Lycoming O-320-E3D
65 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-E3D engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (16 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1966 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 O-320-E3D. FAA spelling: O-320-E3D.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow16Beechcraft B-19 Sport2Cessna 1521Clark Leslie B GLASAIR1Curtis M Beede RV-41Dellangelo Scott VANS RV-9A1Demeyer Scott M VANS RV-6A1Drake Donald J HATZ CB-11Evan R Sandall VANS RV6A1Floyd G Halderman Jr RV-61Friesel Clarence Canetti David LONG-EZ1Frizzell Alex A TAILWIND1
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow | 16 |
| Beechcraft B-19 Sport | 2 |
| Cessna 152 | 1 |
| Clark Leslie B GLASAIR | 1 |
| Curtis M Beede RV-4 | 1 |
| Dellangelo Scott VANS RV-9A | 1 |
| Demeyer Scott M VANS RV-6A | 1 |
| Drake Donald J HATZ CB-1 | 1 |
| Evan R Sandall VANS RV6A | 1 |
| Floyd G Halderman Jr RV-6 | 1 |
| Friesel Clarence Canetti David LONG-EZ | 1 |
| Frizzell Alex A TAILWIND | 1 |
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Beechcraft B-19 Sport · Cessna 152 · Clark Leslie B GLASAIR · Curtis M Beede RV-4 · Dellangelo Scott VANS RV-9A · Demeyer Scott M VANS RV-6A · Drake Donald J HATZ CB-1 · Evan R Sandall VANS RV6A · Floyd G Halderman Jr RV-6
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-E3D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 18 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 115 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 8 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 18 airworthiness directives · newest first
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · 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
Failure reports 115 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 7 |
| 96 | 6 |
| 97 | 6 |
| 98 | 7 |
| 99 | 11 |
| 00 | 9 |
| 01 | 6 |
| 02 | 5 |
| 03 | 8 |
| 04 | 6 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 08 | 3 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Mount | 5 |
| Carburetor | 4 |
| Valve | 4 |
| Bar | 3 |
| Crankshaft | 3 |
| Cylinder | 3 |
| Cylinder Head | 3 |
| Float | 3 |
| Alternator | 2 |
| Baffle | 2 |
Latest reports
2026-05-20Magneto: out of adjust
2025-10-17Sump: broken
2025-09-28Wire Harness: chafed
2024-02-20Starter: broken
2021-12-17Carburetor: jammed
Approved replacement parts 13 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:
Champion Aerospace LLC 3Airmotive Engineering CORP 3Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems LLC 2Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC 2Kelly Aerospace Power Systems 1Continental Motors INC 1Continental Aerospace Technologies INC 1
Most often: ring (3), magneto (2), stud (1), starter (1), shroud tube (1), piston (1), impulse coupling (1), ignition harness (1), harness (1), gasket (1).
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
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 16 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B-19 Sport 2 with this engine series
- Cessna 152 1 with this engine series
- Van's Aircraft RV-9 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Florida 7 of these aircraft
- Texas 6 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 5 of these aircraft
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 4 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320-E3D 18 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320-E3D 115 reports since 1995
Analytics
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 65
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4344M | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N682TX | Smith Winston C RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232WF | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15032 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851FH | Floyd G Halderman Jr RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anerv6A LLC Coon Rapids, Minnesota |
Experimental | 2025-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8182B | Satterfield Dennis Cecil RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41533 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Braden Aviation LLC Easton, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33532 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423LC | Clark Leslie B GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3451Q | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ccr Holdings LLC Rushford, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N598SD | Dellangelo Scott VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361V | Stoddard Hamilton SH-2 GLASAIR TD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2024-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611VM | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333PY | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50KM | Ratsch Elden A GLASAIR SH 2F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N890MA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Icarus Flying Academy LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N473HM | Vans Aircraft RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235N | Smalley Stephen LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sirius Insurance Services LLC Stuart, Florida |
Experimental | 2023-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N481WS | Skylocker Llc/Tony Snow RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111DH | Heusinkveld Daryl L LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230RS | Sieck Ronald E HATZ CLASSIC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | August Aero LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2023-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320TD | Scott B Halvorson RANS S-21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2022-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32003 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gem Aviation CORP Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56182 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327M | Yankaitis Michael J RANS S-21 OUTBOUND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2022-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309ES | Evan R Sandall VANS RV6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2022-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7774W | Werst George W AVID MAGNUM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2022-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N554LH | Hall Douglas Lynn RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2022-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N790GW | Locke John VAN RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N394WD | William J Duffy VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2022-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38193 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9JW | Wright Jimmy L RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469SM | Myres Mark D KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2021-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N277DE | Friesel Clarence Canetti David LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97W | Williams Thomas C LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2021-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N355RV | Southard Brian Keith VANS RV 9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2021-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N606ST | Kowal Stan RV 7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2020-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24618 | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N775KR | Raczkowski Thomas F SUPER ACRO SPORT 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46WM | Mallia Jeff COZY JM MK III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2020-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N538MR | Russell Matthew D S.H.G. |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2019-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N396MH | Hall Mark N LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2019-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946BD | Curtis M Beede RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2019-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246AK | Kinsler Arthur Paul KINSLER LANCAIR/MKII |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2018-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315WA | Demeyer Scott M VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2017-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333M | Mcwilliams Roy J VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2017-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44526 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charles City Aeronautics INC Charles City, Iowa |
Standard | 2017-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N196SP | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921WJ | Wesley C Jones VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313GT | Johnson Christopher P RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2015-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768KA | Frizzell Alex A TAILWIND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2013-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N325R | Robert M Gaspar S-16 SHEKARI |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2013-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745FW | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2012-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722W | Weber Edward J GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2011-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7781C | Drake Donald J HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2011-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624MC | Russ Ronald A RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2011-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21PE | Mortensen Peter B RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222GT | Trimpe Gary L TRIMPE RV6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crosswind LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2007-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N433FS | Walker Rickey C RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2007-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5766F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Daedalus Flight School INC P. Fokaia, |
Standard | 2007-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718DR | Read David A THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2007-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8564F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rmi Air LLC Ocilla, Georgia |
Standard | 2006-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2205T | Welch Raymond X BUSHBY MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N37GW | Klucas Steven G MAGNUM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 6, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.