The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming O-360-B2A

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-B2A engine, rated at about 168 horsepower. The Cooper Burton G VANS RV6 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2002 and 2008.

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-B2A. FAA spelling: O-360-B2A.

Fitted to model families

Cooper Burton G VANS RV61Hicks Robert M RV-61Reiter Brian J RV-7A1

Cooper Burton G VANS RV6 · Hicks Robert M RV-6 · Reiter Brian J RV-7A

Where they are owner's state

Washington1Texas1Minnesota1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0122332000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-B2A 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.

FAA orders 22 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
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360-B2A

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-b2a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N719MM Reiter Brian J
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2021-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N716RS Hicks Robert M
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2013-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N334BC Cooper Burton G
VANS RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2013-03-07 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.