# N50HM: 2017 Herbert A Sanders XENOS GLIDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Herbert A Sanders XENOS GLIDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/herbert-a-sanders-xenos-glider) (registry code 05636EE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (registry code 34804)
- Serial number: X0027
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 2017
- Certificate issued: November 17, 2025
- Expires: November 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A63852
- Registered owner: [Sickler Stephen D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SICKLER%20STEPHEN%20D)
- Location: [Nicholson, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Nicholson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6562° N, 75.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18446, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50HM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50HM

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Herbert A Sanders XENOS GLIDER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N50HM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N50HM.

## 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 N50HM not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N50HM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR XC4R9573607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XC4R9573607), Jul 28, 1995: ARMATURE. CRACKED. THIS STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REMOVED FOR BRUSH AND BEARING REPLACEMENT. UPON INSPECTION OF ARMATURE, DRIVE END BAND WAS FOUND CRACKED IN AREA OF SPOT WELD FOR OUT
- [SDR 95ZZZX2241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2241), Mar 21, 1995: BRUSH. EXCESS WEAR. THIS UNIT'S BRUSHES WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE BRUSHES WERE WORN 60 PERCENT WITHIN 142.0 FLIGHT HOURS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS REDESIGNING DEFECTIVE BRUSHES.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Herbert A Sanders XENOS GLIDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/herbert-a-sanders-xenos-glider/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a.md

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