N521QS

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.

8 reports on file, 2018-11-12 – 2025-11-27.

OTHER · 2025-11-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT SYS — NO DISCREPANCY (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,514 hrs · 5,677 cycles

WITH THE APU RUNNING FOR A HOUR AND THE EMERGENCY EXIT SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION, ALL THE EXIT LIGHTS REMAIN ON WITH THE PAX SAFETY SWITCH AND THE SEAT BELT SIGN IN THE ON OR OFF POSITION. POWERED ON AIRCRAFT VERIFIED EMERGENCY LIGHT OPERATION WORKS CORRECTLY. PERFORMED NJA TASK CARD TC-FLT-33-1001 PER MCC REQUEST REFER WO25443 ITEM 2.8. EMERGENCY LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER MX REQUIRED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN REF WITH AMM 33-50-00 & NJA TASK CARD TC-FLT-33-1001 REV 2 DATED 20OCT2022.

Source: SDR DXTA2025120105873
OTHER · 2024-02-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 7,177 hrs · 4,779 cycles

FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING UNDER SEAT 5 DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. GAINED ACCESS TO SEAT #S PATH LIGHT CONNECTOR. FOUND CONNECTOR BROKEN. REPAIRED CONNECTOR WITH NJA SUPPLIED NEW MOLEX CONNECTOR P/N: 43020-0401, AND NEW PIN P/N: 43031-0009. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REF: CE-680A SPM 20-30-00.

Source: SDR DXTA2024022110960
INADEQUATE Q C · 2022-11-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7830

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — PILOT ERROR (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 5,797 hrs · 3,867 cycles

RIGHT THRUST REVERSER WOULD NOT INITIALLY DEPLOY DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMTPS. LEVER SEEMED JAMMED. MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WHERE IT WOULD DEPLOY AND THEN NOT DEPLOY. INITIALLY RECEIVED R-L ENGINE CONTROL FAULT CAS MESSAGE.LEFT ENGINE CONTROL FAULT CLEARED. IT LOOKS THE CREW MAY HAVE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES BEFORE THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE FULLY STOWED. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE CONTROL FAULT. REFER TO THE SNIP BELOW. PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT THRUST REVERSER IAW AFM AND MM 78-30-00. VERIFIED NO THRUST REVERSER OR ENGINE CONTROL FAULTS OBSERVED.

Source: SDR DXTA2022112174440
OTHER · 2022-02-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: NOT REPORTED — NOT REPORTED · airframe 5,038 hrs · 3,361 cycles

EMERG EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE DOOR AND SEAT 10 FLOOR LIGHT REMAIN ON WHEN EMERG LIGHT SWITCH AND PASS SAFETY SWITCHES ARE OFF. "CORRECTIVE ACTION" GAINED ACCESS TO EMERGENCY LIGHTING INTERIA SWITCHES AND RESET EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2022021856860
OTHER · 2021-04-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE HARNESS — OPEN (LT TAXI LIGHT) · airframe 4,055 hrs · 2,704 cycles

LEFT HAND TAXI LIGHT INOPERATIVE.FOUND NLG WIRE HARNESS HAS OPEN IN WIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WIRE HARNESS PN - 8469800-1. DURING REPPLACEMENT TECHS DISCOVERED THAT MATING JACK IS NOT PROPERLY CLOCKED TO AIRFRAME. CONSULTED OEM AND CONFIRMATION WAS OBTAINED THAT DURING THE MANUFACTURE PROCESS,THE JG028 WAS INCORRECTLY CLOCKED (90-DEGREE)TO THE ON THE AIRFRAME SIDE. THEREFORE, THERE WAS A MISMATCH OF THE NEW MATING PLUG PG028. RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO RE-CLOCK THE BACK-SHELL OF THE JACK (J028) SO THAT THE KEYWAY IS POINTING UPWARD (12 0'CLOCK POSITION)WHICH IN TURN WILL PERMIT THE NEW WIRE HARNESS TO PROPERLY FIT.

Source: SDR DXTR2021040601
OTHER · 2020-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5410

Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 3,601 hrs · 2,424 cycles

LT PYLON AFT RIB P/N: 7412315-19 IS CRACKED, REFERENCE TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING MEMO DQ27074 DATED: 18/SEP/2020.

Source: SDR 2020FA0000414
OTHER · 2019-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5343

Part: TRUNNION — OUT OF TOLERANCE (MLG) · airframe 2,397 hrs · 1,607 cycles

ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF OVERSIZED DOOR ROD PIN HOLE IN MLG TRUNNION PER ENGINEERING DEFINITION S-680-ATA32/02RD DATED FEB 28, 2014 WITH A FORM 8100-9

Source: SDR 2019F00191
OTHER · 2018-11-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5350

Part: ACCESS PANEL — CHIPPED (TAILCONE) · airframe 2,003 hrs · 1,421 cycles

TAILCONE STINGER DAMAGE (CORNER CHIPPED) ENGINEERING MEMO NUMBER DQ16422M1 REV A.

Source: SDR DXTA2018F00145