Pratt & Whitney R-2000
4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney R-2000 engine, rated at about 1450 horsepower. The Douglas C-54 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1942 and 1959.
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 R-2000. FAA spelling: R-2000.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Douglas C-54 | 2 |
| Yakovlev/Haley YAK-11 | 1 |
| Yakovlev/Mckinstry YAK 11 | 1 |
Douglas C-54 · Yakovlev/Haley YAK-11 · Yakovlev/Mckinstry YAK 11
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston twins | 2 | 50% |
| Piston singles | 2 | 50% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney R-2000 the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 51 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 44 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 51 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 2 |
| 97 | 1 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 00 | 3 |
| 01 | 36 |
| 02 | 1 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 04 | 1 |
| 07 | 1 |
| 10 | 4 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bushing | 4 |
| Engine | 4 |
| Bearing | 2 |
| Bulb | 2 |
| Coil | 2 |
| Cylinder | 2 |
| Fork | 2 |
| Magneto | 2 |
| Skin | 2 |
| Torque Tube | 2 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 5 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: rubber covered (2), seal disc (1), piston ring (1), liner exhaust (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
- Douglas C-54 2 with this engine series
- Beaver Creek Adventures LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney R-2000 51 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2124X | Yakovlev/Haley YAK-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beaver Creek Adventures LLC Bangor, Maine |
Experimental | 2026-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3054V | Douglas C54D-DC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Alaska Air Fuel In Wasilla, Alaska |
Multiple | 2020-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3X | Yakovlev/Mckinstry YAK 11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2019-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55CW | Douglas C54D-DC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-08-12 | 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 28, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.