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Certification

Authorized and Trusted to Provide a Full Range of STC Services

If you need equipment installed on an aircraft that requires a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), then an Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program can save you time and expedite your product to market. As a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designated ODA, 3S Engineering and Certification is your partner to ensure the most efficient and quickest path to FAA certification.

  • FAA Designated ODA
  • Provider of 14 CFR Part 23, 25, 27 & 29 STCs
We recognize that the aviation environment has reached a level of complexity where we can’t achieve further safety improvements by following a purely rule-based approach. Michael Huerta, Federal Aviation Administrator

3S Provides the Fastest Path to Certification

The FAA has changed its focus from direct approval of data to an oversight role of delegated organizations, thus creating the need to delegate additional authority to those delegated organizations that are committed to quality and demonstrate compliance. 3S is one of the FAA’s preferred ODAs.

With our experience and resources, 3S offers a “turnkey” solution that ensures the fastest path to completion and certification. This means less aircraft down-time and your project speed to market will be improved by at least six to 10 months.

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Standard Process

PSCP
Project Approval
Conformity Request Via NACIP
MIDO Approval
Test Plans w/DER
ACO Approval
TIA Draft Submitted
ACO Approval
FAA Testing
Final Test Reports Submitted
ACO Approval
Total Time: 12-18 months Next Step

3S ODA Process

PSCP
Project Approval
Conformity Via NACIP
RFCs Issued ODA Opproved
Test Plans ODA Approved
TIA Issued ODA Approved
FAA Testing
Test Reports Approved
3S ICA Issued
Total Time: 6-8 months Next Step

The Benefits of Working with 3S

  • Top Priority

    Our entire focus is providing the most efficient and quickest path to FAA certification, so with 3S, your project is assured top priority.

  • Direct

    As an FAA designated ODA, we issue the STC directly to you on their behalf, so your speed to market will be improved dramatically.

  • Customer Service

    3S is committed to providing professional technical guidance and exceptional customer service. Whatever the need, our staff is at the vanguard of aviation engineering and certification.

3S Authorization

3S is one of the few companies trusted and authorized by the FAA to issue STCs for both:

  • Parts 23 & 25: Normal, transport category airplanes
  • Parts 27 & 29: Normal, transport category rotorcraft

STC Services Provided by 3S

  • ODA Administration - FAA Interaction
    • We “speak FAA,” which ensures a quick, efficient path to certification.
    • EASA Validation Experience
  • FAA and Client Coordination

    We serve as our customers’ advocate with the FAA.

  • STC Project Compliance Management

    Our services ensure no surprises.

  • Project Supported ODA UMs
    • Structures, Metallic and Composites
    • Mechanical Systems and Equipment
    • Electrical Systems and Equipment
    • Software and Complex Electronic Hardware
    • Flammability
    • Acoustics
    • Powerplant
    • Flight Test Pilot
    • Flight Analysis (Aerodynamics, Icing, Aeroelasticity)
  • FAA Compliance Data Development
    • Project Specific Certification Plan
    • 14CFR Compliance Check List (MOC)
    • Conformity Inspection Plan
  • ODA-UM Official FAA Test Witnessing and Analysis
    • Inspection Planning
    • Coordination with Principal Inspector
    • Witness Inspections
    • Documentation of any Discrepancies
    • Classification of any Discrepancies
    • Inspection Wrap-Up and Out-Briefing/Presentation of Findings
  • ODA-UM Review and FAA Approval
    • Installation and Fabrication Drawing Package
    • Test Plans/Reports
    • System Safety Analysis
    • Functional Hazards Assessment
    • Structural Analysis
    • Electrical Load Analysis
    • Inspection Plans/Reports
    • Compliance Plans/Reports
    • Flight Manual Supplements and Limitations
    • Instructions for Continued Airworthiness and Limitations
  • Military Certification Support
    • Military Certification Office (MCO) Coordination
    • MIL-HDBK-516 Airworthiness Certification Criteria Experience
    • Military Accreditation Experience

What to Expect When Working with 3S

  • Certification Plan FAA Response Time 30 - 45 Days 3S ODA Response Time 30 - 45 Days
  • Test Plans FAA Response Time 30 - 45 Days 3S ODA Time 5 - 7 Days
  • Request for Conformity FAA Response Time 30 - 45 Days 3S ODA Time 1 - 3 Days
  • Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) FAA Response Time 30 - 45 Days 3S ODA Time 14 Days Post Test Approval
  • Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) FAA Response Time 30 - 45 Days 3S ODA Time 7 - 10 Days
  • Issuance of STC FAA Response Time 30 - 45 Days 3S ODA Response Time 14 - 18 Days
Related Case Study

Project: Typical Special Missions Project

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Project: Typical Special Missions Project

  • Extended Nose and Sponsor EO/IR Sensors
  • BLOS Radome
  • Missionized Pallet

Aircraft:

Special Missions Aircraft

Services Provided:

  • Part 25 Certification Basis Crossing Multiple UM Disciplines
  • Lighting Strike Testing
  • Bird Strike Testing
  • DO-160 Testing
  • Flammability Testing
  • Ground and Flight Testing

3S provided multiple STCs for a special missions aircraft. The STCs cover the installation of multiple external shapes, including an upper communications radome and several antennas to support various missions systems.

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