# N608A: Schleicher Alexander K 7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher Alexander K 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (registry code 3801551, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G3) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 536
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2010
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A7E4F7
- Registered owners: [Clayton Harry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAYTON%20HARRY%20L), [Erienwein Susan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERIENWEIN%20SUSAN%20D)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7687° N, 97.2202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67226, 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=608A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608A

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher Alexander K 7)

- [AD 2022-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-12-07): Elevator, Spar/Rib Structure · Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Ka2B, Ka 6, Ka 6 B and 7 more. Effective Jul 21, 2022
- [AD 2013-16-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-16-05): Flight Controls · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, K 8, K 8 B and 7 more. Effective Oct 4, 2013
- [AD 61-13-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/61-13-03): Fuselage Modification · Alexander Schleicher K7. Effective Jun 24, 1961

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 75-23-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-23-03) (historical): Elevator and Control · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, K 8, K7 and 15 more. Effective Nov 14, 1975
- [AD 64-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-07-05) (historical): Elevator Control Push Rods · Alexander Schleicher K 8, K 8 B, K7 and 8 more. Effective Apr 13, 1964

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

- [SAIB ACE-98-10](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-10): . Issued Nov 24, 1997

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N608A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N608A.

## 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 N608A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N608A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3220), May 16, 1995: LEVER ASSY. BENT. FOUND LEVER ASSY WORN THIN TO POINT OF BENDING. WORN THIN BY RUBBING ON PEDESTAL AND BENDING.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Schleicher Alexander K 7)

- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N608A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N608A before.

- [Cancelled 1973-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608A-1973-12-13): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-10. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mcclanahan Earl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLANAHAN%20EARL%20L), [Cayuga, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Cayuga)

## Related

- Other Schleicher Alexander K 7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7/aircraft.md

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