177(a-c), 29.1529.
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ADs that name this STC · 0
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Approved models · 30
| Make | Model | Data sheet |
|---|---|---|
| ACE Aeronautics LLC | UH-60A | R00005RC |
| BHI H60 Helicopters LLC | UH-60A | R0012DE |
| Billings Flying Service Inc | UH-60A | R00021LA |
Every issue · 5
DRS keeps each issue of an STC as its own record, with its own certificate and attachments.
| Date | Status | Files |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | Amended, current | CertificateApproved model list |
| May 23, 2025 | Amended, earlier issue | CertificateApproved model list |
| October 29, 2021 | Amended, earlier issue | CertificateAML_SR04461CH |
| June 1, 2021 | Reissued, earlier issue | Certificate |
| May 25, 2021 | Issued, earlier issue | Certificate |