STC SA1603WE
FAA DRS lists SA1603WE as Current · Reissued, held by United Airlines Inc, for Boeing DC-8-51, Boeing DC-8-52, and Boeing DC-8-53, and 3 more aircraft configurations. Recorded change: Replacement of DC-8 reverser system - primary reverser cover door - JT3D engine with improved door designed and fabricated by United Air Lines. Snapshot dated June 30, 2026.
Recorded modification
What the FAA record covers
Replacement of DC-8 reverser system - primary reverser cover door - JT3D engine with improved door designed and fabricated by United Air Lines.
SA1603WE 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: Boeing DC-8-51, Boeing DC-8-52, and Boeing DC-8-53, and 3 more aircraft configurations. Confirm the approved model list, serial effectivity, configuration, and certificate revision.
Buyer checks
Confirm before sourcing
- 01Does it cover the exact Boeing DC-8-51 and Boeing DC-8-52, and 4 more aircraft configurations model, serial range, and configuration?
- 02Which powerplant configuration, limits, instruments, and maintenance data apply?
- 03Who can legally supply the design data, kit, instructions, and ICAs?
- 04What parts, labor, conformity, and return-to-service work are excluded?
Related engine and powerplant STCs
Modification of the engine exhaust system.
FAA holder: Rooke Corporation dba Aviation Equipment
Installation of a Honeywell TPE331-10, -10U, -10UF, -10UG, -10UGR, -10UR engine in combination with Hartzell Propeller Model HC-B4TN-5NL/LT10890N, or HC-B4TN-5PL/LT10890N, or Honeywell TPE331-11U or -11UA engine in combination with a Hartzell HC-B5MP-5BL/LM11692N propeller.
FAA holder: Turbine Dromaders LLC
Installation of Beryl D Shannon Aviation Specialties, Inc., Fiberglass Air Scoops (Inlet and Exit) in accordance with DLB 1500 dated June 6, 1974, or later FAA approved revision for the following models: T. C. A-777: Models A35 through C35, 35 and 35 R T. C. 3A15: Models H35 through V35.
FAA holder: D'Shannon Products Ltd.
Installation of Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 or PT6A-35 Turboprop Engine and Hartzell HC-B3TN-3(D)(Y)/T10282(N)(B,K)+4 propeller in accordance with Viking Air Limited Master Document Index VT3MK20000 Issue 3, dated Feb. 1, 2011, Transport Canada approved Feb. 3, 2011, or later Transport Canada approved revisions.
FAA holder: Viking Air Limited