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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A

8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1978 and 2014.

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 Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A. FAA spelling: AEIO-360-H1A.

Fitted to model families

Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout3American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout2Andre Joseph L RV-81Simpson Christopher David VANS RV-41Wood Scot L SPORTWOOD W2S1

Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout · American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout · Andre Joseph L RV-8 · Simpson Christopher David VANS RV-4 · Wood Scot L SPORTWOOD W2S

Where they are owner's state

Washington2Texas1Nevada1Kentucky1Indiana1Georgia1Alabama1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles8 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0122331970219902200012010

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 28 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 7 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 28 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A

Failure reports 7 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122196198201102115116

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Dipstick1Distributor1Fitting1Fuel Tank1Pitch Control1Rib1Servo1

Latest reports

2016-02-18Servo: loose
2015-12-23Distributor: broken
2002-05-08Fuel Tank: cracked
2001-12-27Pitch Control: cracked
2001-07-03Rib: damaged

Certificates and bulletins

1E10Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 89 models listed · revised May 4, 2020

Safety bulletins 5 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft
2008-07-03NE-08-32 · Propeller Governor Set Screw

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
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-h1a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N787RH Bellanca
8KCAB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214CM Bellanca
8KCAB
Fixed-wing, single engine Kentucky Fly Boys Aviation LLC
Vine Grove, Kentucky
Standard 2023-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789WE American Champion Aircraft
8KCAB
Fixed-wing, single engine Stoked Aero LLC
Camas, Washington
Standard 2021-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59MS American Champion Aircraft
8KCAB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360WS Wood Scot L
SPORTWOOD W2S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2014-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5731A Simpson Christopher David
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2014-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5528K Bellanca
8KCAB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84JA Andre Joseph L
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2005-05-25 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.