DeCrane Aerospace

PATS Aircraft Systems, a division of DeCrane Aerospace, is pleased to announce the Quality Certification renewal for PATS Aircraft Systems, including the Hollingsead International product lines, to the ISO 9001:2000 + AS9100B standards.

PATS Aircraft Systems, a division of DeCrane Aerospace, is pleased to announce that the FAA has granted a Global Alternate Method of Compliance (AMOC) to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-22-01 for Bombardier Aircraft Model CL 600-2B19 installed with PATS Auxiliary Fuel System STC ST00365NY-D, Configuration 2.

PATS Aircraft Systems (PATS), a division of DeCrane Aerospace, is pleased to announce that the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the VIP interior of the third Embraer Lineage 1000 interior completed by PATS Aircraft has been approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).

PATS Aircraft Systems today announced the award of a 5 year contract with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to supply Auxiliary Fuel Systems (AFS) for the 737 derivative Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) family of aircraft including AFS kit manufacturing and installation.

PATS Aircraft Systems, a division of DeCrane Aerospace, has announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the Supplemental Type Certificates for the CRJ-200 auxiliary fuel system and VIP interior.

In order to keep our Customers informed of the latest SFAR 88 program developments and to assist Operators in their efforts to comply with AD2008-22-01, following is PATS latest Newsletter detailing our most recent contacts with the FAA and updates on PATS continuing support efforts:

PATS Aircraft Systems, a division of DeCrane Aerospace, is pleased to announce FAA approval of the Supplemental Type Certificate for the CRJ-200 auxiliary fuel system. The newly approved system is fully compliant with all federal aviation regulations, including SFAR 88.

Tailwind Capital LLC and Global Principal Finance Co., LLC are pleased to announce that their completion partner, PATS Aircraft LLC, has received US FAA Supplemental Type Certification for the Hemisphere 200XR auxiliary fuel system. The auxiliary fuel system meets all federal aviation regulations, including SFAR 88.

In our earlier Newsletter’s, we committed to keeping you up to date on our SFAR 88 Service Bulletin (SB) efforts. Since our last Newsletter, PATS has received FAA STC certification on a fully SFAR 88 compliant Auxiliary Fuel System (AFS) which has been installed on a Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft. The installation of this AFS has also allowed PATS to confirm and finalize the SFAR 88 modification solution for the Challenger SE aircraft, previously outfitted with a PATS AFS, and finalize our price estimates for these modifications.

PATS is pleased to announce that the FAA has revised the Global AMOC letter for BBJ aircraft. This revision now clearly shows that both PATS STC's ST00936NY and ST00936NY-D are affected by AD2008-22-01. The AMOC letter has also been revised to clearly show the STC configurations that are impacted by this AD.

PATS is pleased to announce that the PATS BBJ and BBJ2 SFAR 88 Service Bulletins have now been approved by the FAA as an Alternate Method of Compliance (AMOC) for AD2008-22-01.

In our first Newsletter of 2009, we committed to keeping you up to date on our SFAR 88 Service Bulletin and AMOC Approval efforts. Following is a complete status update on all of the PATS Deactivation Service Bulletins, the current BBJ AMOC Approval status for the BBJ SFAR 88 Service Bulletins, and a summary of PATS continuing support efforts for Customers to aid them in completing these modifications and/or deactivations prior to the December 2009 AD deadline.

GEORGETOWN, Del.—The FAA issued AD 2008-22-01 on October 22, 2008 and PATS Aircraft Completions, a division of DeCrane Aerospace, has submitted a service bulletin for Alternate Means of Compliance (AMOC) approval. PATS submitted its request for approval for the BBJ and BBJ2 service bulletins on November 14, 2008, and has also developed and installed SFAR 88-compliant kits for the B737 Classic fleet.

The airplane is now at DeCrane Aircraft in Georgetown, Del., where it will receive its long-range auxiliary fuel system and a Head-up Display.