# N103J: 2001 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2b) (registry code 3801904, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G17CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G17CE) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 115
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 2001
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2002
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A010A1
- Registered owner: [Denman David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENMAN%20DAVID%20H)
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7439° N, 82.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103J

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B)

- [AD 2016-22-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-22-01): Flight Controls · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Discus-2c and 3 more. Effective Dec 1, 2016
- [AD 2004-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-08-12): Elevator mass balance · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Ventus-2a and 1 more. Effective Jun 4, 2004

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-04-40](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-04-40): . Issued Jan 7, 2004

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N103J.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N103J.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N103J not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N103J, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2022FA0000300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2022FA0000300), Jun 15, 2022: NONE. NONE. AFTER LANDING PILOT REPORTED VERY STIFF AILERON MOVEMENT.PILOT REPORTED THEY FEEDED UP BUT THEN STIFFENED UP ONCE AGAIN. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N103J

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N103J before.

- [Cancelled 1989-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103J-1989-04-26): Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, S/N 584. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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