SA4-1590
Riveted fuel tanks changed to welded wing and nose tank assemblies and gauge from mechanical to electric float type. Held by Met-Co-Aire, which holds 21 approved modifications in all. Last revised January 1, 1960. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Design holder
- Univair Aircraft Corporation; Univair Aircraft Corporation
- Models
- F-1, F-1A
- Type certificates
- A-787, A-787
- 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 20, 2026.