Honeywell T53-L13B
20 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Honeywell T53-L13B engine, rated at about 1100 horsepower. The Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) is the model most often fitted with it (18 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1962 and 1977.
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 Honeywell T53-L13B. FAA spelling: T53-L13B.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) | 18 |
| Bell HH-1 | 1 |
| Garlick Helicopters Inc UH-1 | 1 |
Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) · Bell HH-1 · Garlick Helicopters Inc UH-1
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Honeywell T53-L13B the component layer
The FAA has issued 5 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first
Approved replacement parts 24 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 ring (5), tube (4), washer (2), seal (2), ring (2), packing (2), spacer (1), retaining ring (1), plug (1), plate (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
- Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) 18 with this engine series
- Bell HH-1 1 with this engine series
- Garlick Helicopters Inc UH-1 1 with this engine series
- Texas 5 of these aircraft
- California 3 of these aircraft
- Washington 2 of these aircraft
- Michigan 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Nixon Helicopters LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Warbirds-3 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Tumbleweed Leasing CO INC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Honeywell T53-L13B 5 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/honeywell-t53-l13b.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 20
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N431XH | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Grayman Group LLC Coeur D Alene, Idaho |
Experimental | 2026-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431ZH | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Nixon Helicopters LLC Mentone, California |
Experimental | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432JC | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Nixon Helicopters LLC Mentone, California |
Experimental | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14SD | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Lake County Sheriffs Office Tavares, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432FN | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Commerce Rotorcraft LLC Commerce, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2220F | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | American Huey 369 INC Peru, Indiana |
Experimental | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444BB | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Warbirds-3 LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2022-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25UK | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Orlando Aircraft Sales LLC Orlando, Florida |
Restricted | 2022-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34GD | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Dwind Helicopter Services LLC Zeeland, Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955FS | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Tumbleweed Leasing CO INC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2021-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78NW | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Experimental | 2020-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443ZB | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Pleasant Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, Texas |
Experimental | 2020-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73FU | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Northwest Helicopters LLC Olympia, Washington |
Restricted | 2019-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240GH | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Yankee Air Force INC Belleville, Michigan |
Experimental | 2019-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27FU | Garlick Helicopters Inc UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Martins Dusters INC Colusa, California |
Restricted | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812SB | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Cavanaugh Air LLC Addison, Texas |
Experimental | 2018-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6165X | Bell HH-1K |
Rotorcraft | Northwest Helicopters I INC Olympia, Washington |
Experimental | 1994-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4316N | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N432EB | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Rs Aviation LLC Washington, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N4439B | Bell UH-1H |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 23, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.