The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · turboshaft · data as of October 7, 2026

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3

8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 engine, rated at about 900 horsepower. The Bell 212 is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1974 and 1999.

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 PT6T-3. FAA spelling: PT6T-3.

Fitted to model families

Bell 2126Bell 4121Sikorsky S-581

Bell 212 · Bell 412 · Sikorsky S-58

Where they are owner's state

Alaska4California2New Mexico1Kansas1

Kind of aircraft

Helicopters8 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

01234419702198011990

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E22EA, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first

1979-05-3179-11-03 · Automatic Fuel Control · engine
1978-08-3178-17-05 · Automatic Fuel Control Unit · engine
1976-02-0576-02-08 · Fuel Pump · engine

Certificates and bulletins

E22EAType certificate held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP. · 11 models listed · revised December 20, 2012

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N4247V Sikorsky
S-58JT
Rotorcraft Sh1P Holdings LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2026-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N376PA Bell
212
Rotorcraft Pathfinder Leasing LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2024-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N508EH Bell
212
Rotorcraft Hilcorp Equipment LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2018-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21844 Bell
412EP
Rotorcraft Los Angeles Police Dept Air Support Division
Los Angeles, California
Standard 2017-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16930 Bell
212
Rotorcraft Temsco Helicopters INC
Ketchikan, Alaska
Multiple 2017-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88HV Bell
212
Rotorcraft Appomattox Aviation LLC
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Standard 2014-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815SS Bell
212
Rotorcraft Hilcorp Equipment LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2014-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212HL Bell
212
Rotorcraft Rogers Helicopters INC
Fresno, California
Standard 2003-01-09 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.