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

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123C

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123C engine, rated at about 1950 horsepower. The Dehavilland DHC-8 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1996 and 2000.

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 PW123C. FAA spelling: PW123C.

Fitted to model families

Dehavilland DHC-82Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q4001

Dehavilland DHC-8 · Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400

Where they are owner's state

Utah1Nevada1Maryland1

Kind of aircraft

Turboprops3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

000111199012000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123C the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E20NE, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 8 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 8 airworthiness directives · newest first

2013-09-172013-15-08 · First-stage PT blades · engine
2013-02-152012-26-08 · Propeller shafts · engine
2012-07-202012-11-14 · Propeller shafts · engine
2006-09-292006-19-06 · Propeller shaft · engine
2004-11-052004-20-01 · Bypass valve cover · engine
2003-09-102003-16-04 · Fuel heaters · engine

All orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123C

Certificates and bulletins

E20NEType certificate held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP. · 26 models listed · revised September 22, 2025

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-pw123c.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N541AV Bombardier Inc
DHC-8-201
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sierra Nevada Company LLC
Sparks, Nevada
Standard 2024-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428MS Dehavilland
DHC-8-201
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2021-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N985HA Dehavilland
DHC-8-201
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wells Fargo Trust CO Na Trustee
Columbia, Maryland
Standard 2015-09-24 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.