N945QS

TEXTRON AVIATION INC 680A · 2024 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

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.

18 reports on file, 2007-03-22 – 2026-08-25.

WARNING INDICATION · 2026-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2897

Part: PCB — FAULTY (ZONE 100) · airframe 3,047 hrs · 2,096 cycles

JUST PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF AT FL410, THE AMBER FUEL PRESS LOW L CAS WAS CYCLING ON/OFF (AT LEAST 5 TIMES). QRH PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH BOOST PUMP L ON. THE AMBER CAS EXTINGUISHED. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER, BOTH PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE SEAT AND YOKE. THE BOOST PUMP WAS ON FOR THE REMAINING FLIGHT UNTIL SHUTDOWN. CROSSFEED WAS OFF AT INITIAL CAS. REPEAT WRITE UP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED SUSPECTED FAULTY PCB BOARD P/N: 6918602-11 S/N: 33315742-1 FROM POSITION LH NZ107, AND INSTALLED A INSPECTED PCB BOARD P/N: 6918602-11 S/N: 31257355-2 IN POSITION RH NZ207. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IAW CE-680A AMM 24-60-35.

Source: SDR DXTA2026082709431
WARNING INDICATION · 2026-08-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2844

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAULTED (FUEL SYS) · airframe 3,045 hrs · 2,094 cycles

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 41,0 THE FUEL PRESSURE LOW L CAS MESSAGE APPEARED 3 TIMES. THE CROSSFEED WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AT ALL TIMES. DID NOT NOTE ANY ABNORMAL FUEL FLOW. REMOVED FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH P/N: 9914488-2 S/N:2332540. INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED NEW FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH P/N:9914488-2 S/N:2622180. PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED POST MXC CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 73-10-05

Source: SDR DXTA2026082409371
FALSE WARNING · 2026-07-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2820

Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYS) · airframe 3,000 hrs · 2,061 cycles

DURING CRUISE & SELECTING XFEED TO LT TANK, RT ENG, BST PUMP ON, R AMBER CAS MESS ILLUM. RAN QRH, LIGHT REMAINED, LANDED ASAP. AFTER START OF DIVERT, LIGHT EXTING. REMOVED RT MOTIVE FLOW PRESSURE SWITCH. INSTALLED PRESS SWITCH IAW MM 28-40-02. INSTALLED LT SCAV EJECTOR PUMP IAW MM 28-20-20. INSTALLED RT FUEL PUMP IAW MM 28-20-05. FUELED ACFT, STARTED APU LT & RT ENGS, NO FAULTS ON START WITH BOOST PUMPS. CROSS FED LT WING TO RT ENG FOR SEVERAL MINS. TURNED CROSS FEED OFF & MONITORED BOOST PUMP & PRESSURE SWITCHES IN CDMS, NO FAULTS NOTED. CROSS FED RT WING TO LT ENG, MONITORED BOOST PUMP & PRESS SWITCHES ON CDMS. NO FAULTS. SHUTDOWN & INSPECT FOR FUEL LEAKS. NO LEAKS. WORKED IAW MM 28-20-00, REV 24.

Source: SDR DXTA2026071508798
Earlier reports · 2007–2025 · 15 reports

2025

FALSE WARNING · 2025-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FAULTED (ZONE 400) · airframe 1,504 hrs · 1,038 cycles

ON CLIMB OUT BETWEEN 4000 & 15000 FT, MCT THRUST SET & LIGHT TURBULANCE, FIRE DETECT FAIL L AMBER CAS DISPLAYED 5 TIMES. TWO RING TERMINALS ON FIRE DETECT SENSOR AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION TIGHT WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR MOVEMENT. VISUAL OF THE HARNESS WITH BORESCOPE, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. IAW CMM 26-10-01. REMOVED LT ENG FIRE SENSOR WIRING HARNESS IAW MM 26-10-01. VERIFIED 4 EVENTS OF THIS CAS MESSAGE ON ARES VIEW. MEASURED RESISTANCE OF INTERNAL FIRE LOOP PD031 PINS A & C, MEASURED AT 2.987K OHMS. VERIFIED ANOTHER D1 ENG READING THE SAME RESISTANCE VALUE FOR THE INTERNAL FIRE LOOP. CONTINUITY CHK FROM PD023 PINS M & N TO PD031 PINS A & C. CHKD GOOD. DONE IAW FAULT ISOLATION 3, FIGURE 114 72-00-02 & MM 26-00-00.

Source: SDR DXTA2025050203291

2012

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2012-07-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2721

Part: BUNGEE — FAILED (RUDDER TRIM) · airframe 12,075 hrs · 8,064 cycles

DURING CLIMB OUT, PASSING 10000 FT AND 250 KNOTS, FULL SCALE UNCOMMANDED RUDDER TRIM DEFLECTION TO THE LT OBSERVED WITH AUTOPILOT A ENGAGED. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND ON SHORT FINAL RUDDER INPUTS WERE NOTICED BOTH TO THE LT AND RT. R & R THE RUDDER COMMAND BUNGEE IAW MM 27-26-00. SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD. RUDDER & RUDDER TRIM TRAVEL CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2012070605034

2011

WARNING INDICATION · 2011-04-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3250

Part: STEERING UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 8,782 hrs · 5,329 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, MLG CAME UP & NLG STAYED DOWN. CONFIRMED BY TOWER. PUT HANDLE DOWN & BOTH MLG CAME DOWN. LANDED NORMAL. TURNED NOSE WHEEL LT & RT, CYCLED GEAR TO CHECK NOSE WHEEL CENTERING. PERFORMED 10 CENTERING CYCLES & DURING 1 CYCLE WHEEL CENTERED BUT NLG DID NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED STEERING UNIT FREE PLAY CHECK IAW MM 32-20-00 REV41, FREE PLAY IS LESS THAN 1.5 DEGREES IN 1 DIRECTION AT 3 DEGREES TOTAL. CHECKED NLG ACTUATOR RELEASE PRESSURE. NLG ACTUATOR RELEASED AT 1200-1300 PSI. REMOVED NLG STEERING UNIT. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT STEERING UNIT IN REF MM 32-50-00, REV 41. RIGGED UNIT IAW MM 32-50-00, REV 41, PERFORMED GEAR SWING & BLEED UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2011042704565
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2011-02-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: ACM — SMOKE · airframe 11,026 hrs · 7,393 cycles

AFTER BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN, WITH THE APU AND BOTH PACKS RUNNING THE CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. TROUBLESHOT TO CABIN ACM CAUSING SMOKE. REMOVED OLD ACM AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED ACM IAW 21-00-00. OPS CHECKED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2011020704454

2010

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-12-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2300

Part: RMU — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 10,898 hrs · 7,322 cycles

NR 2 RMU FAILED. SCREEN BLACK BUT LINE SELECT LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF, TOXIC FUMES IN COCKPIT ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. REMOVED FAULTY NR 2 RMU, INSTALLED TESTED/INSPECTED RMU IN NR 2 POSITION IAW MM 23-80-01, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2010120204343
WARNING INDICATION · 2010-02-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: OIL SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 10,618 hrs · 7,150 cycles

DURING CRUISE, AT 2600FT AND 70 PERCENT N1, THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SPIKED INTO THE AMBER AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL POWER WAS REDUCED TO 54 PERCENT OF N1. TRIED AGAIN TO ADD POWER AND AT 3000 FT, 66 PERCENT N1 BROUGHT THE PRESSURE BACK INTO THE AMBER. REDUCED POWER TO 50 PERCENT N1 AND LANDED WITH RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IN THE GREEN.

Source: SDR 2010F00044

2009

WARNING INDICATION · 2009-07-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 10,180 hrs · 6,874 cycles

DURING DESCENT, "HYD VOL LOW B" CAS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VOLUME QTY INDICATED 10 PERCENT AT FIRST THEN DROPPED TO 0 PERCENT ON LANDING. REPLACED NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP OPS CK GOOD IAW MM 29-10-02.

Source: SDR DXTA2009071303726

2008

FALSE WARNING · 2008-02-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 9,234 hrs · 6,270 cycles

RED GEAR (UNLOCKED) LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH IAW MM 32-30-05. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA200802852

2007

WARNING INDICATION · 2007-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2210

Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (YAW DAMPER) · airframe 9,082 hrs · 6,175 cycles

DURING T/O ROLL PRIOR TO 80KTS WE HAD THE FOLLOWING: RED NO T/O MESSAGE. Y/D NOT CENTERED. FGC FAIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED YD LINEAR ACTUATORS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. WORK DONE IAW 750 MM CHAP 27-24-00.

Source: SDR DXTA200702672
FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-08-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE — LEAKING (RIGHT) · airframe 8,871 hrs · 6,033 cycles

ON TAXI IN, RT BRAKE WAS SMOKING. AFTER PARKING, FLUID SEEN DRIPPING FROM RT BRAKE OF RT WHEEL. REMOVED NR 4 BRAKE ASSY AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED UNIT OPSAND LEAK CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. IAW CE750 M/M 32-42-01

Source: SDR DXTA200702439
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3222

Part: STRUT — UNDERSERVICED (NLG) · airframe 8,846 hrs · 6,018 cycles

ON TAKE OFF GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED SEVERAL SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS. CHECKED RIGGING OF SQUAT SWITCHES CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED GEAR HANDLE SOLENOID . CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED NWS CENTERING AND CHECKED GOOD. FOUND NOSE STRUT SERVICE LOW PERHAPS CAUSING NLG SQUAT SWITCH TO MAKE. SERVICED IAW CH 12-10-38 OF THE CE-750 M/M.

Source: SDR DXTA200702413
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: DRIVE ASSY — DAMAGED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 8,758 hrs · 5,962 cycles

FLAP FAIL CAS MESSAGE CAME UP ON SHORT FINAL, FLAPS FALLED AT 30 DEGREES. [06-15-07] FOUND RIGHT WING INBD FLAP FLEX DRIVE CABLE BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABLE IAW CESSNA 750 M/M 27-52-00 PREFORMED FLAP TROUBLESHOOTING IAW CESNA 750 M/M CH 27-50-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY

Source: SDR DXTA200702241
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2007-05-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: DRIVE UNIT — INOPERATIVE (TE FLAPS) · airframe 8,747 hrs · 5,956 cycles

DURING FINAL APPROACH, WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 35*, FLAPS FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLAPS STOPPED LOWERING AT ABOUT 20*. OPS CHECKED FLAP SYS ON GROUND. CHECKED GOOD. NO BITE CODES ON FLAP CONTROLLER. PERFORMED 750 FLAP T/S AND FOUND SUSPECT PDU. REMOVED PDU AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED PDU. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO BITE CODE PRESENT. IAW CESSNA 750 M/M 27-50-00.

Source: SDR DXTA200702224
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2007-05-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: CONTROL HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 8,745 hrs · 5,955 cycles

DURING FINAL APPROACH WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 35 DEGREES, FLAPS FAIL BETWEEN FLAPS 15 AND FLAP 35. INTERROGATED FLAP CONTROLLER BITE CODES. CODES 2 AND 6 WERE SET. REMOVED FLAP CONTROL HANDLE AND CLEANED OPTICAL SWITCHES. REINSTALLED FLAP CONTROL HANDLE. FLAP SYS OPS CHECK GOOD MM CHP 27-51-00

Source: SDR DXTA200702221
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-03-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE — LEAKING (MLG) · airframe 8,575 hrs · 5,840 cycles

SMOKE REPORTED COMING FROM RT MLG BY TOWER ON DEPARTURE AND GROUND CREW ON TAXI INTO RAMP.INSPECTED RT MAIN GEAR, BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSYS. NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED RT IB AND RT OB BRAKE ASSYS AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED IB AND OR BRAKE ASSYS. BLED BRAKE SYSTEM.TAXI AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW. IAW. CHAPTER 32-42-01 OF THE 750 M.M.

Source: SDR DXTA200702043