Lycoming O-360-A3A
50 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-A3A engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (11 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1955 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-360-A3A. FAA spelling: O-360-A3A.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow11American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ6Piper PA-18 Super Cub6Anthony L Patti RV-8A1Ayres Jimmy L RV7A1Beckley Jeff VANS RV-7A1Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 21Boudro Vernon G RV7A1Brian D Esch RV6A1Cessna 1701Cessna 177 Cardinal1Charles Clute PITTS S-1C1
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Anthony L Patti RV-8A · Ayres Jimmy L RV7A · Beckley Jeff VANS RV-7A · Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 2 · Boudro Vernon G RV7A · Brian D Esch RV6A · Cessna 170
Where they are owner's state
California4Texas3Oklahoma3Ohio3Michigan3Indiana3Colorado3Wyoming2South Carolina2Nevada2
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles50 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-A3A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 22 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 39 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 5 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 22 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
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
Failure reports 39 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Crankshaft5Bearing2Bulkhead2Carburetor2Exhaust Valve2Hose2Rotor2Skin2Attach Bracket1Coil1
Latest reports
2023-12-04Cowling: failed
2015-12-12Transponder: failed
2015-05-13Stud: missing
2015-04-28Structure: corroded
2014-07-28Muffler: blocked
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
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 11 with this engine series
- American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ 6 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 6 with this engine series
- Cessna 170 1 with this engine series
- Cessna 177 Cardinal 1 with this engine series
- Cub Crafters Inc CC18 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-25 Pawnee 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- California 4 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 3 of these aircraft
- Ohio 3 of these aircraft
- Michigan 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Professional Pilots INC 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-360-A3A 22 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-360-A3A 39 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-a3a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 50
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N97AP | Anthony L Patti RV-8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2026-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565Q | Mclean James Todd COZY MK IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N872MC | Cloutier Matthew D RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18KB | Kirk R Bliss VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170BH | Cessna 170B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero-Mobil INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7857W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Allen Aviation LLC Spring Hill, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4419J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | John R Turnbow CO Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5865W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A L Aviation LLC Boiling Springs, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33YB | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407WY | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243XJ | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N294SA | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8189W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tri-City Mens Health LLC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N248SW | Kenneth J Walck/Branden R Stra COZY MK IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734MM | Platner Gary L MEYERS LITTLE TOOT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sidetrack Investments LLC Flower Mound, Texas |
Experimental | 2022-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34ZZ | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2022-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7275L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2022-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1104C | Emmet Smith ROADRUNNER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N329TA | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Pacific Northwest LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816ST | Harris Al N GLASAIR SH-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Forensic Doctors Group PC San Francisco, California |
Experimental | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3102Z | Stone James R DAYTONA CUBS REPLICA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kerzen Properties LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Experimental | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921RS | Spry Mark W PATROL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2020-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N597RV | Beckley Jeff VANS RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2020-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N438JA | Ayres Jimmy L RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2020-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2988B | Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235SA | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jkt LLC Douglas, Wyoming |
Standard | 2018-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N742CG | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valley Sprayers INC Park River, North Dakota |
Standard | 2017-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N996RD | Rathe Don A MONTANA COYOTE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2016-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8153W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clear Sky Aviation LLC Oviedo, Florida |
Standard | 2016-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79CP | Russell Michael K CAPTAIN II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2016-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N253CC | Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L-Bird LLC Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2016-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151SA | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2016-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614BR | Brian D Esch RV6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2015-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90DR | Robinson H Dean RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2014-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14309 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Metz Daniel J Brighton, Colorado |
Standard | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2958X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2012-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9147T | Macor Donald B ELITE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2011-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29GL | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hometime Rv LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2011-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N174SG | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8572D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2010-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7900W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2008-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517VB | Boudro Vernon G RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2007-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7504W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2006-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6238Z | Piper PA-25 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Drake Aerial Enterprises LLC DBA Genoa, Ohio |
Standard | 2002-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1668P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Professional Pilots INC Lowell, Indiana |
Multiple | 1998-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N191JS | Staben Jon C COZY MARK IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 1997-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38VL | Dallas Jimmie Jr VELOCITY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 1989-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2877 | Charles Clute PITTS S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 1977-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171CC | Charles Durand Hooper DART VADA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
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), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.