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Wed, Oct 12, 2011

FAA Grants Six New STCs To Concorde Battery

Approvals Run From Boeing 737s To MD-900 Helos

Concorde has received STC and PMA approvals for ATR 42/72 Series, Boeing 737-600, -700, -800, -900 Series, Bombardier DHC-8-100, -200, -300, -400 Series, Embraer EMB-500 (Phenom 100), MD Helicopters MD-900, and FAA-PMA approval for Learjet 40/45 emergency battery.

The company says it is offering a “Premium Option” of batteries that have passed rigorous TSO C-173 testing for duty cycle, electrical performance, temperature extremes, shock/vibration and environmental requirements with the benefit of maintenance free, recombinant gas (RG), sealed lead acid, absorbent glass mat (AGM) technology.

  • ATR 42 Series: ATR 72 Series, STC No. ST03930AT has been FAA approved to replace the nickel-cadmium main battery with Concorde’s TSO approved RG-380E/44 (OE on many corporate aircraft) and the nickel-cadmium emergency battery with Concorde’s TSO approved RG-42. FAA-PMA Approved Supplement No. 97.
  • Boeing 737-600, -700, -800, -900 Series, STC No. ST03932AT is FAA approved to replace the nickel-cadmium emergency power and APU batteries with Concorde’s TSO approved RG-380E/60B. FAA-PMA Approved Supplement No. 96.
  • Bombardier DHC-8-100, 200, 300, 400 Series, STC No. ST01643WI is FAA approved to replace original equipment nickel-cadmium batteries with Concorde’s TSO approved RG-380E/44 and RG-380E/60L. The STC allows for the replacement of the main battery, auxiliary battery or standby battery, a mixture of the batteries or all of the batteries. FAA-PMA Approved Supplement No. 95.
  • Embraer EMB: 500 (Phenom 100), STC No. SA01633WI is FAA approved for Concorde’s TSO approved RG-390E (OE on many corporate aircraft) to replace original equipment lead acid batteries #1 and #2. FAA-PMA Approved Supplement No. 94.
  • Learjet 40/45: Global Aviation Technologies’ STC No. ST01639WI is FAA approved to replace the emergency battery with Concorde’s TSO approved RG-145-2. RG-145-2 was developed at the request of Global Aviation Technologies as a higher capacity heated battery option. FAA-PMA Approved Supplement No. 93.
  • MD Helicopters: MD-900 STC No. SR03895AT is FAA approved to replace the nickel-cadmium main battery with Concorde’s TSO battery RG-407.
FMI: www.concordebattery.com

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