The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · turboprop · data as of October 8, 2026

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123E

5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123E engine, rated at about 2142 horsepower. The Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1995 and 2009.

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 PW123E. FAA spelling: PW123E.

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
District of Columbia3
Utah2

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Turboprops5100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19902
20003

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123E 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 PW123E

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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123e.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N619GN Dehavilland
DHC-8-315
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Restricted 2025-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N706XT Dehavilland
DHC-8-315
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2019-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808MR Bombardier Inc
DHC-8-315
Fixed-wing, multi-engine US Department of Homeland Security
Washington, District of Columbia
Standard 2010-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N806MR Bombardier Inc
DHC-8-300
Fixed-wing, multi-engine US Department of Homeland Security
Washington, District of Columbia
Standard 2010-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807MR Bombardier Inc
DHC-8-315
Fixed-wing, multi-engine US Department of Homeland Security
Washington, District of Columbia
Experimental 2010-06-01 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.