N78BQ

EPIC AIRCRAFT LLC E1000 · 2025 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BASDEN STEEL CORP, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2023-01-16.

WARNING INDICATION · 2023-01-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 5,817 hrs · 5,039 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS THE MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR UNLOCK LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR VENT SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE SOLENOID WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SOLENOID. RIGGING AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9JLA2023012010491