Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-5A
8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-5A engine, rated at about 4800 horsepower. The Helicopter Transport Services CH-54 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1967 and 1971.
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 JFTD12A-5A. FAA spelling: JFTD12A-5A.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Helicopter Transport Services CH-54 | 4 |
| Sikorsky S-64 | 2 |
| Erickson S-64 | 1 |
| Sikorsky CH-54B | 1 |
Helicopter Transport Services CH-54 · Sikorsky S-64 · Erickson S-64 · Sikorsky CH-54B
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-5A the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 32 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 32 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 3 |
| 96 | 3 |
| 97 | 7 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 04 | 3 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 1 |
| 09 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Tablock | 5 |
| Bevel Gearshaft | 4 |
| Bearing | 2 |
| Bearing Race | 2 |
| Duct | 2 |
| Servo | 2 |
| Air Seal | 1 |
| Attach Angle | 1 |
| Attach Bolt | 1 |
| Axle | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 62 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: packing (34), gasket (4), washer (2), seal ring (2), rivet split (2), pin (2), counterweight (2), bolt (2), strainer (1), spring helical (1).
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
- Helicopter Transport Services CH-54 4 with this engine series
- Sikorsky S-64 2 with this engine series
- Erickson S-64 1 with this engine series
- U S Leaseco INC 4 of these aircraft
- Helicopter Express LLC 3 of these aircraft
- US Leaseco INC 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-5A 32 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-jftd12a-5a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 8
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N610HX | Erickson S-64F |
Rotorcraft | Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Experimental | 2026-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600HX | Sikorsky S-64F |
Rotorcraft | Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N178AC | Sikorsky S-64F |
Rotorcraft | Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722HT | Helicopter Transport Services CH-54B |
Rotorcraft | US Leaseco INC Aurora, Oregon |
Restricted | 2017-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N721HT | Sikorsky CH-54B |
Rotorcraft | U S Leaseco INC Aurora, Oregon |
Restricted | 2016-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N716HT | Helicopter Transport Services CH-54B |
Rotorcraft | U S Leaseco INC Aurora, Oregon |
Restricted | 2001-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718HT | Helicopter Transport Services CH-54B |
Rotorcraft | U S Leaseco INC Aurora, Oregon |
Restricted | 2001-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715HT | Helicopter Transport Services CH-54B |
Rotorcraft | U S Leaseco INC Aurora, Oregon |
Restricted | 2001-04-19 | 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 12, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.