SA02557SE
For Aerostar models with a rear bench seat installed (Aerostar Option 88), install Option 278 per Option 278 Installation Instructions for Operation under BasicMed, Document 278-001, Revision N/C, approved August 17, 2017, or later FAA-approved revision, and Placard Drawing 030075, Revision N/C, approved August 17, 2017, or later FAA-approved revision to remove center restraint to limit the maximum occupancy of the aircraft to 6 occupants for operation under BasicMed. Held by Aerostar Aircraft Corporation, which holds 12 approved modifications in all. Last revised August 24, 2017. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Design holder
- Aerostar Aircraft Corporation; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation
- Models
- PA-60-600 (Aerostar 600), PA-60-601 (Aerostar 601), PA-60-601P (Aerostar 601P), PA-60-602P (Aerostar 602P), PA-60-700P (Aerostar 700P)
- Type certificates
- A17WE, A17WE, A17WE, A17WE, A17WE
- On this site
- Piper PA-60 Aerostar 57 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.