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

Lycoming O-360-A2G

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-A2G engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Jewett Brandon SC-360 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2019 and 2021.

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-A2G. FAA spelling: O-360-A2G.

Fitted to model families

Jewett Brandon SC-3601John P Grubb RV-81Michael W Childress RV-6A1

Jewett Brandon SC-360 · John P Grubb RV-8 · Michael W Childress RV-6A

Where they are owner's state

Indiana1Colorado1Arkansas1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

000111201012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-A2G the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 20 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 20 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · 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-A2G

Failure reports 1 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00011108

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Static Port1

Latest reports

2008-03-03Static Port: obstructed

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

Where they are
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-a2g.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N36SC Jewett Brandon
SC-360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
None on file 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808JA John P Grubb
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2020-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N164PM Michael W Childress
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2018-09-13 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.