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

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series

17 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series engine, rated at about 900 horsepower. The Bell 212 is the model most often fitted with it (9 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1977 and 2005.

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 series. FAA spelling: PT6T-3 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Bell 2129Bell 4128

Bell 212 · Bell 412

Where they are owner's state

California4Florida3Alaska3Delaware2Utah1Oregon1Nevada1Illinois1Colorado1

Kind of aircraft

Helicopters17 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0234631970519806199022000

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E22EA, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first

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-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 17

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N17LA Bell
412
Rotorcraft San Juan Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2026-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624FC Bell
212
Rotorcraft Florida Forest Service - Fp/Ac
Tallahassee, Florida
Experimental 2025-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N621FC Bell
212
Rotorcraft Florida Depart of Agriculture and Consumer Svcs
Tallahassee, Florida
Standard 2025-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143PH Bell
412
Rotorcraft Western USA Solutions INC
Kodiak, Alaska
Standard 2024-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N233LC Bell
412EP
Rotorcraft Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1026Y Bell
412EP
Rotorcraft Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853QA Bell
212
Rotorcraft Heli-Consignment INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2020-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470QL Bell
412
Rotorcraft Vertol Systems CO INC
Destin, Florida
Standard 2020-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816SS Bell
212
Rotorcraft Hilcorp Equipment LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2017-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219MG Bell
412EP
Rotorcraft Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Standard 2013-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82W Bell
212
Rotorcraft Weyerhaeuser Nr CO
Eugene, Oregon
Multiple 2009-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281SD Bell
212
Rotorcraft City of San Diego
San Diego, California
Standard 2005-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212AH Bell
212
Rotorcraft Aspen Helicopters INC
Oxnard, California
Standard 2004-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212TH Bell
212
Rotorcraft Cougar Aviation LLC
Fresno, California
Multiple 2003-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411DE Bell
412
Rotorcraft U S Department of Energy
Las Vegas, Nevada
Multiple 1993-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18LA Bell
412
Rotorcraft County of Los Angeles Fire Department
Pacoima, California
Standard 1992-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16920 Bell
212
Rotorcraft Temsco Helicopters INC
Ketchikan, Alaska
Restricted 1985-09-04 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.