Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

Reciprocating Engine970 (37.3%)
Ignition600 (23.1%)
Engine Fuel & Control421 (16.2%)
Power Plant159 (6.1%)
Starting116 (4.5%)
Engine Exhaust111 (4.3%)
Engine Oil92 (3.5%)
Engine Controls64 (2.5%)
Engine Indicating43 (1.7%)
Engine Air12 (0.5%)
Engine - Turbine/Turboprop11 (0.4%)
Other3 (0.1%)
Other1 (0%)

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

Airworthiness directives

2022-16371: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Lycoming Engines, and Textron Lycoming/Subsidiary of Textron, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2022-07-29)
2020-27149: Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. Engines and Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines With a Certain SAP Crankshaft Assembly (2020-12-11)
2013-25342: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines and Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2013-10-29)
2013-00525: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines and Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2013-01-14)
2012-22924: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines (2012-09-19)
US-2010-07-08: Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems, LLC (KAES) Rebuilt Turbochargers - Identification / Replacement (2010-04-08)

Occurrences naming this engine

871 occurrences, 49 fatal, 80 fatalities.

2017-11-17 (4 fatalities)
1999-04-29 (4 fatalities)
2012-10-14 — Fly Sport (3 fatalities)
2010-10-12 (3 fatalities)
2001-12-23 (3 fatalities)
2001-04-22 — Mooney M 20 E (3 fatalities)
1999-09-18 — Grumman AA-5B (3 fatalities)
2022-06-20 (2 fatalities)
2021-08-12 — Mudry Cap 10B (2 fatalities)
2019-08-24 — Pitts S-2A Pitts Special (2 fatalities)
2017-09-11 (2 fatalities)
2017-05-25 (2 fatalities)

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

0 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.