Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R
7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R engine, rated at about 1197 horsepower. The Short Bros SD3 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1978 and 2014.
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-45R. FAA spelling: PT6A-45R.
Fitted to model families
Short Bros SD3 · Short Bros. & Harland SD-3 · Air Tractor Inc AT-602 · Air Tractor Inc AT-802 · Thrush Aircraft Inc S-2
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E4EA, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Short Bros SD3 2 with this engine series
- Short Bros. & Harland SD-3 2 with this engine series
- Air Tractor Inc AT-602 1 with this engine series
- Air Tractor Inc AT-802 1 with this engine series
- Thrush Aircraft Inc S-2 1 with this engine series
- Virginia 2 of these aircraft
- Illinois 2 of these aircraft
- Utah 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Indiana 1 of these aircraft
- Arne Aviation LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Woodley Aerial Leasing LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Win Win Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- T & M Aircraft LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Ed Air INC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R 1 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-45r.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N602TJ | Air Tractor Inc AT-602 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Woodley Aerial Leasing LLC Walnut, Illinois |
Restricted | 2022-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N175ZZ | Short Bros SD3-30 200 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Arne Aviation LLC Suffolk, Virginia |
Standard | 2020-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N893MM | Short Bros SD3-30 200 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Arne Aviation LLC Suffolk, Virginia |
Standard | 2020-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510HE | Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ed Air INC Oaktown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2019-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323WW | Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264AC | Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2017-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N802QH | Air Tractor Inc AT-802A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T & M Aircraft LLC Monticello, Illinois |
Restricted | 2016-07-14 | 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.