N550QS2018 Textron Aviation INC 680A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply19 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- Certificate issued
- Sep 24, 2024
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 17, 2018
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
- 2018
- Serial number
- 680A0150
- 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
- A700DA
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
- 2016 – 2017Textron Financial CorpWichita, KS · different airframe: 2015 Textron Aviation Inc 680a S/N 680a-0015
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 (19)
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.
- Indicating and recording systems · dcu · inoperativeDec 25, 2024
GSD FAIL 2 AMBER CAS: LEVEL AT FL450 WE FELT AND HEARD A LIGHT AERODYNAMIC HUM VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY AMBER X'S ON AILERON TRIM INDICATOR, RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR AND LEFT SPOILER POSITION DISPLAY. LEFT HYDRAULIC SYNOPTICS PAGE INTERMITENTLY SHOWED NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FROM LEFT PUMP BUT SYSTEM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · strut · failedDec 5, 2024
MAIN DOOR GAS STRUT SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. MAIN CABIN DOOR STILL OPERATES NORMALLY. NO BINDING OBSERVED ARRIVED ON SITE AND GAINED ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT. OPENED THE MED AND FOUND THE SUPPORT STRUT LOWER ROD SEPARATED FROM THE MIDDLE AND UPPER TUBES. FOUND THAT THE UPPER PART OF THE ROD HAS BEEN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · strut · failedDec 5, 2024
MAIN DOOR GAS STRUT SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. MAIN CABIN DOOR STILL OPERATES NORMALLY. NO BINDING OBSERVED ARRIVED ON SITE AND GAINED ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT. OPENED THE MED AND FOUND THE SUPPORT STRUT LOWER ROD SEPARATED FROM THE MIDDLE AND UPPER TUBES. FOUND THAT THE UPPER PART OF THE ROD HAS BEEN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery pack · inoperativeNov 12, 2024
LAV EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: SOME EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS INOPERATIVE. EXIT SIGN ON BULKHEAD BEHIND SEAT 7, EXIT SIGN ON TOILET FACE PANEL, DOWN LIGHTS AT TOILET BASE ARE ALL INOP. PACK WAS CHARGED FOR 30 MINUTES ON APU WITH NO CHANGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION; REPLAED FAULTY #4 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY. CHARGED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · fuse · misinstalledOct 25, 2024
RIGHT WING INSPECTION LIGHT, #3SEAT OVERHEAD AND UNDERSEAT LIGHTS INOP. WILL NOT RECHARGE USING EMER LIGHTS FAIL PREFLIGHT TEST PROCECEDURE GAINED ACCESS TO #2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION. FOUND THAT THE FUSE WAS NOT INSERTED CORRECTLY INTO THE BATTERY PACK. GLASS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · filter · odorMay 21, 2024
PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION: NON ELECTRICAL FUMES SMELT AFTER TAKEOFF. LASTED FOR 2-3 MINUTES. REMOVED WORN HEPA FILTER P/N 9914836-1 S/N 0948 AND REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. ALL WORK DONE WITH REFERENCE TO C680A-AMM-21-70-10.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · switch · faultyApr 14, 2024
MAIN DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE LIFT MOTOR KEEPS FAILING. THE DOOR WILL NOT EVEN COME UP HALF WAY. FOUND INNER DOOR HANDLE OPEN PROX SWITCH(SC006) TO BE INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX SWITCH(SC006) IAW CE680A MM 52-70-10. OPS CHECKS GOOD. OLD/NEW PN: S2800-1257
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · noneMar 18, 2024
CABIN DOOR MOTOR FAILS TO FULLY CLOSE MAIN CABIN DOOR. FAILED SEVERAL ATTEMPT WITH OVERIDE. THE DOOR MOTOR WILL LIFT THE DOOR ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN SHUTS OFF. AMBER CHECK DOOR HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON EXTERIOR. DISCOVERED WHEN THE NICAD BATTERIES ARE IN A CHARGING STATE VIA. EXTERNAL OR APU…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · strut · low pressureFeb 26, 2024
AFTER GEAR RETRACTED SUCCESSFULLY & CLIMBING ABOVE FL 400, FELT A THUMP IN NOSE. RECEIVED MAINS UP & NLG MISCOMPARE AMBER MESSAGE. DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. FELT MORE STUTTERING THUMPS. AFTER THAT A RHYTHMIC THUMPING. LOWERED FLAPS 1 & ABOUT TO LOWER GEAR WHEN IT STOPPED & SHOWED UP. LANDED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeNov 15, 2023
EMER LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN SWITCH SELECTED TO ON WITH ACFT POWERED DOWN. PREFLIGHTED WITH THE AIRPLANE POWERED UP, THEN POWERED DOWN TO WAIT. AFTER POWERING DOWN, I CHECKED THE EMER LIGHTS AND FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, WE CAME OUT TO POWER UP, AND TESTED EMER LIGHTS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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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