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Approved modifications · supplemental type certificate · current · issued

SA01646SE

Installation of vortex generators on wings, horizontal and vertical tail surfaces. Held by Micro Aerodynamics INC, which holds 77 approved modifications in all. Last revised February 28, 2006. System: airframe structure.

What it applies to

Kind of product
Aircraft
Design holder
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Models
172, 182, 182A, 182B, 175, 185, 185A, 185B, 185C, 185D, 185E, A185E, A185F, 180, 180A, 180B, 180C, 180D, 180E, 180F, 180G, 180H, 180J, 180K
Type certificates
3A12, 3A13, 3A13, 3A13, 3A17, 3A24, 3A24, 3A24, 3A24, 3A24, 3A24, 3A24, 3A24, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6, 5A6
On this site
Cessna 172 Skyhawk 20,670 registered
Cessna 175 Skylark 926 registered
Cessna 180 Skywagon 2,606 registered
Cessna 182 Skylane 11,828 registered
Cessna 185 Skywagon 227 registered
Cessna A185 Skywagon 1,372 registered
The FAA's record
On the FAA's site

What an approved modification is

A supplemental type certificate is the FAA's approval of a change to a certified design: a new engine or propeller, avionics, an autopilot, floats, a parachute, a larger fuel tank, an ice-protection kit. The company holding it may sell the kit and the paperwork to owners of the listed models; the modification then becomes part of that aircraft's record. The FAA's list says what was approved and for which models, not how many aircraft carry it.

Source: FAA supplemental type certificates (Dynamic Regulatory System). Register counts from the FAA register of October 7, 2026.