# N280K: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18-e) (registry code 3801541, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Solo 2350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series) (registry code 58107)
- Serial number: 29706
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 2016
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2022
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2CEDC
- Registered owner: [Unlimited Promotions Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNLIMITED%20PROMOTIONS%20LTD)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280K

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Solo 2350 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Solo 2350 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N280K.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N280K.

## 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 N280K not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N280K, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 0415105365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0415105365), Apr 15, 2010: COUPLING. BROKEN. ( LY1R) ANTI-ICE "DUCT" MESSAGE DISPLAY ON CAS DURING CLIMBOUT. REMOVED V-BAND CLAMP COVER AT RT WING L/E (WS-258) AND FOUND BROKEN V-BAND CLAMP ON WING ANTI-IC

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N280K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N280K before.

- [Cancelled 1939-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280K-1939-05-09): Fairchild KR-31, S/N 319. Owner: [Kopp Herman K Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOPP%20HERMAN%20K%20JR), [Alexandria, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Alexandria)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280K-undated): Beech B90, S/N LJ338. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18-e/aircraft.md
- The Solo 2350 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series.md

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