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Engines · turboshaft · data as of October 8, 2026

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6

5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 engine, rated at about 925 horsepower. The Sikorsky S-58 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1956 and 1962.

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-6. FAA spelling: PT6T-6.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table
aircraft
Sikorsky S-585

Sikorsky S-58

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Texas2
California2
Kansas1

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Helicopters5100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19504
19601

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 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
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-6.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N129NH Sikorsky
S-58JT
Rotorcraft Sh1P Holdings LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2026-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1168U Sikorsky
S-58ET
Rotorcraft Heli-Flite INC
Corona, California
Standard 2021-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58AH Sikorsky
S-58ET
Rotorcraft B&B Helos LLC
Perris, California
Standard 2012-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4XY Sikorsky
S-58BT
Rotorcraft 5-State Helicopters INC
Royse City, Texas
Standard 2004-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6BL Sikorsky
S-58ET
Rotorcraft 5 State Helicopters INC
Royse City, Texas
Standard 1998-07-07 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.