Engines · turboprop · data as of October 5, 2026

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140

240 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine, rated at about 867 horsepower. The Cessna 208 Caravan is the model most often fitted with it (238 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1998 and 2026.

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 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140. FAA spelling: PT6A-140.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 208 Caravan238Air Tractor Inc AT-5021Michael E Raney EVOLUTION1

Cessna 208 Caravan · Air Tractor Inc AT-502 · Michael E Raney EVOLUTION

Where they are owner's state

Alaska50Florida35Utah27Texas13Delaware12Kansas10North Carolina8New York6California6Puerto Rico5

Kind of aircraft

Turboprops240 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 38 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 38 of them in the last ten years.

Failure reports 38 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Pressure Switch17Control Unit2Pulley2Attach Bracket1B-Nut1Belt1Blower1Bracket1Compressor1Elec Connector1

Latest reports

2026-08-28Elec Connector: contaminated

2026-08-25B-Nut: loose

2025-07-08Unknown: smoke

2025-04-12Flap Track: cracked

2025-04-02Warning Message: activated

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

Cessna 208 Caravan 238 with this engine series
Air Tractor Inc AT-502 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Alaska 50 of these aircraft
Florida 35 of these aircraft
Utah 27 of these aircraft
Texas 13 of these aircraft
Delaware 12 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee 18 of these aircraft
Bering Air INC 17 of these aircraft
Wright Air Service INC 10 of these aircraft
Textron Aviation INC 7 of these aircraft
Southern Airways Pacific LLC 7 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 38 reports since 1995

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 240

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N97826	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Atel Leasing CORP Trustee San Francisco, California	Experimental	2018-01-23	Valid
N53TE	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Thumb Aviation LLC Bad Axe, Michigan	Standard	2018-01-11	Valid
N622TP	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pine Cove Lift LLC East Haven, Connecticut	Standard	2017-11-29	Valid
N98SP	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Samaritans Purse Boone, North Carolina	Standard	2017-11-02	Valid
N747LA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lewis Aeronautical LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2017-10-26	Valid
N52TE	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Thumb Aviation LLC Bad Axe, Michigan	Standard	2017-10-18	Valid
N648TT	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Townes Aircraft Sales LLC Paris, Texas	Standard	2017-10-02	Valid
N787RA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Horizon Management LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico	Standard	2017-06-09	Valid
N21955	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pah 6 INC Houston, Texas	Standard	2017-04-20	Valid
N8155L	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bluewater Management LLC Duluth, Minnesota	Standard	2017-02-13	Valid
N310CH	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Watermakers Air INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Standard	2017-01-12	Valid
N929NY	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fox Hotel Holdings LLC Ronkonkoma, New York	Standard	2017-01-09	Valid
N886SP	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Samaritan'S Purse Boone, North Carolina	Standard	2016-12-13	Valid
N789AH	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Apple Realty Group INC Richmond, Virginia	Standard	2016-10-28	Valid
N8264	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wright Air Service INC Fairbanks, Alaska	Standard	2016-02-08	Valid
N679BA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2016-01-27	Valid
N848BA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2016-01-14	Valid
N867BA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-12-14	Valid
N996BA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-12-01	Valid
N215BA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-10-29	Valid
N404BA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-09-22	Valid
N701RP	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-08-31	Valid
N573BA	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-08-14	Valid
N241BA	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-07-31	Valid
N952BA	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bering Air INC Nome, Alaska	Standard	2015-05-28	Valid
N707RA	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ryan Air INC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N274MC	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lone Eagle Aeronautica LLC Duncan, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-04-18	Valid
N505GC	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wilmot Airplane Rentals LLC Mer Rouge, Louisiana	Standard	2014-01-16	Valid
N208RB	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Culebra LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Standard	2014-01-03	Valid
N208KA	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah	Standard	2013-10-22	Valid
N645AT	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hinterland Holdings LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2013-04-05	Valid
N37JW	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Network Sales & Leasing INC Newtown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-01-16	Valid
N143WA	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wright Air Service INC Fairbanks, Alaska	Standard	2013-01-09	Valid
N208WF	Cessna 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wipaire INC South Saint Paul, Minnesota	Standard	2011-06-08	Valid
N112	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas	Standard		Valid (manufacturer)
N409MS	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner	Standard		Sale reported
N495SA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas	Standard		Valid (manufacturer)
N496SA	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas	Standard		Valid (manufacturer)
N705JT	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard		Pending
N950FH	Textron Aviation Inc 208B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas	Standard		Valid (manufacturer)

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.