SA4861NM
Installation of Retardant Tanks for the special purpose of Forest and Wildlife Conservation. Held by United Aeronautical Corporation, which holds 17 approved modifications in all. Last revised April 15, 2015. System: other and general.
What it applies to
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Design holder
- USDA Forest Service
- Models
- P-3A
- Type certificate
- A32NM
- 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.