Maintenance and Modifications
Blackhawk Caravan Engine Mod Certified
The 867-shp XP140 Caravan is Blackhawk’s latest upgrade to receive FAA approval.
Cessna’s perennially popular Caravan series now has a Blackhawk engine upgrade for the -140 version of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A engine. The -140 version is a more affordable option than Blackhawk’s -42A upgrade, developed for high-elevation operations.
Cessna’s perennially popular Caravan series now has a Blackhawk engine upgrade for the -140 version of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A engine. The -140 version is a more affordable option than Blackhawk’s -42A upgrade, developed for high-elevation operations.

Blackhawk Modifications (Booth C12012) has received FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for its 867-shp XP140 new engine upgrade for Cessna 208A and 208B Caravans. The more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine gives the Caravan a 44-percent increase in available shp over a stock aircraft. It replaces the original 600/675-shp Caravans that were not equipped with the Garmin G1000 avionics system. Blackhawk already has received more than a dozen orders for the upgrade, which features the same powerplant currently available on factory new Caravan EX models. Blackhawk experts will be here at NBAA to answer questions about the new conversion and they can also take customer orders.