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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
N90CK Cessna
172
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59HY Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6548V Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2012-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N541AE Aviat Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69211 John Nelson
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2011-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8362L Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Emerald City Aircraft Leasing INC
Port Orchard, Washington
Standard 2011-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6954V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2011-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41598 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Flying Club INC
Wheaton, Illinois
Standard 2011-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2950P Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2011-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426JM Jenkins Howard M
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2011-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131JM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999FS Sindlinger Fred G
SUPER PACER II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2011-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N391KF France Ken A
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2011-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448JA Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Good Flight Aviation LLC
Stockton, California
Standard 2011-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38LJ Seith J F/Ragsdale R L
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Cavu INC
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Experimental 2011-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N726TF Morgan William C
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Experimental 2011-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70HU Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2011-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9226F Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
Standard 2011-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3528H Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8309E Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Planewright INC
Newberg, Oregon
Standard 2011-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187TA Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Tech Air LLC
Lexington Park, Maryland
Standard 2011-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6620V Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2011-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10069 Maule
MX-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2010-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30418 Cessna
177A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2010-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N986P Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Southworth Aircraft INC
Tupelo, Mississippi
Standard 2010-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47BL Lade Burton G
LWCUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2010-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7073V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2010-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N383 Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Martis Valley Aviation LLC
Redwood City, California
Standard 2010-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213BP Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Jim Nichols Air Service LLC
Fincastle, Virginia
Standard 2010-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9338B Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2010-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78936 Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2010-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59TD Davison Terry W
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2010-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4987N Miller-Marvin
PITTS SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28AW Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyhook INC
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania
Standard 2010-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86ML Lam Lawrence Y
WANDERER
Fixed-wing, single engine Lam Aviation INC
Los Altos Hills, California
Experimental 2010-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6836V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2009-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N388LM Alexay Mario F Jr
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Experimental 2009-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4130N Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Irrigation Supply CO
Watsonville, California
Standard 2009-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N939RJ Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Uaa International INC
La Verne, California
Standard 2009-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N882MA Montanair Inc
SPIRIT 2180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2009-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N442WB Black William A
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2009-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4124Z Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2009-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39AH Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Capital Aircraft LLC
Juneau, Alaska
Standard 2009-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9088Q Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Golf Foxtrot Yankee LLC
Kingston, New York
Standard 2009-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191DH Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2009-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4147T Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Chandler Air Service INC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2009-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2690Q Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26TX Spray Joel
VANS RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Daniel Enterprises INC
Pinedale, Wyoming
Experimental 2008-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N410JJ Harris Chris
VANS RV7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2008-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6087U Aviat Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine N6087U LLC
Homestead, Florida
Standard 2008-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N256F Figgins David B
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2008-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4143U Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722BM Butler Francis J
PA-18X
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 2008-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N418CB Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Dallas Aero & Sales LLC
Poplar, Montana
Standard 2008-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74203 Bellanca
14-13
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2008-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222GG Banks
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 2008-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9289V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2008-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N404TW Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2008-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813DC Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine J & J Aviation Holdings LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2008-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781CM Burns Mark A
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2008-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5063W Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Restricted 2008-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9495D Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299TC Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2007-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N423PA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433PA Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435PA Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915PA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69TU Bloomstadt Gregory Alan
BLOOMSTADT RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine D & G Aero LLC
Lomita, California
Experimental 2007-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9QA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2007-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4166H Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N921PA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9299B Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N651RV Kiloh James W
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2007-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19CK Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Multiple 2007-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N442RJ Heymach Robert F
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2007-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4140P Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3349M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1193V American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2006-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N464WB Mattie William C
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2006-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433WW Wills Chris A M D
WILLS WING STAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Fleming Judith A
Murrieta, California
Experimental 2006-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17SL Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2006-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9EY Unternaehrer Rolf G
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54VC Syracuse V/Syracuse C
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2006-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1082Z Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6810D Rawdon
T1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Restricted 2006-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28170 Socata
TB 10
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2006-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7211R Spencer Joe P
PITTS SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2006-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172EZ Cessna
172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Castille Leonard e
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Standard 2006-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75JA Anderson John F
VANS ACFT RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2006-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30HU Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2005-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100MV Morane Saulnier
MS893A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2005-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311CB Bird Carroll A
VANS ACFT RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2005-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9618F Aviat Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2005-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28470 Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Skytypers INC DBA
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2005-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4557L Gulfstream American Corp
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Skytypers INC DBA
Las Vegas, Nevada
Restricted 2005-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315DP Ligon Howard C
RV 6-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2005-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915RD Davis Richard L
DAVIS SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2005-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767PM Winings James O
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2005-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N595TS Cessna
172H
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Standard 2005-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N493DW Wayman Daniel M
NORTH STAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2005-03-04 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.