Wright R3350 series
10 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright R3350 series engine, rated at about 2200 horsepower. The Boeing B-29 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1944 and 1955.
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 R3350 series. FAA spelling: R3350 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Boeing B-29 | 2 |
| Lockheed P2 | 2 |
| Douglas AD-4 | 1 |
| Douglas EA-1E | 1 |
| Grumman F8 | 1 |
| Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 | 1 |
| Hawker Aircraft Ltd SEA FURY F B II | 1 |
| Lockheed C-121A | 1 |
Boeing B-29 · Lockheed P2 · Douglas AD-4 · Douglas EA-1E · Grumman F8 · Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 · Hawker Aircraft Ltd SEA FURY F B II · Lockheed C-121A
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston twins | 5 | 50% |
| Piston singles | 5 | 50% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Wright R3350 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 43 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 25 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 43 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 2 |
| 97 | 1 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 01 | 2 |
| 03 | 6 |
| 04 | 1 |
| 05 | 1 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 4 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 7 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 6 |
| Skin | 5 |
| Warning Light | 3 |
| Chip Detector | 2 |
| Governor | 2 |
| Oil System | 2 |
| Actuator | 1 |
| Angle | 1 |
| Arm | 1 |
| B-Nut | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 2 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: screw (1), rubber covered (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
- Lockheed P2 2 with this engine series
- Douglas AD-4 1 with this engine series
- Grumman F8 1 with this engine series
- Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 1 with this engine series
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Montana 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- Kansas 1 of these aircraft
- Neptune Aviation Services INC 2 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Heritage Flight Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Dynamic Avlease INC 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Wright R3350 series 43 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-r3350-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 10
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N777L | Grumman F8F-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Legends Foundation San Antonio, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232MB | Hawker Aircraft Ltd SEA FURY F B II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Experimental | 2019-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8610 | Lockheed C-121A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dynamic Avlease INC Bridgewater, Virginia |
Experimental | 2019-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69972 | Boeing B-29 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Docs Friends INC Wichita, Kansas |
Experimental | 2012-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410NA | Lockheed P2V-5F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Neptune Aviation Services INC Missoula, Montana |
Restricted | 2011-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65164 | Douglas EA-1E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cavanaugh Air LLC Addison, Texas |
Experimental | 2007-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N965AD | Douglas AD-4N(A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heritage Flight Museum Burlington, Washington |
Experimental | 2004-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39SF | Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2000-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1386C | Lockheed P2V-5 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Neptune Aviation Services INC Missoula, Montana |
Restricted | 1993-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529B | Boeing B-29 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu Dallas, Texas |
Experimental | 1991-09-10 | 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 12, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.