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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 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
N628RA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155E American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Flieger LLC
Falls Church, Virginia
Standard 2017-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18ZF Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Restricted 2017-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7995P Piper
PA-24-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9090B Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Haynes Aviation LLC
Wetumpka, Alabama
Standard 2017-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6884V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9812B Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Pavco INC
Gig Harbor, Washington
Standard 2017-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4221D Breshears Donald L
DYKE DELTA JD-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Antique Preservation Associaiton of Greenfield
Greenfield, Iowa
Experimental 2017-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736TR Risan Scott D
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2017-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16ED Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Simply Living LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2017-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500HK Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88FC Carter Franklin M Iii
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Sandlapper Aviation of de INC
Bennington, Vermont
Experimental 2017-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8055V Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813SM Fry Robert B
MURPHY ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N358RV Knight David
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200LT Traver Larry L
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2017-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25BF Francisco Robert J
RV 6/A
Fixed-wing, single engine Winged Getaways LLC
Louisville, Georgia
Experimental 2017-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5049P Piper
PA-24-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2017-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62147 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262GR French Edwin L
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Dr I T Help LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Experimental 2017-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N190RV Helie Claude
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2017-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N655AC American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221KC Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Sundance Aero LLC
Mertzon, Texas
Standard 2017-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727HC Lyons Harold A
VANS RV7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141F Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2017-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32FD Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2017-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8353D Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Kauffman Land & Development LLC
Fort Lupton, Colorado
Standard 2017-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243MD Dues Marshall M
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2017-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126VU American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Amir Aviation LLC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2017-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6937N Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Primary 2017-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426PA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine N426Pa LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2017-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28AH Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2017-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N468JL Ludwig Jeffrey R
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2017-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N635WW Woolfolk William T
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Byrd Creek Aviation LLC
Winter Haven, Florida
Experimental 2017-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18529 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6969V Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Archer II Management LLC
Hernando, Mississippi
Standard 2017-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N127E Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2017-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45JV Videki Janos
STRDSTER TOO SA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Experimental 2017-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90HU Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2017-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4121R Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320MA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Mist Air LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2016-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N739WL Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Dorton Aviation LLC
Lebanon, Virginia
Standard 2016-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23RA Adams Ronald
EAA ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2016-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42RY Yanish Ronald L
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N524DK Pyle Kent E
KIS CRUISER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N790MA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Kappen Specialty Services LLC
Cass City, Michigan
Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N186FS Heckel Robert P
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2016-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969SH Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2016-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8555 Piper
PA-44-180T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2016-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13PZ Maule
MX-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N756W Williams Keith J
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2016-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100CW Whitaker
MUSTANG II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95AW Wood W Amos
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Scotts Air LLC
Prescott, Arizona
Experimental 2016-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33EF Frechette Edmund L
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2016-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N633FT American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Planesworld LLC
Jasper, Georgia
Standard 2016-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N168FS Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234RS Salyers Ralph
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2016-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4120K Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Jansar Aviation LLC
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Standard 2016-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9105X Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Hedgehopper Flying Club INC
Springfield, Missouri
Standard 2016-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20EL Socata
TB 10
Fixed-wing, single engine Jrhav LLC
Chassell, Michigan
Standard 2016-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4144P Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Chandler Air Service INC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2016-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83021 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2016-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445AC American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maine
Standard 2016-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4177N Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Mankato Aviation Service INC
Mankato, Minnesota
Standard 2016-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146AM Wood Robert D
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Gospel Ministries International
Mc Donald, Tennessee
Experimental 2016-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N475AT Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Airmen Testing and Training INC
Lantana, Florida
Standard 2016-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360LS Stolzman Lyle
STOLZMAN RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62954 Beech
C23
Fixed-wing, single engine Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, Washington
Standard 2016-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92523 Mcnall Stephen D
VANS RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Experimental 2016-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84MM Miller Marvin
STARDUSTER SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2016-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713RB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38LE Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Whirlwind Acres Gp
Sharon Springs, Kansas
Standard 2016-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N247 Snyder John B
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2016-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37AR Ranck Amos D
T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2016-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33PL Smith P/Morgan L
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2016-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2VC Beech
95
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pray Aviation INC
Augusta, Kansas
Standard 2016-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2822K Socata
TB 10
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5424V Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Sorbi Aviation INC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2015-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4177L Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2015-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N962WG Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Chandler Air Services INC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2015-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5868W Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2015-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N609HZ Brian Huffaker
RV-8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2015-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N762AD Alfred L Dube
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2015-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98HS Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2015-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33DB Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40189 Beech
RC-45J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929ZW Licio Merlo
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2015-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43160 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2015-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227RB Beard Robert W
TWO EASY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2015-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N130YY Wainwright Herb G
RV6-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2015-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39NS Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Macair INC
Corvallis, Oregon
Standard 2015-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42710 Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine N42710 LLC
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Standard 2015-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3765S Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2015-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180AM Malecha A C
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2015-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39ND Cessna
T-41B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65TX Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221P Zipperer Richard P
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2015-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8358M Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Sky Blue Holdings LLC
Park City, Utah
Standard 2015-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400JS Aviat Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine King Canyon Buffalo INC
Denver, Colorado
Standard 2015-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925MH Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Air America Imagery LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-06-29 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.