Pratt & Whitney PW1521G SERIE
103 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney PW1521G SERIE engine, rated at about 21,970 pounds of thrust. The Airbus BD-500 is the model most often fitted with it (103 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2019 and 2026.
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 PW1521G SERIE. FAA spelling: PW1521G SERIE.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Airbus BD-500 | 103 |
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airliners and large jets | 103 | 100% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney PW1521G SERIE the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E00090EN, held by Pratt & Whitney). The FAA has issued 13 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 13 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
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
- Airbus BD-500 103 with this engine series
- Delta Air Lines INC 42 of these aircraft
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 32 of these aircraft
- Breeze Aviation Group INC 13 of these aircraft
- Wilmington Trust CO Trustee 9 of these aircraft
- Umb Bank Na Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney PW1521G SERIE 13 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1521g-serie.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 103
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N304DU | Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delta Air Lines INC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305DU | Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delta Air Lines INC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303DU | Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delta Air Lines INC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-10-26 | 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.