N581QS2018 Textron Aviation INC 680A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply13 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- Certificate issued
- Jun 13, 2025
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 15, 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
- 680A0137
- 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
- A77B0E
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 (13)
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.
- Landing gear · link · corrodedJun 17, 2026
RIGHT MLG HAS CORROSION LEACHING . FOUND PITTING AROUND TRAILING LINK / BRAKE MATING SURFACE. REPLACED TRAILING LINK. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW MM 32-10-15.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · strut · dirtyAug 3, 2025
MAIN CABIN DOOR IS BINDING UPON CLOSING. DOOR REQUIRES REALIGNMENT. SPOKE WITH PILOTS AND RECREATED THE BINDING. THE SUPPORT STRUT WAS CREATING A CHATTER NOISE BUT WAS NOT CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. WAITED FOR AIRCRAFT TO COME INTO HANGER TO FURTHER EVALUATE. ONCE IN HANGER ONLY AFTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · switch · faultyNov 5, 2024
ELEVATOR CONTROL/TRIM: ON DEPARTURE NEITHER RIGHT/LEFT PRIMARY PITCH TRIM SWITCH HAD ANY AFFECT ON TRIM. SECONDARY TRIM INITIALLY DID NOT RESPOND BUT EVENTUALLY DID RESPOND. ONCE ON GROUND, AND SECONDARY TRIM SWITCH OFF, NEITHER LEFT/RIGHT PRIMARY TRIM SWITCHES RESPOND AND AFTER @3 SECONDS RECEIVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · none · noneFeb 27, 2023
MAIN DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY RELEASE OR FALL OPEN AFTER UNLOCKING. AFTER 3.5 HOUR FLIGHT, MAIN CABIN DOOR REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO OPEN. AN INTERNAL CLUNCK WAS HEARD WHEN PILOT APPLIED SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE PRESSURE TO GET MAIN CABIN DOOR TO OPEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · strut · stickingJun 21, 2022
MAIN DOOR: MAIN DOOR NEEDS SIGNIFICAN FORCE, PULL TO BRING IT DOWN AFTER IT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO OPEN. SEEMS LIKE A SEAL IS STILL HOLDING IT IN PLACE WHEN OPENED. TRIED FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL AND IT NEEDS SOME PRESSURE AGAINST THE STEPS BY THE FOOT TO PUSH IT OPEN.//CORRECTIVE ACTION// FOUND THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · none · noneApr 23, 2022
MAIN DOOR: THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS BINDING BADLY AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN WITHOUT USING FORCE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. (FOUND DURING PRE-FLIGHT) "CORRECTIVE ACTION" FOUND CABIN DOOR HANDRAIL SUPPORT STRUT TO BE BINDING LUBRICATED SUPPORT STRUT IAW CE680A 52-10-40 OPS CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · brace · gougedNov 19, 2021
THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR FITTING IS GOUGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE ACTUATOR DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. DAMAGE DETERMINED TO BE MINOR IN SCOPE BY TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING. REPAIRED PER MEMO DQ32443M1 DATE: NOV. 15, 2021.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · brace · noneNov 19, 2021
THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR FITTING IS GOUGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE ACTUATOR DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. DAMAGE DETERMINED TO BE MINOR IN SCOPE BY TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING. REPAIRED PER MEMO DQ32443M1 DATE: NOV. 15, 2021.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · none · noneNov 19, 2021
THE NOSE WHEEL WELL CRACKS AT FS 75. THE FRAME (PN: 7413133-59), WEB (PN: 7413133-10), DOUBLERS(PN: 7413133-15 AND 7413133-16) ARE COMMONLY INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER TEXTRON AVIATION INC. SR-680A-ATA53-25890, 8100-9 SUBMITTAL LETTER NO. 20-0804 DATED: 6/1/2020.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · filter · dirtyAug 27, 2021
APU BLEED AIR: THE COCKPIT FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AFTER THE APU BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON. // SIGNOFF // PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE APU COMPRESSOR, NO SIGN OF OIL WAS NOTED REF SQUAWK 2.4 OF THIS WORK ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON WORK ACCOMPLISHED. (COMPLY WITH TASK CARD TC-68A-21-18 I 006M…
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