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Engines · turboprop · data as of October 9, 2026

Garrett (Honeywell) TPE331-11U

12 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Garrett (Honeywell) TPE331-11U engine, rated at about 1000 horsepower. The Fairchild SA227 is the model most often fitted with it (11 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1981 and 1991.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Garrett (Honeywell) TPE331-11U. FAA spelling: TPE331-11U.

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Delaware7
Minnesota3
Arkansas2

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Turboprops12100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19809
19901

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Garrett (Honeywell) TPE331-11U the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 625 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 20 of them in the last ten years.

Failure reports 625 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

018365472950005101523126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
9572
9646
9735
9847
9920
0031
0124
0231
0323
0444
0538
0624
0713
0824
0918
1024
1131
1224
1315
146
158
167
173
182
194
236
243
251
261

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Engine51
Line43
Bearing34
Fuel Control17
Actuator15
Indicator13
Windshield12
Wire12
Pump10
Seal10

Latest reports

2026-08-08Transfer Tube: occluded
2025-10-07Bearing: spalled
2024-09-24Shaft: sheared
2024-04-21Bearing: failed
2024-03-15Egt Indication: activated

Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: seal (3), ring (2), spring (1), ring seal (1).

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/garrett-honeywell-tpe331-11u.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 12

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N680MD Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kolob Canyons Air Services INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21GP Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kolob Canyons Air Services INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N690WW Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N563TR Fairchild
SA227-AT
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kolob Canyons Air Services INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611RH Swearingen
SA227-AT
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mcneely Charter Service INC
West Memphis, Arkansas
Standard 2022-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751TR Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Career Aviation Company INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N753TR Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Career Aviation CO INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320MC Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mcneely Charter Service INC
West Memphis, Arkansas
Standard 2013-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N652KA Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kolob Canyons Air Services INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N564TR Fairchild
SA227-AT
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Career Aviation CO
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611BA Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2010-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227LC Fairchild
SA227-AC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2010-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.