Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B
17 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B engine, rated at about 6,040 pounds of thrust. The Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328 is the model most often fitted with it (10 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1999 and 2002.
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 PW306B. FAA spelling: PW306B.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328 | 10 |
| Dornier 328 | 4 |
| Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh DORNIER 328-300 | 2 |
| Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh 328 | 1 |
Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328 · Dornier 328 · Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh DORNIER 328-300 · Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh 328
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 8 |
| California | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airliners and large jets | 17 | 100% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E35NE, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 257 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 257 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 00 | 2 |
| 01 | 10 |
| 02 | 13 |
| 03 | 31 |
| 04 | 55 |
| 05 | 46 |
| 06 | 57 |
| 07 | 1 |
| 08 | 2 |
| 09 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 21 | 2 |
| 25 | 1 |
| 26 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | 32 |
| Engine | 29 |
| Bleed Valve | 9 |
| Control Panel | 8 |
| Generator | 6 |
| Blade | 5 |
| Connector | 5 |
| Light | 5 |
| Warning Light | 5 |
| Bulb | 4 |
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
- Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328 10 with this engine series
- Dornier 328 4 with this engine series
- Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh 328 1 with this engine series
- Oregon 8 of these aircraft
- California 3 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- New Mexico 1 of these aircraft
- Cbg LLC 8 of these aircraft
- Advanced Air LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Spectre Air Capital LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B 1 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B 257 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306b.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 17
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N328GT | Dornier 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Advanced Air LLC Hawthorne, California |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100UJ | Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sistares Property LLC Statesville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424FJ | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Spectre Air Capital LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N730DC | Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328DC | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Tualatin, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359SK | Dornier 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131BC | Dornier 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 328 Aircraft LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334MS | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Advanced Air LLC Hawthorne, California |
Standard | 2023-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395MS | Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Advanced Air LLC Hawthorne, California |
Standard | 2021-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192T | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tsva Holdings INC Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico |
Standard | 2019-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358SK | Dornier 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Tualatin, Oregon |
Standard | 2015-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N356SK | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Tualatin, Oregon |
Standard | 2015-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259DS | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398DC | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2012-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395DC | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2012-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N394DC | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cbg LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2011-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N429FJ | Fairchild Dornier DORNIER 328-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ultimate Leasing LLC North Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2008-01-31 | 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.