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

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

Boyter Wayne RV-61Cessna 172 Skyhawk1Condon Joseph D RV-9A1Ellis Wendell Kirk PA-18-1501Jones Rube L PA-18A1Monney Lyle V RV31Pandolfino Sam A PACESETTER1Stinson 101Veinote Gene E SUPER CUB EX1

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

Texas1Oregon1Oklahoma1New Hampshire1Nebraska1Iowa1Georgia1California1Alaska1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles9 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0234611940119806200012010

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

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
2006-01-312005-26-10 · ECi cylinder assemblies. · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-320-A2A

Failure reports 5 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00011197198199102110

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Blade1Breaker Points1Compass1Fuel Cap1Line1

Latest reports

2010-12-01Compass: inoperative
2002-09-06Fuel Cap: blocked
1999-08-20Blade: fractured
1998-03-21Line: abraded
1997-07-17Breaker Points: broken

Certificates and bulletins

E-274Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 60 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 9

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.