# N3DD: 1986 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (registry code 38019VN, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G53EU) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 145
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 5, 2022
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A31AEF
- Registered owner: [Tirca Laviniu H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIRCA%20LAVINIU%20H)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0292° N, 75.2269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19127, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DD

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): 1 in force

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

- [AD 97-08-02 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-02-R1): Load Test of Elevator Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus a, Discus b, Mini-Nimbus B and 1 more. Effective Apr 17, 1998

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-03-59R1](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-59R1): . Issued Dec 2, 2003
- [SAIB CE-03-59](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-59) (historical): . Issued Sep 26, 2003

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3DD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3DD.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3DD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3DD before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3DD-undated): Doyle B-8M, S/N DD1. Triennial form not returned

## Related

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

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