N501QS

TEXTRON AVIATION INC 680A · 2016 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
NetJets Aviation, Inc. (DXTA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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.

15 reports on file, 2016-10-28 – 2026-06-12.

OTHER · 2026-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3210

Part: LINK ASSY — CORRODED (ZONE 700) · airframe 9,839 hrs · 6,638 cycles

PITTING FOUND ON THE LH TRAILING LINK WHILE COMPLETING SL680A-32-11. COMPLIED WITH REPLACEMENT OF LT TRAILING LINK ENHANCED INSPECTION IAW SL680A-32-11 REV 2. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR DXTA2026070708721
Earlier reports · 2016–2025 · 14 reports

2025

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2025-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2710

Part: SERVO — FAULTED (AILERON) · airframe 8,803 hrs · 5,921 cycles

DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL430, BOTH PILOT AND COPILOT CONTROL YOKES WERE CANTED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES WHILE ALL AILERON INDICATIONS APPEARED TO BE CENTERED. REPLACED FAILING ROLL SERVO. PREFORMED SOFTWARE/CONFIG LOADS AND OPS CHECK WITH NO FAULTS. WORK PREFORMED IAW CE-680A AMM 42-10-15 & 22-10-05.

Source: SDR DXTA2025052303582

2024

OTHER · 2024-08-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: DIODE — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,877 hrs · 5,295 cycles

COCKPIT EMERG LIGHT: EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER SEAT 3 AND FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT UNDER SEAT 3 ARE INOPERABLE. PERFORMED 2 RECHARGE PROCEDURES WITH NO CHANGE. FOUND ZONE 2 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SUSPECT BAD POWER SUPPLY. ON FURTHER INSP, FOUND #2 BATTERY PACK INTERNAL BUSS FUSE TO BE BLOWN. FOUND THE TOE KICK LIGHT & LEADING EDGE LIGHT WIRING HARNESSES INTACT & GROUND APPROPRIATELY, ON INSPECTION OF NR 3 TASK LIGHT FOUND THE CONNECTOR IMPROPERLY CONNECTED & THE DIODE BURNT OUT. R & R DIODE. FUNCTIONAL & OPS CHECKS OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYS CHECKED GOOD. . ALL WORK DONE IAW CE680A AMM 33-50-00, WDG 25-92-08, CBS 28-1 CMM 2431-05.

Source: SDR DXTA2024090300357

2023

OTHER · 2023-03-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 6,336 hrs · 4,222 cycles

LANDING GEAR HANDLE: UPON DEPARTURE OUT OF KXNX AT POSITIVE RATE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WE RAN CHECKLIST BUT HAD NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS, WE TRIED THE GEAR HANDLE AGAIN AND IT WORKED NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS. FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH THE MLG HANDLE AT THIS TIME. MCC ELECTED TO REPLACE THE MLG HANDLE MODULE AND LT MLG SQUAT SWITCH, BASED ON PREVIOUS TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE MLG CONTROL MODULE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG SQUAT SWITCH. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF MLG HANDLE, RIGGED & CHECKED SQUAT SWITCH WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-30-30, 32-60-05, 32-60-00, & 32-00-00.

Source: SDR DXTA2023033183470

2022

OTHER · 2022-02-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: NOT REPORTED — NOT REPORTED · airframe 5,133 hrs · 3,435 cycles

CABIN DOOR OPEN AMBER CAS: DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON THE DOOR ITSELF AND THE CABIN DOOR OPEN AMBER CAS MESSAGE ARE BOTH ILLUMINATED.///SIGN-OFF/// ADJUSTED AND SECURED INNER DOOR HANDLE IAW CE680A MM 52-10-16. OPS/CK'D MULTIPLE TIMES AND PASSED ALL TIMES.

Source: SDR DXTA2022020756340

2021

NO TEST · 2021-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (LAVATORY) · airframe 4,605 hrs · 3,117 cycles

LAV EMERG LIGHT: EVACUATION PATH LIGHTING STRIP UNDER SEAT 10 HAS COME LOSE AND IS BROKEN ON RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE OF STRIP STILL HAS POWER AND LIGHTS. THE RIGHT SIDE IS INOP. VERIFIED THE WRITE-UP AND THAT THE WRITE-UP IS FOR SEAT #9, NOT SEAT #10. PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT OPS CHECK WITH NO GENERATOR ON AND BOTH BATTERIES DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY LIGHT OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND NOTED THAT THE LED STRIP LIGHT IN LAV UNDER-SEAT #9 IS NOT PART OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHT. IT IS THE PART OF THE FLOOD (ACCENT) LIGHT. GAINED ACCESS AND REMOVED THE FLOODLIGHT LED STRIP UNDER-SEAT DUE TO THE FLOODLIGHT WAS BROKEN AND REMOVED BROKEN MOUNTING CLIPS INSTALLED A NEW FLOODLIGHT LED STRIP WITH NEW MOUNTING CLIPS PERFORMED FLOODLIGHT OPS CHECK AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 25-40-11 AND CABIN ELECTRICAL OPERATIONAL TEST.

Source: SDR DXTA2021083047910
OTHER · 2021-07-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,402 hrs · 2,968 cycles

CORROSION ON STRINGER AFT UPPER SKIN ASSEMBLY PN: 6912640-15.

Source: SDR 2021FA0000193
OTHER · 2021-07-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (APU BAY) · airframe 4,402 hrs · 2,968 cycles

REPAIR TO APU STINGER CORROSION. TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING REPAIR LETTER DQ30523M1 DATED: 06/29/2021, 680A-0037 (N501QS) APU STINGER CORROSION DAMAGE.

Source: SDR 2021F00268

2020

FALSE WARNING · 2020-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3231

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (NLG DOORS) · airframe 3,645 hrs · 2,470 cycles

CLIMB OUT GOT NOSE DOOR OPEN RT. QHR COMPLIED WITH. RETURN TO KDAL. POST FLIGHT SAW BOTTOM RIGHT LATCH POPPED OUT. CYCLED ALL LATCHES, CASS EXTINQUISHED. TALKED TO MC TOLD THEM LOCKING SIDE OF LATCH NEEDS ADJUSTING. BARELY TAPPED CLOSING LATCH AND IT POPPED OUT. CORRECTIVE ACTION-PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK OF THE RIGHT NOSE DOOR AND DUPLICATED FAULT. ADJUSTED THE PLUNGER SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT AND PERFORMED NOSE ACCESS DOOR WARNING TEST, TEST PASSED, NO FURTHER DEFECTS IN REF TO CE-680A 52-70-07.

Source: SDR DXTA2020101204198
OTHER · 2020-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5512

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 3,473 hrs · 2,338 cycles

REPAIR OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKIN DAMAGE (CORROSION). ENGINEERING REPAIR LETTER DQ26103M1 DATED: 06/24/2020.

Source: SDR 2020F00309
OTHER · 2020-06-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5512

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 3,473 hrs · 2,338 cycles

FIELD REPAIR FR-680A-0037-8080. CORROSION, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, UPPER AND LOWER SKINS, LBL 16.5 TO RBL 16.5. WITH FAA FORM 8100-9

Source: SDR 2020F00321
OTHER · 2020-06-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5522

Part: SKIN — GOUGED (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 3,473 hrs · 2,338 cycles

REPAIR GOUGES IN LT ELEVATOR. ERL DQ26099M1.

Source: SDR 2020F00322
OTHER · 2020-06-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (NLG WW) · airframe 3,473 hrs · 2,338 cycles

NLG WHEEL WELL WEB AND UPPER MID FRAME CRACKED. STANDARD REPAIR SR-680A-ATA53-25890 , CRACK DAMAGE, NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL (NWW),

Source: SDR 2020F00317
OTHER · 2020-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (TAILCONE) · airframe 3,473 hrs · 2,338 cycles

REPAIR OF CORROSION ON TAILCONE STINGER INNER RIGHTHAND SKIN. TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING REPAIR LETTER DQ26060M1 DATED 06/16/2020.

Source: SDR 2020F00316

2016

OTHER · 2016-10-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 515) · airframe 14,740 hrs · 5,457 cycles

ON SEAT TRACK LBL 6, AFT OF FS 515 HAS CORROSION.

Source: SDR GR4R201610280003