N538QS2017 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
- Jul 29, 2024
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 2, 2017
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
- 2017
- Serial number
- 680A0081
- 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
- A6CF94
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- 2024 – 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.
- Lights · battery pack · defectiveApr 5, 2026
DURING PREFLIGHT AND PLACING EMER LTS TO ARM, NONE OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WE RAN THE QRH AND PERFORMED THE DESCRIBED RECHARGE PROCEDURE AND THEN THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED NORMALLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED FWD EMERGENCY BATTERY. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CE700 MM 33-50-07
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · faultedFeb 1, 2025
FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: EVACUATION PATH LIGHTING UNDER SEAT 3 IS NOT ILLUMINATING. PERFORMED CHARGING PROCEDURE FOR 30 MINUTES PER QRH. CHARGED ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES PER QRH. LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER QRH PROCEDURE. RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE EITHER. REMOVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · warning light · illuminatedMay 15, 2024
MAIN DOOR: DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF, AMBER CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. STOPPED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED QRH N1 PROCEDURE, AMBER CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGE REMAINED. REMOVED SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE INNER DOOR HANDLE PROX SWITCH & INSTALLED NEW CUSTOMER SUPPLIED PROX SWITCH IAW MM 52-70-10.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · diode · failedApr 27, 2024
THE LAVATORY FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP. IT DOES NOT COME ON IN EITHER THE ARM (NO POWER ON AIRCRAFT) OR IN THE ON POSITION. RE SPLICED THE DIODE. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW SPM 20-30-25.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · unknown · unknownDec 20, 2023
DURING CLIMBOUT, RECEIVED A PRI STAB TRIM FAIL CAS MESSAGE. TRIM SWITCH ON PILOT'S YOKE WOULD NOT ACTUATE TRIM. AFTER APPROX 10 SECS, STAB TRIM STARTED OPERATING NORMAL, BUT WITHIN 20 SECS, KICKED OFF & AGAIN RECEIVED THE PRI STAB TRIM FAIL CAS MESSAGE. CYCLE OCCURRED 3 TIMES. RETURNED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · unknown · unknownNov 1, 2023
AFTER LEFT AND RIGHT BATTEY SWITCHES TURNED OFF SOME OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM REMAIN ILLUMINATED (SEATS 3, 7, 9, AND LAV). COMPLIED WITH TC-FLT-33-1001 EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY BATTERY EXERCISE PROCEDURE. EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · unknown · unknownMay 31, 2023
MAIN EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: EXIT SIGN LIGHT OVER MAIN CABIN DOOR AND FLOOR LIGHT BASE OF SEAT 10 WILL NOT EXTINGUISH WITH POWER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. GAINED ACCESS TO FWD #1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING INERTIA SWITCH (SC001) PERFORMED RESET AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. BATTERY VOLTAGE CHARGED TO PROPER VOLTAGE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · seal · leakingDec 13, 2022
DURING CRUISE, AT FL430 HYD VOLUME LOW AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED. HYD FLUID CAN BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM RT ENGINE DRAIN MAST. INSPECTED RT ENG HYD PUMP & FOUND FLUID FROM DRAIN MAST ON BOTH PAD DRAINS. CHECKED SYS VOLUME, FOUND 190 CI, PRESSURIZED SYS WITH AUX PUMP & RATE OF LEAK INCREASED. BOTH PYLONS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · g switch · trippedDec 5, 2022
5G SWITCH ACTIVATED. EXIT LIGHT OVER MAIN CABIN DOOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH MAIN CABIN DOOR LOWER EXIT LIGHTS AND FLOOR LIGHT AT SEAT 10 WITH ALL POWER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT THE MAIN EXIT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. G SWITCH RESET. CHARGED BATTERIES USING GPU…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · none · noneSep 17, 2022
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: WITH THE BATTERIES OFF AND THE EMER LIGHTS OFF THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN (WHITE) OVER THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE 2 EXIT SIGNS (RED) AT THE BASE IF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND THE FLOOR LIGHT UNDER SEAT 10 ARE ILLUMINATED. ALL OTHER EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE WORKING…
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