Wright 989C9HE2
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright 989C9HE2 engine, rated at about 1525 horsepower. The Sikorsky S-58 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 1958.
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 Wright 989C9HE2. FAA spelling: 989C9HE2.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky S-58 | 2 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Wright 989C9HE2 the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 2 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 05 | 1 |
| 06 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Gear | 1 |
| Thrust Washer | 1 |
Latest reports
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
- Sikorsky S-58 2 with this engine series
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Registration INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Wright 989C9HE2 2 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-989c9he2.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N869RB | Sikorsky S-58C |
Rotorcraft | Aircraft Registration INC Trustee Kematen, |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N867 | Sikorsky S-58C |
Rotorcraft | Vi1 LLC Brewster, Washington |
Standard | 2015-06-10 | 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 27, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.