- Owner type
- Co-owned, fractional ownership
- Serial number
- 680A0429
- Year built
- 2025
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- April 30, 2025
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 2025
- Expires
- June 30, 2032
- Mode S code
- AD93F0
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 3
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2018 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N974QSMatched 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 Textron 680A aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N974QSMatched 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 Textron 680A aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 11
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR DXTA2026091509689Pin · lack of lubeMAIN ENTRY DOOR HANDLE VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH CLOSED. VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AS WELL. DOOR HANDLE BINDS. INVESTIGATED MED, FOUND DOOR PINS TO BE DRY. LUBRICATED MED DOOR PINS. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 680A AMM CH 12-20-40SDR DXTA2026082409398Handle · lack of lubeMAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE EXTREMELY HARD TO OPEN. THE LAST THIRD OF THE HANDLE TRAVEL FEELS LIKE IT IS BINDING HAVE LUBRICATED EACH HANDLE UNTIL THEY WERE OPERATING SMOOTHLY. BOTH HANDLES ARE NOW OPERATING WITH NO DEFECTS OR BINDING. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 52-10SDR DXTA2026043007844Door · bindingTHE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. WHEN CLOSING, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE LIGHT WILL EXTINGUISH AND WHEN OPENING THIS LAST TIME IT TOOK A LOT OF FORCE TO LIFT THE HANDLE FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLES WERE CLEASDR DXTA2026041407617Handle · stiffMED HANDLE IS STIFF TO CLOSE TO THE POINT IT AT TIMES WOULD LOCK. WHEN IT DOES LOCK, HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR CAS MESSAGE TO CLEAR. C/W REPOSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGAR DUE TO WEATHER. WE PERFORMED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR HEALTH CHESDR DXTA2026013006717Link · detachedMCD LIFT ARM HAS COME UNATTACHED FROM DOOR ARM. REINSTALLED CABIN DOOR LIFT LINK. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CE-680A AMM 52-15-15.SDR DXTA2025103105497Bolt · defectiveBOLT HOLDING TOGETHER THE DOOR MOTOR ARM AND THE DOOR/STAIR METAL ATTACHMENT ARM IS MISSING SO DOOR CAN ONLY BE RAISED MANUALLY. REPLACED DOOR LIFT HARDWARE. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 52-15-15.SDR DXTA2025102005366Wire Harness · defectiveDURING PREFLIGHT FOUND MAIN CABIN DOOR VERY HARD TO OPEN WHEN STARTED UP APU GOT CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS RAN QRH WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR .REPEAT WRITE UP CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED THE CABIN DOOR THRESHOLD HARNESS. PERFORMED CABIN DOOR RESET PROCEDURE. IAW CE-680A AMSDR DXTA2025102105353Proximity Sensor · faultedWHILE IN FLIGHT AT FL400 RECEIVED AMBER CAS MESSAGES FOR CHECK DOORS AND CABIN DOOR OPEN. THE ORANGE LIGHT FOR CABIN DOOR OPEN WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE CABIN DOOR. WE VERIFIED THE LOCKING PINS WERE IN PLACE AND FOLLOWED THE QRH WHICH REQUIRED US TO RAISE THSDR DXTA2025081104561Pcb · faultedON CLIMB OUT, THROUGH 38,000 FT, HAD AN AMBER CHK DOORS & AMBER CABIN DOOR OPEN LIGHT. CABIN DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON DOOR HANDLE ILLUM. RAN QRH & CONTINUED TO DESTINATION UNEVENTFULLY WITH NO CHANGES. ONCE ON GROUND RECYCLED DOOR & CAS MESSAGES & HANDLE LIGHT REMASDR DXTA2025062003969Pressure Switch · faultedSHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WE GOT A AMBER FUEL PRES LOW LEFT ANNUNCIATOR, WE FOLLOWED THE QRH AND TURNED THE LEFT BOOST PUMP ON, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHT WENT OUT AS WE CONTINUED TO CLIMB..A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER THE SAME ANNUNCIATOR CAME BACK ON AND WE DID SDR DXTA2025061603904Switch · out of adjustCHECK DOORS AND CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGES DISPLAYED WHILE IN FLIGHT. ADJUSTED NOSE DOOR PLUNGER SWITCH IAW CE-680A AMM 52-70-07 OPS CHECK GOOD
STCs that may be installed · 16
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Textron 680A
STC ST04765NYUnprepared (Grass/Sod) Runway OperationsSTC ST00885LAInstallation of fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Pacific Scientific fire extinguisher cartridges in fire extinguisher bottles.STC ST12344IBReplacement of the Halon Type 1211 portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher with Halotron BrX portable fire extinguisher