- Registered owner
- Stewart William L
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 1
- Year built
- 2021
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- February 4, 2022
- Certificate issued
- October 29, 2019
- Expires
- October 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A2C44F
- Kit
- Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Superior IO-360 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 3
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Engine · Superior IO-360 series
AD 2020-25-12Reciprocating Engine Power SectionAD 2012-03-06Fuel servo diaphragmAD 2009-02-03Fuel injection servosSuperseded and historical ADs · 3
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Engine · Superior IO-360 series
SAIB NE-09-04Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N278BBMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Stewart William L RV-8 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N278BBMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Stewart William L RV-8 aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N278BBGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Stewart William L RV-8 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 4
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Superior IO-360 series
STC SE04651CHTo allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22STC SE04349CHInstallation of SureFly electronic ignitionSTC SE04577CHInstall an electronic engine ignition systemSTC SE02409AKInstallation of the Superior Air Parts Cold Air Induction System (CAIS)