N515QS2016 Textron Aviation INC 680A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply18 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- Certificate issued
- Mar 12, 2026
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 8, 2016
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Textron Aviation INC
- Model
- 680A
- Year
- 2016
- Serial number
- 680A0053
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A67571
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw306d1
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 5,907 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2026 – nowCo-ownerscurrent
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | Landing Gear | May 15, 2018 | Airframe (680A)Serial numbers per UTC Service Bulletins 2-1706-1-32-1 Rev 1 and 2-1675-32-2 Rev 1 (brake assembly serial numbers). Only with: Equipped with brake assembly P/N 2-1706-1 (Model 510) or P/N 2-1675-1 (Models 680/680A) with serial number listed in table 1 of the applicable UTC service bulletin. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (18)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · uplock switch · defectiveApr 8, 2026
DURING CLIMB THRU ABOUT FL320 WE RECEIVED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR YELLOW DN AND NOSE GEAR WAS YELLOW HASH MARKS VIBRATIONS FROM GEAR. AFTER WE SLOWED AND DESCENDED BELOW 15000 WE RAN THE QRH LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT CHECKLIST WE RECEIVED 3 GREEN INDICATIONS AND WENT TO PHILADELPHIA MCC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · elec connector · looseAug 6, 2025
THE LAV FLOOR EMER LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND FLICKERS ON AND OFF. ACCESSED AIRCRAFT AND POWERED UP VIA APU. POWERED ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND ALL LIGHTS WORKING PROPERPLY INCLUDING LAV FLOOR LIGHTING, WHILE LIGHTS WERE POWERED ON, TAPPED ON TOILET SEAT AND TOILET KICK PANEL AND LAV FLOOR LIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · filter · dirtyDec 16, 2024
OIL SMELL WITH HIGH POWER SETTINGS. IT IS THE STRONGEST DURING CLIMB AND DECENT. APU IS NOT RUNNING. NO SMELL ON GROUND. COMPLIED WITH TASK CARD TC-68A-21-181006M ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM BLEED DUCT BURN PROCEDURE WITH NO SMELL OR ANY ODOR IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN. REPLACED HEPA FILTER PIN:…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Stabilizers · access panel · corrodedSep 22, 2024
CORROSION ON LH HORIZONTAL STAB ACCESS PANEL NUT PLATES FOR PANEL 351AB,351BB,341AR, 341CR, 341DR, 341ER,341AL AND 341CL. CORRECTIVE ACTION....ADDED PRIMER TO THE BLENDED AREA AFTER NDT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AWAITING NUTPLATE INSTALLATION AFTER PRIMER CURES. REF. CE680A CSPM 20-50-00. INSTALLED NEW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · unknownJan 22, 2024
MAIN CABIN DOOR MOVES ABOUT A 1/4 INCH AFTER MOVING THE HANDLE THEN STICKS. FORCE IS REQUIRED TO OPEN THE DOOR. PERFORMED SEVERAL SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF THE MAIN DOOR. NO DISCREPANCIES TO NOTE AT THIS TIME. CE680A AMM 52-10-00. MCC ELECTS TO RTS THE A/C AT THIS MOMENT
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · corrodedNov 24, 2021
CORROSION ON LEFT WING TIP LOWER SKIN P/N 6923150-3. ACCOMPLISHED TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING LETTER DQ32552 - DATED NOVEMBER 20, 2021; 680A-0053 N515QS REPAIR RECOMMENDATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · corrodedNov 24, 2021
CORROSION ON LEFT WING TIP UPPER SKIN P/N 6923140-3. ACCOMPLISHED TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING LETTER DQ32554 - DATED NOVEMBER 20, 2021; 680A-0053 N515QS REPAIR RECOMMENDATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · intake · contaminatedJun 18, 2021
PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION: DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 17,000 FEET WE BOTH SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN THE ARCRAFTT. AT THE TIME WE WERE IN HEAVY PRECIP WITH ALL ANTI-ICE SWITCHES ON. WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF INBOARD WING COLD AMBER CAS MESSAGES THAT CAME ON AND EXTINGUISHED. WE DECLARED AN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · landing gear · malfunctionedDec 5, 2020
ARRIVING TJSJ SELECTING GEAR DOWN POSITION WE HAD A GEAR DISAGREE R AMBER CASS MESSAGE. WE RAN THE QRH X2 THAT TOOK US TO N1 LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND, WE RAN THAT CHECK LIS,T WE BLEW DOWN THE BOTTLE IT FAILED TO EXTEND, WENT TO THE BACK AND BLEW MAIN GEAR UPLOCK HANDLE, NO LUCK. WE FELT LIKE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJul 14, 2020
CRACK DAMAGE REPAIR OF NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL (NWW), FRAME WEB, AND DOUBLERS, FS 75. TEXTRON AVIATION STANDARD REPAIR SR-680A-ATA53-25890 DATED 06/01/2020 WITH FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 06/01/2020.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 18 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026