N15QS

TEXTRON AVIATION INC 560XL · 2026 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 13 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BARON CHARTER SERVICE LLC, OK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

2 reports on file, 2026-08-13 – 2026-08-15.

OTHER · 2026-08-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: DOOR — BINDING (ZONE 800) · airframe 132 hrs · 96 cycles

THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE DOOR ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT OPEN WITHOUT USING THE PRECATCH RELEASE EVEN AFTER LATCHING THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. IT MAY OPEN NORMALLY FIVE OR SIX TIMES AND THEN THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX TIMES REQUIRE THE PRE-CATCH RELEASE AFTER FULLY UNLATCHING THE DOOR IN ORDER TO GET IT OPENED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. MADE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UPPER AFT LATCH PLATE AND FWD MIDDLE LATCH PLATE AND AFTER SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS THE DOOR IS OPERATING NORMALLY. WE WERE ABLE TO OPERATE THE DOOR OVER 15 TIMES WITHOUT THE INTERIOR HANDLE GETTING DIFFICULT TO OPEN. WE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT GETTING STUCK ON THE PRE CATCH DURING ANY OF OUR TESTING. SUBMITTED VIDEOS TO MCC OF THE DOOR BEING OPERATED AND THEY AGREED TO SIGN THIS ITEM OFF. ALL WORK DONE IN REF TO AMM 52-10-00 AND SRM 51-00-03.

Source: SDR DXTA2026081709294
OTHER · 2026-08-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: PRECATCH — FAULTED (ZONE 800) · airframe 132 hrs · 96 cycles

THE PRECATCH LEVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE PRECATCH RELEASE BUTTON ON THE OUSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE WILL NOT RELEASE THE DOOR FROM THE PRECATCH. WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT SOLELY ON THE PRECATCH THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO USE THE MAIN HANDLE TO FULLY LATCH THE DOOR AND THEN OPEN IT. ADJUSTED FWD MIDDLE AND FWD UPPER MED LATCH PLATES ALONG WITH MED AFT MIDDLE AND AFT LOWER LATCH PLATES AS REQUIRED AND VERIFIED AERODYNAMICS CONTOUR SURFACES ARE WITHIN LIMITS. REF AMM 52-10-00 AND CE560XLS SRM 51-00-03. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT OF THE PRECATCH PLUNGER IN REF TO ASCEND AMM 52-10-01. PRECATCH NOW SITS FLUSH AND RELEASES THE DOOR WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED.

Source: SDR DXTA2026081409274