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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D

41 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Daher (Socata) TB 30 is the model most often fitted with it (36 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1981 and 2013.

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 Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D. FAA spelling: AEIO540-L1B5D.

Fitted to model families

Daher (Socata) TB 3036E M F Services Inc DR 1091Extra Flugzeugbau EA 3001Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-3001Moravan Z-50LS1Theodore S Williams WILLIAMS/PITTS S111B1

Daher (Socata) TB 30 · E M F Services Inc DR 109 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300 · Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300 · Moravan Z-50LS · Theodore S Williams WILLIAMS/PITTS S111B

Where they are owner's state

Delaware9Florida5Texas4California4Wyoming2South Dakota2Montana2Maryland2Connecticut2Tennessee1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles41 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

091828373719801199022010

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2015-03-112015-02-07 · Propeller governor shaft set screw · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D

Certificates and bulletins

1E4Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 81 models listed · revised February 28, 2018

Safety bulletins 7 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2011-03-31NE-08-26R3 · Magneto/Distributor
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-l1b5d.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 41

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N315GC Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Because I Was Inverted LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2025-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N638TB Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Epsilon Tb-30 INC
Arroyo Grande, California
Experimental 2025-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22JP Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Dakota Aircraft INC
Pierre, South Dakota
Experimental 2025-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N130KL Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Ugly Dog Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2025-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315KL Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Ugly Dog Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2025-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N623SF Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Vintage Trainers INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2024-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315EC Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2024-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N130EP Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9230X Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Davinci Aerospace LLC
Irving, Texas
Experimental 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55EY Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Rio Brazos Aviation LLC
Waco, Texas
Experimental 2023-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315ZG Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315XT Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Eper Wings Avio INC
New York, New York
Experimental 2023-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301KJ Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Experimental LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44PU Theodore S Williams
WILLIAMS/PITTS S111B
Fixed-wing, single engine Boundless Action Sports LLC
Cameron Park, California
Experimental 2023-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N599GR Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Stage One Associates LLC
Oxford, Connecticut
Experimental 2022-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N839EA Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Oscar Foxtrot Aeronautique LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Experimental 2022-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837MT Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Experimental 2022-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315XN Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Grove Robert P
El Cajon, California
Experimental 2021-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315WZ Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Gung Ho Aviation LLC
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Experimental 2021-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759F Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Fox Aviation LLC
Bear, Delaware
Experimental 2021-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912BE Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Estes Aviation LLC
Rapid City, South Dakota
Experimental 2021-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315UK Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2021-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315ZK Compagnie Daher
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Experimental 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86TW Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine 414Bh LLC
Laramie, Wyoming
Experimental 2021-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N153TB Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2020-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N821LM Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Not My Monkeys LLC
Ocklawaha, Florida
Experimental 2020-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39EY Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Byital LLC
Naples, Florida
Experimental 2019-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50XS Moravan
Z-50LS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234DJ Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying J'S Texan LLC
Midlothian, Texas
Experimental 2019-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428TB Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Lafayette Escadrille LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2019-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50TB Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Not My Monkeys LLC
Ocklawaha, Florida
Experimental 2018-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N209TB Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Goodman Easy Life LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2018-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125FR Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2018-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8385E Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Scan Aero LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2018-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30SD Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2018-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30XS Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Second Delaware CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2018-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N838XR Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Feng Jin Zhi Er du Hao INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2018-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616MM Socata
TB 30 EPSILON
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2018-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321VF Extra Flugzeugbau
EA 300/S
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2016-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102EX Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh
EA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 2012-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527MF E M F Services Inc
DR 109
Fixed-wing, single engine E M F Services INC
Brownsville, Tennessee
Experimental 2005-11-29 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.