N620JF

SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DUO DISCUS · 2025 · Glider · 1 engine · 1 seat · Valid Registration

Registered owner: DUO D LLC, VA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

3 reports on file, 2008-10-06 – 2016-03-25.

OTHER · 2016-03-25 Unresolved
ATA 7110

Part: COWLING — CRACKED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 2,762 hrs · 1,004 cycles

WHILE COMPLYING WITH CMP 711016, FOUND RT ENG UPPER COWL LE TO BE CRACKED & TO HAVE LOOSE CARBON FIBER MATERIAL SHOWING. INSPECTED & TAP TEST RT ENG UPPER COWL FOR SUSPECTED UNBONDING, MARKED OUT LINE OF UNBOND AREA. UNBONDING STARTS ABOUT 4 INCHES AFT OF RT UPPER COWL LE, AT THIS POINT NOTED A 10 INCH LONG CRACK IN CARBON FIBER MATERIAL RUNNING INBD TO OTBD ALONG LE HONEYCOMB AREA. UNBOND THEN TRAVELS AFT ABOUT 77 INCHES, ALMOST TO AFT UPPER COWL VENTILATION INLET. UNBOND AREA AT ITS WIDEST POINT IS ABOUT 22 INCHES, FOR A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 1,694 SQUARE INCHES. ALL WORK IAW MM 71-10-00.

Source: SDR 1SWA2016032800103
OTHER; AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2013-12-27 Unresolved
ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,218 hrs · 755 cycles

DURING DESCENT, THE LEFT WINDSHIELD OUTER GLASS PLY CRACKED IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THE INNER STRUCTURAL PLIES REMAINED IN TACT WITH NO DAMAGE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DEACTIVATED IN FLIGHT IAW AFM AND QRH REQUIREMENTS. THE ACFT LANDED AT ITS ORIGINALLY INTENDED DESTINATION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 1SWA201401020042
WARNING INDICATION · 2008-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYS)

WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF FL390 THE CREW NOTICED A VIBRATION SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A CYAN L ENG HYD PUMP FAIL EICAS MSG. THE CREW VERIFIED THE PUMP FAILURE ON THE HYDRAULIC SYNOPTIC PAGE. SOON AFTER A L HYD PRESS LOW CAS MSG WAS RECEIVED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KMRY. MX REPLACED LT HYDRAULIC ENGINE DRIVE PUMP EDP AND FLUSHED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR CVG2008F00002