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N543QS2017 Textron Aviation INC 680A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply15 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Dec 31, 2032
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
15
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Co-owners
Certificate issued
Dec 24, 2025
Expires
Dec 31, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jul 24, 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Textron Aviation INC
Model
680A
Year
2017
Serial number
680A0092
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
A6E480

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
  1. 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, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2018-07-13Landing GearMay 15, 2018Airframe (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 (15)

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.

  • Doors · window frame · crackedJul 14, 2025

    THERE APPEARS TO BE A CRACK IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE AFT EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH WINDOW. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND OUTER FROST PAIN TO BE SCRATCHED. REMOVED PANE AND REPLACED WITH CUSTOMER PROVIDED OUTER FROST PANE PER 680A AMM 5-20-20

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · flap system · faultedMay 8, 2025

    FLAPS FAIL AMBER CAS: ON DEPARTURE DURING FLAP RETRACTION. AMBER FLAPS FAIL CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH THE FLAP RESET BUTTON AND AN AMBER FLAP INDICATOR. RAN QRH WITH NO CHANGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PREPPED ALL TOOLS, EQUIIPMENT AND MANUALS NEEDED. HEADED TO ATLANTIC RAMP AND ACCESS THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · pcb · faultedSep 22, 2024

    UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. (THE RED RELEASE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE) CALLED MX AND WAS ADVISED TO POWER DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. DOOR OPENED AFTER AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED PCB NC105 PN 7468101-20 SN 33666562-1 DUE TO CREW UNABLE TO OPEN MED DOOR.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Landing gear · unknown · unknownOct 2, 2023

    RIGHT MLG BRAKE: WHEN TAXIING THE ACFT AND EITHER PILOT APPLIES RIGHT BRAKE, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE GROWLING SOUND. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP, THERE IS A PRONOUNCED SHUDDERING OF THE ACFT. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED #3 & #4 TIRES. CLEANED AND INSPECTED BOTH BRAKES…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · inoperativeSep 21, 2023

    CABIN EMERG LIGHT: WHEN TESTING THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, THE FLOOR LIGHTING UNDER SEATS 5 AND 8 IS INOP, AS WELL AS THE READING LIGHT OVER SEAT 7. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY RESET INERTIA SWITCH WITH NO CHANGE REMOVED SEAT # 8 AND REMOVED #3 EMERGENCY BATTERY (UF903) INSTALLED A REPAIRED EMERG BATTERY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · unknown · unknownSep 13, 2023

    FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: EMERGENCY TOEKICK LIGHTS AT SEATS 5 AND 8 ARE INOP. CHARGED THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES FOR 2HRS AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LIGHTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-00

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · switch · defectiveApr 27, 2022

    CABIN EMERG LIGHT: MED AND SEAT 10 EMER LIGHTS WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. ROUBLESHOOT CABIN EMERG LIGHT ISSUE TO COCKPIT INERTIAL SWITCH WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT INERTIAL SWITCH SC001 IAW 680A AMM 33-50-11. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF THE EMERG LIGHT IAW CE680A AMM 33-50-00.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · defectiveNov 10, 2021

    MAIN EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: IN FLIGHT NOTICED MAIN CABIN DOOR EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATED WITH PAX SAFETY SWITCH OFF. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN MAIN CABIN DOOR EXIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH ALL SWITCHES AND BATTERY OFF. // SIGNOFF// TROUBLESHOT TO #1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK UC019. REMOVED #1 EMERGENCY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · none · noneOct 26, 2021

    CABIN EMERG LIGHT: WITH NO POWER ON AIRCRAFT, FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ON. PHOTO ATTACHED. // SIGNOFF // RECYCLED EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WITH NO HELP THEN RESET THE INERTIA SWITCH IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-11. RECHARGED AIRCRAFT BATTERIES IAW CE-680A AMM 24-30-0. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · skin · dentedMay 24, 2021

    LH WING LEADING EDGE DENT. MANUFACTURER ENGINEERING REPAIR LETTER DQ30055M1 DATED: 05/20/2021, 680A-0092 (N543QS) WING (LEFT) LEADING EDGE DENT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 15 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

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