# N970QS: 2025 Textron 680A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Textron 680A](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-680a) (registry code 2076814, 10 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306d1) (registry code 51850)
- Data sheets: [TCDS T00012WI](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00012WI) (Textron Aviation Inc.), [TCDS E35NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E35NE) (Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 680A0424
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 2025
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AD8514
- Owner type: Co-owned, fractional ownership
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=970QS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970QS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Textron 680A)

- [AD 2026-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-02): Navigation · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 18, 49-46, 80-A and 555 more. Effective Jul 1, 2026
- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023
- [AD 2018-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-07-13): Landing Gear · Textron 510, 680 and 680A. Effective May 15, 2018

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N970QS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N970QS.

## Service difficulty reports (2)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR DXTA2026040307492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2026040307492), Apr 1, 2026: PIN. LACK OF LUBE. MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE TO CLOSED POSITION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: LUBED DOOR PINS AND CYCLED DOOR 10 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, RE INSTALLED STAIRS,
- [SDR DXTA2025040402945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2025040402945), Apr 4, 2025: WIRE HARNESS. DISCONNECTED. DURING POST FLIGHT FOUND MAIN CABIN DOOR FORWARD EXIT SIGN NEAR FLOOR INOPERATIVE. ALL OTHER EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND HARNESS 

## Service difficulty reports on N970QS not matched to an aircraft (29)

They name N970QS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR DXTA2011032945281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2011032945281), Mar 27, 2011: RESOLVER. OUT OF ADJUST. FLAPS FAILED IN FLIGHT WOULD NOT RESET. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED LT AND RT FLAP RESOLVERS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT IAW MM CHAP 27-50-00, ADJUSTED LT AND RT FLAP RESO
- [SDR DXTA2011032904528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2011032904528), Mar 27, 2011: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDING GEAR HAS LOUD BANG AND SHUTTER WHEN RETRACTING AFTER TAKEOFF.
- [SDR DXTA2011031804514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2011031804514), Mar 17, 2011: STRUT. DISCHARGED. "BUMP IN THE NIGHT" HEARD AND FELT IN NOSE GEAR CLIMBING THROUGH 26000. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AREA FOR ANY DISCREPANCY AND CHECKED NOSE STRUT FOR PROPER SERVICE. 
- [SDR DXTA2010122704381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2010122704381), Dec 25, 2010: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. UPON GEAR RETRACTION , THERE WAS A LOUD "THUD" WHICH WAS FELT AS WELL AS HEARD. WHEN THE NOISE OCCURED THE ACFT MOMENTARILY YAWED. TROUBLESHOT PROCEDURES IAW MM
- [SDR DXTA2010122304375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2010122304375), Dec 22, 2010: ELASTOMER. FAILED. UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THERE IS A LOUD "CLUNKING/THUMPING" SOUND WITH ASSOCIATED SHAKING. THE SOUND OCCURS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RETRACTION SEQUENCE, A
- [SDR DXTA2010081604193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2010081604193), Aug 15, 2010: ACM. SEIZED. AFTER APU STARTED, CABIN PAC IS BLOWING ONLY HOT AIR AND THE CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH LIGHT SMOKY FOG. TROUBLESHOT TO SEIZED FRONT ACM. REMOVED FWD CABIN ACM IA
- [SDR DXTA2010021203981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2010021203981), Feb 11, 2010: TIRE. FAILED. RT, OUTER MAIN TIRE IS BLOWN, IT APPEARS TO BE FROZEN AND HAS NOT SPUN SINCE THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. R & R RT OTBD BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSY WITH O/H BRAKE AND O/H 
- [SDR DXTA2009123003919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2009123003919), Dec 29, 2009: BULB. INOPERATIVE. LT MAIN GEAR LIGHT BULB INOP. HAD TO BLOW DOWN GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULBS WITH NEW. OPS CHECK GOOD. RESET GEAR BOTTLE AND SERVICED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS.
- [SDR DXTA2009072203735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2009072203735), Jul 21, 2009: O-RING. LEAKING. CLIMBING THRU FL 410 AMBER "HYD VOLUME LOW B" EICAS MSG DISPLAYED. B-SIDE VOLUME SHOWED 18 PERCENT, DECREASED TO 16 PERCENT. RAN CHECKLIST. UNLOADED B PUMP. FLU
- [SDR DXTA2009070203715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2009070203715), Jul 1, 2009: BOLT. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOSE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR ASSY AND FOUND LOWER TORQUE LINK MOUNTING BOLT LOOSE. RETORQ
- [SDR DXTA200803201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200803201), Jul 27, 2008: COALESCER BAG. ODOR. FOUL ODOR COMING FROM AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. REMOVED, CLEANED & REINSTALLED WATER SEPERATOR SOCKS. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS SATISFACTORY. NO MORE MUSTY ODOR NOTED.
- [SDR DXTA200803039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200803039), May 1, 2008: STEERING SYS. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE STEERING UNIT WOULD NOT CENTER PROPERLY, NOT ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT. REMOVED AND REPLACED STEERING UN
- [SDR DXTA200803028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200803028), Apr 28, 2008: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. "UNSAFE" NOSE GEAR INDICATION ON DEPARTURE. CYCLED LANDING GEAR. RANG OUT NLG, R/L MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES, INSPECTED WIRING IN ALL 3 WHEEL WELLS. VERIFIED RIGGING 
- [SDR DXTA20082946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA20082946), Mar 17, 2008: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. PITCH FEEL FAIL EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PITCH FEEL LINEAR ACTUATOR FOR THE LT AND RT SIDE ELEVATORS. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW 2
- [SDR DXTA200802778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200802778), Jan 20, 2008: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED UP MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE GEAR DID NOT MOVE. JACKED AIRCRAFT & SWUNG GEAR 3 TIMES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED NOSE GE
- [SDR DXTA200702707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702707), Dec 22, 2007: WINDOW. CRACKED. DURING FLIGHT, THE RT SIDE, SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. REMOVED AND REPLACE COPILOTS RIGHT SIDE WINDOW RIG INSTALLED A NEW (RIGHT SIDE WINDOW RIG) P# 9914379-8, (SEA
- [SDR DXTA200702301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702301), Jun 26, 2007: LANDING GEAR. INOPERATIVE. NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT ON TAKEOFF, RED UNLOCK AND GREEN NOSE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. [07-13-07] OPERATED GEAR OPERATIONALLY 30 CYCLES AND FOUND NO DEFECTS.
- [SDR DXTA200702247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702247), Jun 7, 2007: WARNING MESSAGE. ACTIVATED. RETRIM RT WING DOWN AMBER CAS MESSAGE CAME ON DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL300, AFTER TRIMMING. [07-09-07] REPLACED RUDDER COMMAND BUNGEE I/A/W CE-750 M/M CHAPTER 
- [SDR DXTA200702120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702120), Apr 19, 2007: CONTROL HANDLE. INOPERATIVE. LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE IAW MM CH 32-30-01. LANDING GEAR CHECKS OK.
- [SDR DXTA200702093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702093), Apr 8, 2007: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF, LT MAIN GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. [SUP 4-19-07] REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT DOWN/LOCK SWITCH IAW CE 750 MM CHAP 32-30-04 OPS CHECKS GOOD C/W GEAR SWIN
- [SDR DXTA200702084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702084), Apr 5, 2007: CONTROL COLUMN. UNKNOWN. IN CRUISE FLIGHT RT ELEVATOR DEFLECTED DOWN ON EICAS. RT AILERON DEFLECTED UP ON EICAS. CONTROL COLUMN SHOWS RT TURN DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. C/W AILER
- [SDR DXTA200702002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702002), Mar 6, 2007: ACM. ODOR. 5 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING CABIN SMELLED OF SMOKE AFTER LANDING, SWITCHED CAB PAC SWITCH TO OFF AND SMOKE DISAPPEARED. NO DIVERT. FOUND FWD ACM SEIZED. R & R FWD 
- [SDR DXTA200601621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200601621), Sep 29, 2006: WHEEL. VIBRATES. SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL KICKED OFF YAW DAMPER ABORTED TAKEOFF. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/R NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES 
- [SDR DXTA200601328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200601328), Apr 2, 2006: ACM. FAILED. STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL SMELL IN COCKPIT LEAVING FL380 TO FL360, DIVERTED TO LAS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT'S ACM C/W OPERATIONAL
- [SDR DXTA200501070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200501070), Nov 9, 2005: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DURING DESCENT THROUGH 11,000 WITH PWR AT FLT IDLE THE RED GEAR -UNSAFE- LIGHT CAME ON MOMENTARILY. THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED THEN RETRACTED. THIS WAS WH
- [SDR DXTA200500757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500757), Jun 7, 2005: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LT LANDING MAIN GEAR LIGHT OUT. BEFORE LANDING GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN AND MAIN GEAR UPLOCK TEE HANDLE WAS PULLED ACCORDING TO CHECK LIST. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATI
- [SDR DXTA200500648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500648), Mar 30, 2005: LINE. CONTAMINATED. BAGGAGE SEAL CAS MESSAGE CAME ON AT FL 430 (CABIN PRESS OK), APPROX 1 HOUR LATER BAGGAGE ALTITUDE MESSAGE APPEARED AND CABIN PRESS STARTED CLIMBING AT 1000 FPM.
- [SDR DXTA200500632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500632), Mar 15, 2005: ENGINE. FAILED. RT ENGINE FAIL IN FLIGHT DURING CRUISE AT FL340. RUN CHECKLIST ATTEMPTED RESTART, RESTART FAIL. FADEC FAIL RT A, FADEC FAULT RT A-B CAS MESSAGE. ITEM IS UNDER I
- [SDR DXTA200400429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200400429), Oct 21, 2004: PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT HP DUCT OVERPRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ABORTED TAKEOFF. REMOVED & INSTALLED A NEW RT OVER PRESSURE SWITCH IAW CESSNA-750 MM C

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (16)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Textron 680A)

- [STC ST04765NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04765NY): Unprepared (Grass/Sod) Runway Operations. Textron Aviation Inc
- [STC ST00885LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00885LA): Installation of fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Pacific Scientific fire extinguisher cartridges in fire extinguisher bottles. AMETEK AMERON, LLC d/b/a MASS Systems
- [STC ST12344IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST12344IB): Replacement of the Halon Type 1211 portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher. Cessna Duesseldorf Citation Service Center GmbH
- [STC ST122244IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST122244IB): Installation of Gogo Galileo system, including HDX Antenna. Alamo Engineering GmbH
- [STC ST03885AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03885AT): Installation of an Avionica, Inc. avCM Cellular Module. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc
- [STC ST11983SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11983SE): Installation of Starlink Aviation System. AeroMech Incorporated
- [STC ST02472AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02472AT): Installation of a mini Quick Access Recorder (QAR) model MKI, MKII, or MKIII. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc
- [STC ST01117DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01117DE): Installation of the Gogo ATG C1. Peregrine
- [STC ST02037WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02037WI): Installation of Gogo Business Aviation AVANCE L5 System with MB 13 Antennas. Duncan Aviation Inc
- [STC ST04736NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04736NY): True Blue TS28 Emergency Battery Power Supply Replacement. Aerospace Design and Compliance LLC
- [STC ST01936WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01936WI): Installation of LED lights. AeroLED's Holdings LLC
- [STC ST04575AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04575AT): Installation of the Rockwell Collins ALT-1000+/ -4000+ with 5G Filtering. Chippewa Aerospace Inc
- [STC ST04367CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04367CH): Installation of a Medical Interior in accordance with LifePort Master Data List EGR-887-000-001, Revision (B), dated April 18, 2019 or later FAA approved revision and LifePort Master Drawing List MDL-887-00, Revision (D), dated April 11, 2019 or later FAA approved revision.". LifePort LLC
- [STC ST01027DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01027DE): Installation of MarathonNorco Aerospace Inc Nickel Cadmium battery in place of existing Nickel Cadmium main aircraft battery/batteries. MarathonNorco Aerospace Inc
- [STC ST11071SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11071SC): Demonstration of aircraft critical equipment and antenna systems tolerance of radio frequency interference (RFI) from intentional or spurious transmissions from certain Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs). Liberty Partners Inc
- [STC ST11168SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11168SC): Installation of a Pratt & Whitney Flight Data Acquisition, Storage, and Transmission System (FAST). Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc

## Related

- Other Textron 680A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-680a/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306d1.md

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