Lycoming O-320-A2A
9 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-A2A engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Boyter Wayne RV-6 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1941 and 2011.
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 O-320-A2A. FAA spelling: 0-320-A2A.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Boyter Wayne RV-6 | 1 |
| Cessna 172 Skyhawk | 1 |
| Condon Joseph D RV-9A | 1 |
| Ellis Wendell Kirk PA-18-150 | 1 |
| Jones Rube L PA-18A | 1 |
| Monney Lyle V RV3 | 1 |
| Pandolfino Sam A PACESETTER | 1 |
| Stinson 10 | 1 |
| Veinote Gene E SUPER CUB EX | 1 |
Boyter Wayne RV-6 · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Condon Joseph D RV-9A · Ellis Wendell Kirk PA-18-150 · Jones Rube L PA-18A · Monney Lyle V RV3 · Pandolfino Sam A PACESETTER · Stinson 10 · Veinote Gene E SUPER CUB EX
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-A2A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 22 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 5 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 22 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 5 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 97 | 1 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 02 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 136 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: bushing (33), sl (9), ignition harness (9), starter (5), crankshaft (5), magneto (4), key (4), cylinder stud (4), bolt (4), bearing (4).
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 1 with this engine series
- Stinson 10 1 with this engine series
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 1 of these aircraft
- New Hampshire 1 of these aircraft
- Nebraska 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320-A2A 22 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320-A2A 5 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 9
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N718D | Veinote Gene E SUPER CUB EX |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2026-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43065 | Jones Rube L PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N647JC | Condon Joseph D RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2023-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160ST | Pandolfino Sam A PACESETTER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jonathan Job Latham Enterprises LLC Palmhurst, Texas |
Experimental | 2021-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N950AC | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Carpet Aviation LLC Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2020-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133LM | Monney Lyle V RV3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10293 | Ellis Wendell Kirk PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Full Curl Aviation LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Multiple | 2012-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489RV | Boyter Wayne RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2008-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31594 | Stinson 10A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2006-01-04 | 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.