SA5980NM
Direct replacement of existing certified Sat 1656 battery with a Saft battery or equivalent battery as modified by exchanging the VPH160 cells in the Saft 1656 battery with VP170KH or VHP170KH cells. (206B III). Held by Saft America INC, which holds 7 approved modifications in all. Last revised May 19, 1998. System: electrical power.
What it applies to
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Design holder
- Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)
- Models
- 206B
- Type certificate
- H2SW
- On this site
- Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger 1,455 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 20, 2026.