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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D

844 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D engine, rated at about 200 horsepower. The Cessna 177 Cardinal is the model most often fitted with it (777 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1970 and 2025.

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 IO-360-A1B6D. FAA spelling: IO-360-A1B6D.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 177 Cardinal777Scottish Aviation BULLDOG MDL 120/1218Mooney M-206Cessna F177RG2Daher (Socata) TB2002Asper Vernon L ASPER RUTAN DEFIANT1Aviators Dream Inc VANS ACFT RV-8A1Balch Kenneth A VANS RV-81Bean James E RV-81Beech 24R1Bernard J Elias SNS-71Bird Cory 0011
Model families, as a table
aircraft
Cessna 177 Cardinal777
Scottish Aviation BULLDOG MDL 120/1218
Mooney M-206
Cessna F177RG2
Daher (Socata) TB2002
Asper Vernon L ASPER RUTAN DEFIANT1
Aviators Dream Inc VANS ACFT RV-8A1
Balch Kenneth A VANS RV-81
Bean James E RV-81
Beech 24R1
Bernard J Elias SNS-71
Bird Cory 0011

Cessna 177 Cardinal · Scottish Aviation BULLDOG MDL 120/121 · Mooney M-20 · Cessna F177RG · Daher (Socata) TB200 · Asper Vernon L ASPER RUTAN DEFIANT · Aviators Dream Inc VANS ACFT RV-8A · Balch Kenneth A VANS RV-8 · Bean James E RV-8 · Beech 24R

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19401
19601
1970706
19801
19901
200030
20107
20203

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 36 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 36 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · 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
2012-01-252011-26-04 · Externally mounted fuel injector fuel lines · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D

Failure reports 3 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00011119120122
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
191
201
221

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Alternator1Bearing1Gasket1
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Alternator1
Bearing1
Gasket1

Latest reports

2022-09-10Alternator: defective
2020-01-09Bearing: failed
2019-07-06Gasket: deteriorated

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 9 · 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
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...
2011-03-31NE-08-26R3 · Magneto/Distributor

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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 844

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N177MW Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2013-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278RV Bridges Carl R
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2012-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45367 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2012-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N118KB Balch Kenneth A
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2012-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2664V Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2012-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34300 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2012-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2140Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlantic Beach Flyers LLC
Atlantic Beach, Florida
Standard 2012-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1897Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45250 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N526BB Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2012-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52669 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine F Sharp Aviation LLC
New Baltimore, Michigan
Standard 2012-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177TM Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2184Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2012-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177LW Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2012-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8179D Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2012-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88NG Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2012-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177MC Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Palmy LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2012-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52944 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52667 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2648V Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2012-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138RC Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2012-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2058Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine N2058Q LLC
Washington, Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2662V Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2011-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2017Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2011-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N312AM Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2011-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N274DA Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50457 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Odyssey Entertainment INC
Crystal, Minnesota
Standard 2011-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177JC Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2011-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33212 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2011-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1553H Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2011-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177KM Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Karmel Flyers LLC
Sunnyvale, Texas
Standard 2011-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52839 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardinal Flyers LLC
Farmington, Missouri
Standard 2011-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N701HD Harman William L
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2011-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N478TS Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Tc Aero Services INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177G Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2011-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34891 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2011-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52493 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2011-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34569 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2011-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52154 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626LD Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerofleet LLC
Oldsmar, Florida
Standard 2011-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45385 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2011-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N288JC Carson Jody F Iii
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Dave Faust INC
Wellington, Kansas
Experimental 2011-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177RZ Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardinal Investigative Alliance LTD
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2010-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373GH Haley Greg
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52786 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2010-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828JT Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2010-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34969 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2010-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33272 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Explorco LLC
Evergreen, Colorado
Standard 2010-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122WR Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Rangers Flying Club INC
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Standard 2010-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52579 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2010-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20AX Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2010-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35833 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2010-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35976 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2010-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33195 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
None on file 2010-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52647 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2010-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53RH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Royal Blue Medical INC
Hanceville, Alabama
Standard 2009-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35051 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2009-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88GC Crane Gregory L
RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2009-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8043G Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2009-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1616H Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N628RG Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2009-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177CJ Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34949 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Ktech Enterprises INC
St George, Utah
Standard 2008-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516AP Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2008-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1835Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516BG Scottish Aviation
BULLDOG MDL 120/121
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2008-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7903V Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2121Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3014T Scottish Aviation
BULLDOG MDL 120/121
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2008-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1977Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2008-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1854Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Sc Cardinal LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1887Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Losyad LLC
Sanford, Florida
Standard 2007-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45359 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2007-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34947 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2007-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52930 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Sir Grantham of Kloofbear INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123LS Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2007-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20221 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2007-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1969Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2007-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177JA Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2007-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53036 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Gt INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8730Z Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2007-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52044 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2007-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2756V Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2006-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34140 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52BJ Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Tca LLC
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Standard 2006-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8235G Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7582V Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52497 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2006-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912GM Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Avl Aviation LLC
Locust Grove, Georgia
Standard 2006-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34208 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Hokie Flying Club INC
Christiansburg, Virginia
Standard 2006-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2148Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2006-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1817Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2006-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8229G Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Special flight permit 2006-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22VL Asper Vernon L
ASPER RUTAN DEFIANT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2006-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52894 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2006-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8067G Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35231 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2006-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35936 Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Doncar LLC
Baden, Pennsylvania
Standard 2005-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1993Q Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Casper Aire INC
Saint Cloud, Florida
Standard 2005-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73AL Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2005-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.