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N396QS

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2008 Cessna 680 · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C

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Owner type
Co-owned
Serial number
680-0240
Year built
2008
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-fan
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
November 20, 2008
Certificate issued
May 9, 2022
Expires
May 31, 2029
Mode S code
A49A82
Cessna 680Airframe model · 9 seats · 2 engines · 253 registeredTCDS T00012WIAirframe · Cessna 680TCDS E35NEEngine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 11

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1978In forceSuperseded2026

Information bulletins that may apply · 2

Advisory, not mandatory.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N396QSMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna 680 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N396QSMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Cessna 680 aircraft

Service difficulty reports · 37

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SDR DXTA2026100509970Pcb · faultedDURING DECENT THROUGH FL350 RT MAIN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UNLOCK INDICATOR REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. DESCENDING THROUGH 8000 FT RT MAIN INDICATOR EXTINGUISHED. GEAR EXTENDED NORMAL ON APPROACH. LIFTED ACFT, SWUNG GEARS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RT Sep 30, 2026 · N396QS · Cessna 680SOV · Landing Gear System WiringSDR DXTA2026061808460Apu · malfunctionedREPEAT WRITE UP. DURING FLT AT CRUISE, THERE IS A BURNING OIL ODOR IN THE CABIN. CABIN WILL NOT COOL DOWN CABIN REMAINED OVER 90 DEGREES WITH ACFT RUNNING ON MAX COOL FOR OVER AN HOUR ALL THE WAY INTO THE FLT LEVELS. COMPLIED WITH OPS REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEJun 15, 2026 · N396QS · Cessna 680SOV · Air Distribution SystemSDR DXTA2026012806656Packing · failedWHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL 400, A THUD WAS HEARD AND FELT AND THE RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DESCENDING OUT OF FL260, ANOTHER THUD WAS HEARD AND THE UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE IT CAME FROM THE NOSE GEAR. REPEAT WRITE-UP. REPACKEJan 24, 2026 · N396QS · Cessna 680SOV · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
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Reports on N396QS not matched to an aircraft · 7

They name N396QS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR DXTA200702016Engine · out of rigAFTER SPEED BRAKE TEST RETARDED THROTTLE ON LT ENGINE TO THE IDLE STOP AND ENGINE QUIT ON ITS OWN. RIGGED LT ENG SO IT DOES NOT SHUTDOWN AT IDLE. ENG OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 560 M.M. CHAPTER 76-11-00.Mar 12, 2007 · N396QS · Cessna 560CESSNA · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR DXTA200601522Link Rod · out of rigLEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE CHECKING SPEED BRAKE STOW. THROTTLE WAS IN FLIGHT IDLE. FOUND LT ENGINE RIGGING OFF. ADJUSTED LT ENGINE CONTROL CABLE RON END PER 560 MM CH 76-11-00. SAFETIED ALL JAM NUTS AND COTTER PINNED NUTS GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT PERFORMED BRAJul 27, 2006 · N396QS · Cessna 560CESSNA · Power LeverSDR DXTA200501143Splice · disconnectedUPON GEAR EXTENSION, RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. BULB CHECKED GOOD ON ROTARY TEST. FOUND DME SPLICE DISCONNECTED IN ACTUATOR HARNESS RECONNECTED AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW CE560 MM 32-31-04.Dec 15, 2005 · N396QS · Cessna 560CESSNA · Landing Gear System Wiring

STCs that may be installed · 50

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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