N540QS2017 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 18, 2025
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 22, 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
- 680A0083
- 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
- A6D95B
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- 2025 – 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.
- Flight controls · trim switch · faultedAug 15, 2026
ON DEPARTURE THROUGH 500 FT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE PITCH TRIM. THE NOSE CONTINUED TO PITCH UP AND WE ACTIVATED THE SECONDARY TRIM SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME BOTH SYSTEMS FAILED & THE CAS MESSAGE FOR EACH SYSTEM FAILURE ILLUMINATED. DISENGAGED THE THROTTLES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHILE TRYING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · motor · faultedJun 2, 2026
WHEN CLIMBING, WITH THE AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, BETWEEN FL210 AND FL220, THE AMBER STAB TRIM MONITOR MESSAGE POSTED. WE RAN THE QRH AND MANUALLY USED THE PRIMARY STAB TRIM FOR AIRSPEED CHANGES. FODM WAS CONTACTED AND A DIVERSION WAS INITIATED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · defectiveFeb 26, 2025
GEAR DISAGREE N AMBER CAS: ENROUTE FL410 LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY GEAR DISAGREE N AND SHADED NOSEGEAR. FELT NOSEGEAR WAS PARTIALLY DOWN. AT 180KIAS AT APPROX FL300 FELT ANOTHER JOLT AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE THE NOSEGEAR RETURNED TO THE UP POSITION. RECEIVED 3 GREEN DN ON APPROACH, LANDED AND TAXIED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · wire harness · damagedMay 10, 2024
CABIN DOOR CAS MESSAGE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED BUT WONT LATCH ALL THE WAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT DOWN TO A POTENTIAL BAD SOLENOID. REMOVED AND. REPLACED CABIN DOOR .LOCK SOLENOID PER MM 52-70-15. OPS CHECKS FAILED. CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING BY RINGING OUT THE HARNESS, DOWNLOADED ARES DATA, AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · spacer · out of positionMay 8, 2024
MAIN CABIN DOOR IS NOT CLOSING. WE NOTICED THE EXTERNAL HANDLE IS NOT CLOSING FLUSH WITH THE DOOR. BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING. CONNECTED POWER CART AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPENED DOOR AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION. FOUND INTERIOR TRIM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · mirror · dirtyApr 22, 2024
ON CLOSURE OF MAIN CABIN DOOR & VISUALLY INSPECTING THE LOCKING PINS, ONLY TWO OF SIX HASH MARKS WERE ABLE TO BE SEEN. ALSO HAD TO MANUALLY RESET THE CABIN LIFT PER QRH WHILE LOOKING AT THE DOOR. ALL SIX WERE DIRTY INHIBITING THE LOCKING INDICATOR FROM BEING SEEN. CLEANED ALL SIX MIRRORS AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · noneFeb 23, 2024
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IN REFERENCE TO CE-680A AMM 33-50-00
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · tail cone · corrodedNov 7, 2023
CORROSION FOUND ON R/H TAIL STINGER, STARTED REMOVING CORROSION FROM THE TAILCONE STINGER RH FWD SKIN AND NOTED SEVERE LEVEL 2 CORROSION THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H STRINGERS IN THE TAILCONE STINGER , REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · unknown · unknownAug 7, 2023
WHEN APPLYING MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING ON LANDING, BRAKES ARE VERY LOUD AND SHUTTER, SHAKING THE WHILE PLANE. WHEN DOING RADIUS TURNS IN THE WET, THE BRAKES ARE VERY LOUD AND SHUTTER. UNDER LIGHT BRAKING LIKE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SHUTTER. GROUND CREW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · brokenJun 3, 2022
FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: AISLE PATH LIGHT IN LAV IS INOP. LIGHT DOES NOT WORK WITH EMER LIGHT SWITCH ON OR WITH AIRCRAFT BATTERIES ON.//CORRECTIVE ACTION// TS TO A BAD DIODE AND BROKEN WIRE AT AISLE PATH LIGHT CONNECTION IN THE LAV PF2010. REPLACED DIODE AND REPAIRED BOKEN CONNECTION. TAW CESSNA…
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