STC SA1480WE
FAA DRS lists SA1480WE as Current · Amended, held by Met-Co Aire, for Piper Aircraft The New PA-23, Piper Aircraft The New PA-23-250, and Piper Aircraft The New PA-23-160, and 1 more aircraft configuration. Recorded change: Installation of an integral 24 gallon auxiliary fuel tank in each wing tip. Snapshot dated June 30, 2026.
Recorded modification
What the FAA record covers
Installation of an integral 24 gallon auxiliary fuel tank in each wing tip.
SA1480WE identifies the approval, recorded holder, named aircraft, and modification scope. It does not confirm kit availability, serial-number effectivity, data rights, price, or installation authority.
Applicability
Aircraft named in FAA DRS
Named aircraft: Piper Aircraft The New PA-23, Piper Aircraft The New PA-23-250, and Piper Aircraft The New PA-23-160, and 1 more aircraft configuration. Confirm the approved model list, serial effectivity, configuration, and certificate revision.
Buyer checks
Confirm before sourcing
- 01Does it cover the exact Piper Aircraft The New PA-23 and Piper Aircraft The New PA-23-250, and 2 more aircraft configurations model, serial range, and configuration?
- 02Which tanks, plumbing, usable-fuel assumptions, and inspections apply?
- 03Who can legally supply the design data, kit, instructions, and ICAs?
- 04What parts, labor, conformity, and return-to-service work are excluded?
Related fuel systems STCs
Installation of Simmonds Precision Computerized Fuel Quantity Indicator System in accordance with Simmonds Precision Installation Drawing List, Report Numbers E-2447, Revision E; and E-2523(optional), no revision, or later FAA-approved revisions.
FAA holder: Simmonds Precision Products Inc
Installation of warning light intended to prevent inadvertent operation of the aircraft on the aircraft on the tip tank fuel system while in the landing or take-off configuration, i.e., gear down.
FAA holder: American Navion Society
Superseded by STC SE01943CH. Add the following approved fuel: unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index.
FAA holder: EAA Aviation Foundation