Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A
48 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A engine, rated at about 380 horsepower. The Aero Commander 680 is the model most often fitted with it (17 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 2002.
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 IGSO-540-B1A. FAA spelling: IGSO-540-B1A.
Fitted to model families
Aero Commander 68017Beechcraft 6517Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow5Mooney M-202Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain2Beech F501Cessna 421 Golden Eagle1Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane1Dornier DO.28 D-21Hiller UH-121
Aero Commander 680 · Beechcraft 65 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain · Beech F50 · Cessna 421 Golden Eagle · Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane · Dornier DO.28 D-2 · Hiller UH-12
Where they are owner's state
Minnesota7Alaska6Texas4Florida4California4Pennsylvania3Ohio2Nevada2Missouri2Illinois2
Kind of aircraft
Piston twins37 (77%)Piston singles9 (19%)Turboprops1 (2%)Helicopters1 (2%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E7, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 14 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 21 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 14 airworthiness directives · newest first
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine
1997-08-1297-15-11 · Cylinder kits · engine
1992-07-1092-12-05 · Piston Pins · engine
1981-02-1181-03-05 · Mixture Control Shaft Assembly · engine
Failure reports 21 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Cylinder3Bearing2Fuel Cell2Magneto2Alternator1Bolt1Channel1Crankshaft1Gear1Piston Pin Plug1
Latest reports
2020-12-28Alternator: burned out
2010-06-02Cylinder: separated
2008-05-16Shaft: lack of lube
2004-12-03Ring Gear: cracked
2002-10-01Gear: stripped
Certificates and bulletins
1E7Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 8 models listed · revised June 23, 2010
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
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
- Aero Commander 680 17 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 65 17 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 5 with this engine series
- Mooney M-20 2 with this engine series
- Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain 2 with this engine series
- Cessna 421 Golden Eagle 1 with this engine series
- Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane 1 with this engine series
- Hiller UH-12 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Minnesota 7 of these aircraft
- Alaska 6 of these aircraft
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Florida 4 of these aircraft
- California 4 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Bemidji Aviation Services INC 5 of these aircraft
- Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 3 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A 14 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A 21 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 48
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9287Y | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6083H | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerotyne Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845YC | Cessna 421B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114MN | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309VS | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9011N | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5189D | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Pipe LLC Farmington, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N648DC | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Somerset Regional Water Resources Friedens, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112MF | Beech 65-88 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mummy Mountain Med LLC Paradise Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6159H | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jeva Ventures LLC Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6272X | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Prairie Aviation Museum INC Bloomington, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6253X | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385CG | Aero Commander 680FL P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Owensboro Warehouse Leasing LLC Owensboro, Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800QA | Beech 65-80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Citadelle Holdings LLC Palmetto Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2021-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7502N | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bemidji Aviation Services INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N630TA | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N630Ta CORP Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6890Q | Beech 65-A80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N742W | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airborne Holdings INC Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91595 | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2020-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512CS | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R Scott Hoffman/Silverado Transportation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2020-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9155Y | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Get There LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2017-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198JW | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2016-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2828S | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Suburban Air Express INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290MP | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Suburban Air Express INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5035E | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Suburban Air Express INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6598L | Piper PA-31-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atmospheric Corrosion Specialists INC Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2016-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401MG | Aero Commander 680FL P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2016-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80RR | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bemidji Aviation Services INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 2015-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N680RR | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nizex INC Jackson, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227DS | Beech F50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | L & P Air LLC Lees Summit, Missouri |
Standard | 2011-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N680PL | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dw Educational Research INC Fowler, California |
Standard | 2011-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888JT | Beech 65-88 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273PA | Dornier DO.28 D-2 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pantechnicon Aviation LTD Minden, Nevada |
Experimental | 2006-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747VW | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hammer Aviation LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2006-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6067H | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Milford Aviation INC Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Standard | 2005-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199WM | Aero Commander 680FL |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jetstream LTD Powell, Ohio |
Standard | 2003-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129HA | Hiller UH-12E |
Rotorcraft | Hiller Aircraft CORP Firebaugh, California |
Experimental | 1999-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2038W | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1993-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7817L | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1993-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135BA | Beech 65-80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bemidji Aviation Services INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 1990-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134BA | Beech 65-A80-8800 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bemidji Aviation Svc INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 1989-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55SA | Beech 65-A80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bemidji Aviation Services INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 1987-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6AQ | Beech 65-A80-8800 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1986-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131BA | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bemidji Aviation Svcs INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 1985-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103BA | Beech 65-B80 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bemidji Aviation Services INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 1981-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2071M | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Budd Aircraft Enterprises INC Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 1980-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6350U | Aero Commander 680-F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Weatherbird LTD New York, New York |
Standard | 1966-01-24 | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes |
| N117AG | Beech 65-88 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | No owner on file | Standard | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. 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.