N520QS2016 Textron Aviation INC 680A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply21 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- Certificate issued
- Dec 10, 2021
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 2, 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
- 680A0056
- 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
- A68A5D
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- 2021 – 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 (21)
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.
- Fuel · pressure switch · defectiveApr 4, 2026
ON CLIMB OUT FROM KCLT I WENT TO CROSS FEED FROM THE LEFT TANK. A FEW SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED THIS CAS MESSAGE. RAN QRH. MESSAGE CLEARED. TRIED AGAIN ONCE WE REACHED CRUISE. SAME RESULT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CE680A AMM 28-40-20
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · trippedDec 30, 2025
WITH BOTH BATTERIES DISCONNECTED, EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN OFF POSITION AND AFTER PRESSING 5G SWITCH, MAIN CABIN DOOR EXIT LIGHT, SEAT #3 EMERGENCY LIGHT, AND BOTH WING INSPECTION LIGHTS REMAIN ON RESET TRIPPED #2 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK INERTIA SWITCH. PERFORMED TOP CHARGE OF EMERGENCY LIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · defectiveJan 6, 2025
WITH POWER OFF AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED TO ARM POSITION NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE PLANE. DID THE 2 30 MINUTE CHARGES AND STILL NOT WORKING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED BATTERY. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CE680A AMM 33-50-06.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery pack · defectiveDec 13, 2024
THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH BATTERY PACK 4 ARE INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE OF MEL 33-50-03 CORRECTIVE ACTION; REPLACED #4 BATTERY PACK IAW CE-680A 33-50-06. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · connector · faultedSep 21, 2024
ON GROUND CABIN DOOR CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED . USED CHECKLIST FOR DOOR RESET WHICH WOULD NOT RESET. INSPECTED DOOR AND LOWER PINS STICK OUT 1/16" WHILE OTHER PINS ARE RECESSED IN DOOR FRAME. COMPLIED WITH MAIN CABIN DOOR HEALTH CHECK, POWER UP ACFT CLOSED CABIN DOOR & UNABLE TO DUPLICATED PROBLEM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeNov 3, 2023
EMERG EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: CABIN MAIN DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGN DOES NOT LIGHT UP DURING PREFLIGHT TEST. PERFORMED T/SHOOTING AND FOUND NO2 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NO EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK WITH A CUSTOMER SUPPLIED REPAIRED PART. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · wire harness · defectiveMay 15, 2023
MAIN DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ON GROUND FROM THE INSIDE. DOOR WILL OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY. OPS CHEKCED THE DOOR AND VERIFIED THE RED BUTTON ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT UNLOCK. INSPECTED WIRING AND AND HARNESS UNDER FOLDING STEP. FOUND HARNESS BACKSHELL CRACKED BUT NOT CAUSING ISSUE. FOUND WHEN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · handle · defectiveFeb 24, 2023
MOVED GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. FOLLOWED QRH AND EXTENDED THE GEAR WITH THE BLOWDOWN BOTTLE. GEAR CONTROL HANDLE REPLACED. UPON PLACING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGAR NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE EMERGENCY GEAR BLOW DOWN DISCHARGE LINE ON RH NOSE AND PUDDLE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplock switch · faultedNov 22, 2022
DURING VISUAL APPROACH, MLG SELECTED DOWN, MLG DISAGREE RT AMBER CAS ILLUM YELLOW X ON RT MLG INDICATOR. ABORTED APPROACH & RAN QRH, USING BLOWDOWN HANDLE. TOWER VERIFIED THE RT MLG DOWN. FLAP SELECTED TO FULL, RT MAIN INDICATOR TURNED RED & REMAINED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. JACKED, CONNECTED GPU…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · none · noneMar 7, 2022
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST PRIOR TO STARTUP, THE EXIT SIGN ON THE AFT BULKHEAD AND THE EXIT SIGN BELOW THE LAV SEAT DID NOT LIGHT UP. MAIN BATTERY POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN REMOVED. AFTER REMOVING MAIN BATTERY POWER, THE TWO EXIT SIGNS DID ILLUMINATE FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 21 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