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

Lycoming IO-360-B1F6

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360-B1F6 engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Capen Ralph E RV6A is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2007 and 2026.

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-B1F6. FAA spelling: IO-360-B1F6.

Fitted to model families

Capen Ralph E RV6A1Dominy Kenneth W VANS RV81Piper PA-44 Seminole1

Capen Ralph E RV6A · Dominy Kenneth W VANS RV8 · Piper PA-44 Seminole

Where they are owner's state

New Mexico1North Dakota1Delaware1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles2 (67%)Piston twins1 (33%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

001222200012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-360-B1F6 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 26 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 26 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
2011-08-162011-15-10 · Fuel servos · engine
2009-02-092009-02-03 · Fuel injection servos · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-360-B1F6

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 6 · 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,...
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft

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-b1f6.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N592ND Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Und Aerospace Foundation
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2026-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737KD Dominy Kenneth W
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2018-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822AR Capen Ralph E
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Experimental 2004-03-24 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.