# STC ST00163IB

- Type: Supplemental type certificate
- Status: Current, Issued
- Holder: AEROTEC & CONCEPT, France
- Description: Installation of Iridium Antenna
- Applied: September 18, 2023
- Status date: December 7, 2023
- Product: Aircraft, Large Airplane
- Certification basis: Part 25
- Foreign approvals: EASA 10081564
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE)
- Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/f6/dd/f6dd82ee10391f98db981f3529481fe409584326370b352afab964eb8228f500
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID157982953520231213161314.0001
- DRS record last changed: December 5, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00163IB

## ADs that name it (0)

None.

## Approved models (3)

- The Boeing Company 737-700 Series ([TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE))
- The Boeing Company 737-8 ([TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE))
- The Boeing Company 737-800 Series ([TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE))

## 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.

**IMPORT ST00163IB**

**AEROTEC & CONCEPT**

AERODROME 81300 GRAULHET FRANCE Part 25 Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations A16WE The Boeing Company 737-700/-800 Series, 737-8

1. Installation of Iridium Antenna must be in accordance with AEROTEC & CONCEPT Master Drawing List Document No. AE23010MDL, Issue 0, dated March 10, 2023, or later EASA approved revisions.

2. Aircraft is to be maintained in accordance with AEROTEC & CONCEPT Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Document No. AE23010ICA, Revision 0, dated February 10, 2023, or later EASA accepted revisions.

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

(See Limitations and Conditions Continued on Page 3 of 3) September 18, 2023 December 7, 2023 Anthony E. Gallo Manager, International Validation Branch Compliance & Airworthiness Division Aircraft Certification Service 3

**IMPORT ST00163IB 3**

IMPORT ST00163IB Date of Issuance: December 7, 2023

2. If the holder agrees to permit another person to use the certificate to alter the product, the holder shall give the other person written evidence of that permission.

3. This STC is applicable to all serial numbers for this Make-Model.

4. Aircraft is to be maintained in accordance with the "Airworthiness Limitations" section of Instructions for Continued Airworthiness referenced under description of type design change section of this STC.

5. Only external installation: activation and internal mechanical provisions are not covered by this modification.

Certification Basis:

Based on 14 CFR §21.115 and §21.101, and the FAA policy for changes that are not significant in FAA Order 8110.48A, the certification basis for this modification are as follows:

a. The type certification basis for the The Boeing Company 737-700/-800 Series and 737-8 aircraft is as shown on TCDS A16WE for parts not changed or not affected by the change.

b. The type certification basis for the The Boeing Company 737-700/-800 Series and 737-8 aircraft is shown on TCDS A16WE for parts changed or affected by the change.

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## Every issue (1)

- December 7, 2023: Issued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/f6/dd/f6dd82ee10391f98db981f3529481fe409584326370b352afab964eb8228f500)

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