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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Lycoming O-360-A1D

1,057 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-A1D engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (164 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2024.

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-360-A1D (2 codes). FAA spellings: 0-360-A1D · O-360-A1D.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
194015
195027
196047
197092
1980135
1990389
2000172
201029
202015

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-A1D the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 82 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 5 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360-A1D

Failure reports 82 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0368119500051117224
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
952
963
973
981
992
007
017
0211
036
0410
057
061
073
083
102
113
122
132
142
151
171
221
242

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Distributor Gear3Elt3Link3Bracket2Bushing2Control Cable2Fitting2Housing2Line2Mount2
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Distributor Gear3
Elt3
Link3
Bracket2
Bushing2
Control Cable2
Fitting2
Housing2
Line2
Mount2

Latest reports

2024-10-03Exhaust Duct: leaking
2024-08-11Muffler: failed
2022-12-29Accumulator: abnormal
2017-11-27Carburetor: leaking
2015-02-20Coil: worn

Certificates and bulletins

E-286Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 72 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
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1d.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,057

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N104CA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2005-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N666PR Durakovich David A
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2005-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8XE Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2004-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44HU Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2004-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44HY Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2004-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N843RF Evans Robert L Jr
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2004-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8352T Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight INC
Lakewood, Colorado
Standard 2004-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N358SP Griesdale R J
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2004-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8YV Bixby John D
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2004-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4141U Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2004-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131RC American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242DS Spickes David E
SPICKES RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2004-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9342R Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N858RS Steele Ralph Bruce
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2004-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9293B Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Cludy Skies LLC
Wildwood, Missouri
Standard 2003-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8330X Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2003-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7566P Piper
PA-24-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N488MT Tisler Mark
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2003-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N666GS Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N620CF Parks Thomas W Jr
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2003-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36WC Cannon Harry Walter Iii
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 2003-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N283HP Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2003-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9774B Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2003-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41641 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2003-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1014G Maule
MX-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2003-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1192J American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Tiger Flight LLC
Live Oak, Florida
Standard 2003-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19WH Mackenzie Rod
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2002-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N346AK Kinsler Arthur Paul
KINSLER RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2002-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N570PU Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Purdue University Trustees
West Lafayette, Indiana
Standard 2002-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2488P Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Ps Engineering INC
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Standard 2002-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2456P Piper
PA-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2002-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1193D American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2002-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43055 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Plain Plane Partners LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2002-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N541AM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2002-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57690 Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Multiple 2002-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7236M Cessna
175
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2002-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4180W Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2002-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999BT Travis Brent N
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2002-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8TL Lutz Terry L
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2002-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18AP Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2002-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N157AM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Photofax INC
Gilberts, Illinois
Standard 2002-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18PV Visscher Paul J
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2002-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15YM Miller J G/Miller S/Miller J A
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 2001-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N552PC Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2001-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N254AT Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Airline Transport Professionals CORP of USA
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2001-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N253AT Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Airlines Transport Professionals CORP of USA
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2001-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111PB Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter
Standard 2001-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40YL Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2001-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243AT Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Airline Transport Professionals CORP of USA
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2001-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30RV Fuqua Bob E
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2001-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959AA North Wheeler Orrin
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2001-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5552V Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Just Plane Stuff INC
Jackson, Mississippi
Standard 2001-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17GT Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2001-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226TF Maule
MXT-7-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Normandy Flyers Limited INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2001-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904RV Gustafson Robert
RV-8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2000-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N632M Montgomery Paul Richard
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2000-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828RV Newman Charles Walter
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2000-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747TN Nguyen Thomas Huu
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2000-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17PZ Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Pro-Air of Oakland INC
Birmingham, Michigan
Standard 2000-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125EB Blanks Eugene H Iii
VANS RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2000-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614MT Trivundza Marko Ray
TRIVUNDZA RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2000-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6098L Grosvenor Robert
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2000-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89GM Miller Gregory Val
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2000-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92743 Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dulles Aviation INC
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2000-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44PH Hatch Fletcher A Iii
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2000-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8NK Karman W Neal
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2000-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N817JC Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2000-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4164Y Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Board of Trustees
Savoy, Illinois
Standard 2000-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85TY Young Tom
ARCTIC FOX
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2000-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426NC Hargrave Bobby P
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2000-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4YP Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bobs Biz LTD
Minster, Ohio
Standard 1999-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916A Lea Martin
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 1999-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N401PK Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1999-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N817J Jenkins Jay T
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 1999-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68KT Hobein Ted
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 1999-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N537MM Aviat Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Marshall Aviation Services INC
Elkhart, Indiana
Standard 1999-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N799FW Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 1999-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33AV Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1999-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8358F Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Holt Helicopters INC
Uvalde, Texas
Standard 1999-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N183CF Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Cherokee Flyers INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 1999-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314JB Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 1999-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119E Piper
PA-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Ace Aeromotive INC
Miami, Florida
Standard 1999-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41JA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Jersey Aero Club
Lakewood, New Jersey
Standard 1999-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10NR Beech
B23
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1999-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N596DK Shoup Douglas
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 1999-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40CB Burnett Forrest H
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 1999-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4149C Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Board of Trustees
Savoy, Illinois
Standard 1999-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N164TM Macdowell John E
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1998-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N504TM Mandorin Matthew Lowell
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 1998-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21AW Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1998-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4145A Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Universtiy of Illinois
Savoy, Illinois
Standard 1998-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4145G Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Illinois
Savoy, Illinois
Standard 1998-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4145X Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Illinois
Savoy, Illinois
Standard 1998-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114RT Terhaar Ron
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 1998-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97PL Larson Preston A
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 1998-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N779WM American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1998-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4854X Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 1998-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38700 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Universal Aviators Academy INC
El Monte, California
Standard 1998-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426 Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1997-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135U Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Standard 1997-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.