Lycoming IO-360-L2A
2,634 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the model most often fitted with it (2,621 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1999 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-L2A. FAA spelling: IO-360-L2A.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Amador Frank Donny AVID ACFT MAGNUM · Avila Edward V RV-9 · Charles A Garton VANS RV-14 · Darley Vern VANS RV-6A · Dimeo Robert RV8 · Hatler Donald W GLASTAR · Herr Francis B RV-7A · Huisman Wim J VELOCITY 173 FIXED · Jeremy D Mumford DR-107
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-360-L2A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation). The FAA has issued 26 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 992 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 219 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 26 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 992 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
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
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 2,621 with this engine series
- Delaware 505 of these aircraft
- Florida 375 of these aircraft
- California 190 of these aircraft
- Alabama 132 of these aircraft
- Texas 127 of these aircraft
- Christiansen Aviation LLC 140 of these aircraft
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC 109 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol 104 of these aircraft
- Epic Aviation INC 56 of these aircraft
- Ab Prop Plane II LLC 56 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-360-L2A 26 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-360-L2A 992 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,634
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N402CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N473CM | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N473Cm LLC Manassas, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N973HA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ab Prop Plane I LLC Metairie, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247AU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peregrine Howard Partners II LP New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N251AU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peregrine Howard Partners II LP New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N289JS | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jet Air INC Iowa City, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N571CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52034 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arq Aviation LLC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126AA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Aviation INC Brooksville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8338 | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Hub INC Trustee Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5275S | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 75S Leasing LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140CA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445KS | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peraton Services LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9520Z | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K2 Aviation LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10897 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edb Air INC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peregrine Howard Partners II LP New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peregrine Howard Partners II LP New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peregrine Howard Partners II LP New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N852ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N854ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N861ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univserity INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N894ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1309G | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426JG | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Flight School No7 LLC Lincoln Park, New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1201E | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1201E LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558ND | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288SC | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Aviation LLC Oregon City, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298SC | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlie Aviation LLC Oregon City, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241EP | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Epic Aviation INC New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242EP | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Epic Aviation INC New Smyma Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N780JA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N781JA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24334 | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sorbi Aviation INC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6059D | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Long Island Aviators LLC Seaford, New York |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6265T | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | W Air LLC Wheeling, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916KT | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pelican Flight Training LLC San Carlos, California |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968L | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9287M | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rkm Leasing LLC Greenwich, Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6026S | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoneix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6013J | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerodrome LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N944AA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422CB | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heavy Metal Air LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95BP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peraton Services LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1322K | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cleared Into Bravo LLC Sunnyvale, California |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36JR | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Catching Freedom LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50011 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Taco George Aviation LLC Coppell, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91966 | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
None on file | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100PM | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pegasus Air LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Restricted | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921BB | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242AU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Runamuck LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6031W | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N628JR | Rush James RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243AU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Runamuck LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244AU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Runamuck LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N245AU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Runamuck LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305TX | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Career Track 2 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309TX | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Career Track 2 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N943TH | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spirit Aviation Management Services INC Thomson, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N302TX | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Career Track 2 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N597TX | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Career Track 2 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N176TA | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | George'S Aviation Services INC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29HT | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trede 2023 LLC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345FH | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heavy Metal Air LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55294 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heavy Metal Air LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55296 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heavy Metal Air LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64PW | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M&G Aircraft Management LLC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N977TH | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heavy Metal Air LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705JA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frl Flying LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2024-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360XX | Jeremy D Mumford DR-107 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sleepy Dog LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58FF | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N786CP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572BW | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724LU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Liberty University INC Lynchburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N725LU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Liberty University INC Lynchburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107EL | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aa-Aero LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N571BW | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N836ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N842ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2464D | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Equities LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2024-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21714 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Equities LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24350 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Equities LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4022W | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Equities LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N723LU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Liberty University INC Lynchburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955JA | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Equities LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22904 | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722LU | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Liberty University INC Lynchburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N665RT | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N665Rt LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946TH | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626GM | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mike Smith Aviation International INC Napa, California |
Standard | 2024-09-11 | 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.
