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PW500 Engine

Pratt & Whitney Canada · turbofan · 656 engine-system SDR reports · 4 ADs

2,900–4,500 lbfThrust
1993First Run
In productionStatus
Citation Bravo (PW530) and Citation Excel/XLS (PW545).Note

Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

  • Engine - Turbine/Turboprop315 (48%)
  • Engine Fuel & Control122 (18.6%)
  • Engine Oil88 (13.4%)
  • Engine Air55 (8.4%)
  • Engine Indicating23 (3.5%)
  • Engine Exhaust18 (2.7%)
  • Power Plant14 (2.1%)
  • Engine Controls12 (1.8%)
  • Ignition7 (1.1%)
  • Starting1 (0.2%)
  • Reciprocating Engine1 (0.2%)

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

Airworthiness directives

  • CF-2025-08: Engine - High Pressure Turbine (HPT) Disk - Improper Rework (2025-02-12)
  • CF-2023-60: Engine - Gas Generator Case to Turbine Support Case Retaining Bolts - Inadequate Fatigue Life (2023-08-17)
  • 2010-21331: Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW530A, PW545A, and PW545B Turbofan Engines (2010-08-26)
  • CF-2010-19: Intercompressor Bleed Valve/Servo Valve Malfunction (2010-07-09)

Occurrences naming this engine

10 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 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.