Lycoming AL5512
4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming AL5512 engine, rated at about 4075 horsepower. The Boeing-Vertol 234 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft).
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 AL5512. FAA spelling: AL5512.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Boeing-Vertol 234 | 4 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming AL5512 the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 33 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 9 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 33 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 3 |
| 97 | 1 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 03 | 5 |
| 04 | 1 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 09 | 2 |
| 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 6 |
| Control Box | 4 |
| Bolt | 2 |
| Case | 2 |
| Switch | 2 |
| Actuator | 1 |
| Adapter | 1 |
| Bar | 1 |
| Bearing | 1 |
| Compressor | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 23 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: bracket (3), pin (2), pac (2), igniter (2), filter element (2), yoke (1), vane (1), rotary pump (1), purolator fuel (1), plug (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
- Boeing-Vertol 234 4 with this engine series
- Oregon 4 of these aircraft
- Columbia Helicopters INC 4 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Lycoming AL5512 33 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-al5512.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N242CH | Boeing-Vertol 234 |
Rotorcraft | Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
Multiple | 2023-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N245CH | Boeing-Vertol 234 |
Rotorcraft | Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2018-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233CH | Boeing-Vertol 234LR |
Rotorcraft | Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2016-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240CH | Boeing-Vertol 234LR |
Rotorcraft | Columbia Helicopters INC Aurora, Oregon |
Experimental | 2016-10-06 | 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.