Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5
8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5 engine, rated at about 270 horsepower. The Cessna 182 Skylane is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1981 and 2018.
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 IO-540-AA1A5. FAA spelling: IO-540-AA1A5.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 182 Skylane · David Alan Becktold GLASAIR SH3-R · Edwards Edgar A RV10 · Haas Richard SH-3R · Piper AEROSTAR 602 · Piper PA-60 Aerostar · Robinson R44
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 30 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 30 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · 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
- Cessna 182 Skylane 2 with this engine series
- Piper AEROSTAR 602 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-60 Aerostar 1 with this engine series
- Robinson R44 1 with this engine series
- International Air Services INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5 30 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-aa1a5.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 8
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N773DB | David Alan Becktold GLASAIR SH3-R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15566 | Piper AEROSTAR 602P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311RH | Haas Richard SH-3R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Analysis INC Grand Junction, Colorado |
Experimental | 2018-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94992 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2017-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N319CB | Edwards Edgar A RV10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2014-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111DZ | Piper PA-60-602P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delta Hotel LLC Griffin, Georgia |
Standard | 2014-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107LJ | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Raven Helicopter CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2010-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159FC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services Tallahassee, Florida |
Standard | 2008-06-23 | 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.