Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B engine, rated at about 1800 horsepower. The Embraer EMB-120 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1988 and 1996.
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 PW118B. FAA spelling: PW118B.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Embraer EMB-120 | 2 |
| Pilatus PC-12 | 1 |
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E20NE, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 7 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1,034 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 9 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 7 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 1,034 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 98 | 87 |
| 99 | 172 |
| 00 | 308 |
| 01 | 256 |
| 02 | 40 |
| 03 | 29 |
| 04 | 61 |
| 05 | 14 |
| 06 | 24 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 9 |
| 09 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Actuator | 85 |
| Switch | 46 |
| Connector | 37 |
| Warning System | 28 |
| Engine | 27 |
| Indicator | 27 |
| Wire | 20 |
| Computer | 19 |
| Servo | 19 |
| Seal | 18 |
Latest reports
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
- Embraer EMB-120 2 with this engine series
- Pilatus PC-12 1 with this engine series
- Georgia 1 of these aircraft
- Florida 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- UAS Transervices INC 1 of these aircraft
- Phoenix Air Group INC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B 7 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B 1,034 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118b.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N465PA | Embraer EMB-120ER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Phoenix Air Group INC Cartersville, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257AS | Embraer EMB-120ER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | UAS Transervices INC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2013-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N774DK | Pilatus PC-12/45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1997-02-04 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.