Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D
15 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D engine, rated at about 1950 horsepower. The Dehavilland DHC-8 is the model most often fitted with it (8 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1996 and 2008.
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 PW123D. FAA spelling: PW123D.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Dehavilland DHC-8 | 8 |
| Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 | 7 |
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D 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. Operators and repair shops have filed 355 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 48 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 8 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 355 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 99 | 1 |
| 00 | 6 |
| 01 | 18 |
| 02 | 28 |
| 03 | 32 |
| 04 | 27 |
| 05 | 35 |
| 06 | 58 |
| 07 | 33 |
| 08 | 6 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 |
| 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 17 |
| 15 | 16 |
| 16 | 12 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 40 |
| Warning Light | 16 |
| Valve | 14 |
| Pump | 13 |
| Oil System | 10 |
| Seat Track | 8 |
| Fuel Control | 7 |
| Line | 7 |
| Wire | 7 |
| Tscu | 6 |
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
- Dehavilland DHC-8 8 with this engine series
- Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 7 with this engine series
- Ohio 4 of these aircraft
- District of Columbia 4 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Utah 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Berry Aviation INC 3 of these aircraft
- US Special Operations Command 2 of these aircraft
- US Department Of Homeland Security 2 of these aircraft
- Department Of Homeland Security 2 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D 8 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D 355 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123d.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 15
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N646CC | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N649CC | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N492BA | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Berry Aviation INC San Marcos, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406AV | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Berry Aviation INC San Marcos, Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480AV | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Berry Aviation INC San Marcos, Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8200J | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | US Special Operations Command Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2022-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997MG | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 645 Aeronautical Systems Group (Aesg) Wpafb, Ohio |
Experimental | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8200R | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | US Special Operations Command Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2018-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556PM | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 645 Aeronautical Systems Group (Aesg) Wpafb, Ohio |
Multiple | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N986HA | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 645 Aeronautical Systems Group (Aesg) Wpafb, Ohio |
Multiple | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991HA | Dehavilland DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 645 Aeronautical Systems Group (Aesg) Wpafb, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805MR | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2011-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801MR | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | US Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2011-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N803MR | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Experimental | 2007-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N802MR | Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of Homeland Security Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2006-02-28 | 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.