# N975QS: 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: 680A0430 - Year built: 2025 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 6, 2025 - Certificate issued: June 6, 2025 - Expires: June 30, 2032 - Mode S code: AD97A7 - Owner type: Co-owned, fractional ownership - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=975QS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975QS 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 N975QS. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N975QS. ## Service difficulty reports (1) 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 DXTA2025101305252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2025101305252), Oct 9, 2025: LINE. LOOSE. RUDDER BIAS CHECKED GOOD ON TAXI OUT, ADVANCING POWER , RIGHT RUDDER STIFFENED AS IF JAMMED. REMOVED RH UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLS. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION, TEC ## Service difficulty reports on N975QS not matched to an aircraft (30) They name N975QS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR JGVR20190415002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JGVR20190415002), Jul 15, 2019: SPAR. CORRODED. NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS ON RT WING, AFT SPAR ON BOTH SIDES ON OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE. MECHANICALLY BLENDED LEVEL 1 CORROSION RT WING AFT SP - [SDR JGVR20190715001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JGVR20190715001), Jul 15, 2019: HINGE. CORRODED. NUMEROUS AREAS OF SUSPECTED LEVEL 1 CORROSION ON LT WING, AFT SPAR BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE. MECHANICALLY BLENDED LEVEL 1 CORROSION LT WING - [SDR DXTA2017061706413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2017061706413), Jun 17, 2017: LINE. FAILED. ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKE OFF, THE A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND -A- HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND RT MLG AC - [SDR DXTA2015081006054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2015081006054), Aug 7, 2015: SHUTOFF VALVE. INOPERATIVE. WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT, AMBER FUEL IMBALANCE EICAS MSG WAS RECEIVED. FUEL WAS 2820 LT TANK 3100 CTR 3320 RT TANK. EMER & ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED & P - [SDR DXTA2014120805944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2014120805944), Dec 7, 2014: VALVE. FAILED. FIRST LEG FUEL VENTED BUT STOPPED ON COMPLETING CHECKLIST. SECOND LEG IT STOPPED BUT STARTED VENTING AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. REMOVED LT WING OTBD FLOAT VALVE & INS - [SDR DXTA2014111005922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2014111005922), Nov 7, 2014: ACM. DEFECTIVE. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT SMOKE WAS SMELLED IN THE COCKPIT AREA. REPLACED COCKPIT ACM IAW SL750-21-02. PERFORMED OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECK FOR COCKPIT ACM IAW AMM CHAP - [SDR DXTA2014050205756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2014050205756), Apr 23, 2014: SKIN. CORRODED. LOWER WING SKIN CORROSION REPAIRED IAW S-750-0175 19RD. - [SDR DXTA2013120405589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2013120405589), Nov 16, 2013: COMPRESSOR. FAULTY. ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED ON DESCENT. SUSPECTED COCKPIT PAC BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SET TEMP & HOLD IN AUTO OR MANUAL. SELECTED COCKPIT PAC TO OFF & ODOR DISSIP - [SDR DXTA2012042504959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2012042504959), Apr 24, 2012: MODULE. ODOR. DURING ACFT PREP, ENCOUNTERED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN LAV AREA WITH APU ON. NO SMOKE OBSERVED. LAV ACCENT LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON PREVIOUS BUT WERE OFF WHEN ODOR D - [SDR DXTA2011051004576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2011051004576), May 8, 2011: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. "FIRE DETECT FAIL R" AMBER CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED DURING FLIGHT AND REMAINED UNTIL ACFT SHUTDOWN. VERIFIED INDICATION IS STILL PRESENT. OPENED LOWER COWLING. NOT - [SDR DXTA2011022404478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2011022404478), Feb 23, 2011: DRIVE UNIT. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKE OFF FLAPS FAILED DURING RETRACTION. REPLACED FLAP PDU IAW MM 27-52-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DXTA2010040104057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2010040104057), Mar 31, 2010: ELEVATOR SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO V1 ACFT NOSE BEGAN TO LIFT OFF GROUND, AND BY VR AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATING ON ITS OWN TOWARD GO-AROUND SET COMMAND BARS. REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FWD NOSE DOWN T - [SDR DXTA2009073003747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2009073003747), Jul 30, 2009: PEDAL. OUT OF RIG. LT TOE BRAKE ON BOTH SIDES HAS TO BE PRESSED ABOUT 2 INCHES MORE THAN THE RT BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTIVATE AND THEY ARE GRABBY. FOUND BRAKE PEDALS OUT OF RIG. RERI - [SDR DXTA20082957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA20082957), Mar 21, 2008: SQUAT SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG SQUAT SWITCH CAM AND SPACER IAW MM 32-20-00. ADJUSTED SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-00. OPERATIONAL CH - [SDR DXTA20082899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA20082899), Feb 25, 2008: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER 15 MINS OF CRUISE FLT AT FL400 (MACH TRIM OFF) AND (PRI STAB TRIM FAIL) MESSAGE KEPT DISPLAYING AND RESETTING. REMOVED DEFECTIVE ECM P/N 4214-0021-11N S/N - [SDR DXTA200802832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200802832), Feb 1, 2008: STRUT. DISCHARGED. NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. JACKED AC AND SERVIC - [SDR DXTA200702584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702584), Oct 30, 2007: CONTROL UNIT. INOPERATIVE. NOSE GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. RED GEAR UNLOCK AND GREEN NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS STAY ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT. TRAVELCHECK, LEAK CHECK AND - [SDR DXTA200702231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702231), May 31, 2007: METERING VALVE. WORN. LT BRAKE PEDALS DO NOT DEPRESS EVENLY PREVENTING SMOOTH APPLICATION OF BRAKES. REPLACED WORN POWER BRAKE METERING VALVE WITH UNIT OVERHAULED, W/O NR C51242, ON - [SDR DXTA200702208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702208), May 20, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING AND HAD NO INDICATION OF EXTENSION EXCEPT BY SOUND. GEAR WAS CYCLED UP AND WE HEARD SOME RETRACTION. HANDLE WAS CYCLED DOWN - [SDR DXTA200702141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200702141), Apr 25, 2007: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. ON FINAL APPROACH RECEIVED AMBER CAS MESSAGE PRI STAB TRIM FAIL AND MACH TRIM OFF. SECONDARY TRIM OPERATES NORMALLY. [SUP 05-02-07] PERFORMED SYSTEM OP'S CHECKS - [SDR DXTA200701912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200701912), Jan 18, 2007: LINE. RUPTURED. (HYD VOLUME LOW A) CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. FOUND NLG STEERING HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED. R+R'D LINE. C/W NLG FUNCTIONALS + LEAK CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED HYD. FILTERS - [SDR DXTA200601649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200601649), Oct 13, 2006: A/C PACK. SMOKE. AFTER APU STARTUP AND BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, A BURNED RUBBER ODOR WAS OBSERVED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ALSO WARM AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE OVERHEAD VENT - [SDR DXTA200501159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200501159), Dec 23, 2005: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN SELECTED GEAR UP AFTER TAKEOFF THE RED UNLOCK REMAINED ON AND COULD STILL HEAR THE WIND NOISE FROM ONE OR MORE GEAR STILL NOT UP FULLY. SELECTED GEAR DOWN - [SDR DXTA200501130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200501130), Dec 5, 2005: RHEOSTAT. FAILED. WHEN PILOT SIDE MAP LIGHT RHEOSTAT IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM THE BACK SIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY, WHEN TURNED ON THE SMOKE STOPS. REMOVED - [SDR DXTA200501118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200501118), Nov 28, 2005: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. DURING FLIGHT HEARD/FELT "BUMP IN THE NIGHT" THREE TIMES, ONCE DURING CLIMB-OUT, TWICE DURING CRUISE. - [SDR DXTA200500592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500592), Feb 13, 2005: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ALL THREE GEAR (GREEN) LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, HOWEVER THE UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 15-20 SECONDS. AIR NOISE ACCOMPANIED UNLOCK L - [SDR DXTA200500572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500572), Feb 1, 2005: PROXIMITY SWITCH. OUT OF RIG. AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR HANDLE COULD NOT BE MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. TROUBLESHOT TO INCORRECTLY RIGGED NLG SQUAT SWITCH. RERIGGED SWITCH IAW 750 MM CH 32-60-00. GEAR - [SDR DXTA200500559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500559), Jan 25, 2005: ACTUATOR. FAILED. T/O GEAR HANDLE UP, NOSE GEAR CAME UP REAL SLOW WITH ACCOMPANYING LOUD AIR NOISES AND CLUNKING FROM NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL. REOCCURRING WRITE UP. REMOVED ACTUATOR - [SDR DXTA200500554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200500554), Jan 23, 2005: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. DEPARTING TAMPA, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE MAIN GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED. A GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND AN UNLOCKED LIGHT ON DUR - [SDR DXTA200300037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200300037), May 27, 2003: O-RING. FAILED. ON LANDING ROLL, HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF SYSTEM HYD FLUID AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED, AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED BUT STOPPED SAFELY, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. R ## 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 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.