Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
768 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 engine, rated at about 230 horsepower. The Cessna 182 Skylane is the model most often fitted with it (767 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1998 and 2026.
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-AB1A5. FAA spelling: IO-540-AB1A5.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 182 Skylane767Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane1
Where they are owner's state
Alabama205Texas71Florida56Virginia42Delaware41California27Kansas26North Carolina23Georgia23Michigan15
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles767 (100%)Turboprops1 (0.1%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 138 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 36 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 138 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Exhaust Valve20Pushrod20Magneto11Doubler7Alternator4Brushes3Gasket3Points3Skin3Valve Guide3
Latest reports
2026-02-10Doubler: cracked
2026-02-02Doubler: cracked
2025-12-02Doubler: cracked
2025-08-06Skin: cracked
2023-07-31Alternator: seized
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
- Cessna 182 Skylane 767 with this engine series
- Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane 1 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Civil Air Patrol 195 of these aircraft
- Van Bortel Aircraft INC 19 of these aircraft
- Textron Aviation INC 16 of these aircraft
- National Aircraft Leasing CORP 12 of these aircraft
- Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC 4 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 138 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 768
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N10965 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116WB | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2380Y | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N186TA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Braden Health LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99WF | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dukw Arkansas LLC Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110GC | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Altitude Ventures LLC Lexington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88SQ | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bank of Utah Owner Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182PF | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N941SB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sarasota Seabreeze Flyers INC Venice, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411CP | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | X-Ray Lima Aviation LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1359B | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lagos Aero LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214BK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S&N Pearl LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412SS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94823 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Black Hills Information Security INC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4053F | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bluebird & Blue Skys LLC St Simons Is, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129JA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | White River Holdings LLC Hernando, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N317HD | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hardrock Drilling LLC Francesville, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N751ES | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hat Trick Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N284CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sc Aviation LLC Manhattan, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N794RG | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fb Aviation LLC Minot, Maine |
Standard | 2026-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821WT | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182SK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2007V | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Compass Rose Aviation LLC Derby, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N281RW | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R Wings LLC Deland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5227S | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dcrss LLC Marcy, New York |
Standard | 2026-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98VF | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111HK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Peace Aviation LLC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2061M | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2061M LLC Augusta, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N978KW | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ortega Aviation Services LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361TK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Reckless Air LLC Greenback, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61HS | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N796HA | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1186T | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Map Aviation LLC Coral Gables, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611SF | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wood Automotive INC Cropwell, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410KC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Terrapin Station Air LLC Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20KJ | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oxford Flying Club INC Oxford, Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821S | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N635CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249BK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99JF | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peep Air LLC Rogers, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134DJ | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | H2K Farms LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N250EW | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242RD | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N899JH | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mickle Aviation INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555MM | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Relativity INC Lakeway, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N373SA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stature Aviation LLC Addison, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5257A | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N933CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N637RM | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Otn Skylane LLC The Woodlands, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2231F | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82YC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N753DB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182EH | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358CB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hurn Farm Enterprises LLC Grand Beach, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32LP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N536L | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N779JA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710GZ | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B & B Readi-Mix LLC Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215HG | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499ET | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Owner Trustee Michesltadt, |
Standard | 2026-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2315B | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skylane Air LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52HA | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Associated Packaging INC Gallatin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N575DK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N329WP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88NE | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sorjen INC Indian Trail, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182HE | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bronx Girl LLC Cedar City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999JF | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prt LLC Pottsboro, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111AK | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469MH | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | What Could Go Wrong LLC Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N580WB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2135D | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2135D LLC Eustis, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N387CS | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Da Aviation LLC Englewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369WP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lego Aviation LLC Grimes, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24201 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N363CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3Tr Aviation LLC Longview, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52TM | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jorgensen Aviation INC Richfield, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382JS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dap Aviation Ventures LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N277MT | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Exception LLC Manning, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147HB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9010K | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1257P | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 812 Aviation LLC Salem, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309GM | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scroggins Aero LLC Cabot, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122JA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360E | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cdw Flyers LLC Kinnelon, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6206B | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Onionaire LLC Aurora, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6020F | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 7L Air LLC Franklin, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1621 | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N285EA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | South Carolina Forestry Commission Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121JM | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bullet Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756M | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pwc Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328CA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N351CA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377CA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6236M | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jlkd LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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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.