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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N816TR | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Good Day Holdings LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N421CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crowbar Enterprises LLC Inola, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89225 | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lucky Dog Aviation LLC Victoria, Texas |
Standard | 2022-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N612DP | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N807VR | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1737L | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zdad Aviation LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2022-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24CY | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1309M | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9086Z | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cy Air LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2022-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459ML | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kon Air LLC River Ridge, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906J | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N368ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wbl Air LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464L | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C P Holdings LLC Watertown, South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N560AB | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quartermaster Growth LLC Vashon, Washington |
Standard | 2022-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9255A | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hotel Security Group LLC Duluth, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62030 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aht Aviation LLC Doral, Florida |
Standard | 2022-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25HP | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Florida Highway Patrol Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2022-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401SW | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1941B | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | San LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32LT | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lt Leasing LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767XM | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | New Landing Aviation LLC Yonges Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9705S | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464H | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Executive Flight Training LLC Beaufort, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517MA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kilo Charlie Aeronautics LLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62JL | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1732L | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6032D | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bravo Gulf Zulu Aviation LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31AB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Etanrith Consulting LLC Sheldon, South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127CF | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Georgia Forestry Commission Macon, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163CT | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Renson Travel LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2021-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N580GB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Acme Aviation LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2021-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6013S | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stomio LLC Covina, California |
Standard | 2021-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828SG | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky High Aviation of Ga LLC Doraville, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825SW | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Griffon Aviation LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528LD | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Car Two Charlie LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537SA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N886CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N802CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N923CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N531AC | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2021-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6182U | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Efi Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26WE | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grand Aviation LLC Asbury, New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N458WC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | See Forever Holdings LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787MD | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Georgia Forestry Commission Macon, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N918WM | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stone City Charters LLC Anamosa, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888DE | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409CQ | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paper Airplane CO LLC Broomfield, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171ST | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dkg Motorized Conveyances INC Beaverton, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227TF | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Top Flight Aviation INC Corona, California |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55RY | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twenty Nine Ninety Two LLC Edina, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N325SW | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sheroyair LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N456CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N838MM | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15MV | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Non-citizen co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3552L | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4Wblue LLC Waccabuc, New York |
Standard | 2021-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72647 | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Awa Tupua LLC Brambleton, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515KP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kading Air LLC Urbandale, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2438A | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Horse Creek 3518 INC Hollywood, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N503CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94825 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vaughan Aviation LLC Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705DB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ebco Aviation Insurance LLC New Bern, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227BS | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lec Aviation LLC Winter Garden, Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2020-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615TW | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426PW | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Electron International Aviation LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N620WT | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192Y | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sanders Leonard S III Electric City, Washington |
Standard | 2020-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N514MR | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dmc Holdings LLC Bullard, Texas |
Standard | 2020-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528LE | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zeus Aviation LLC Carlisle, Ohio |
Standard | 2020-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N268TZ | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N806CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2020-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1724L | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Azul Assets LLC Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Standard | 2020-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N699CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2020-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6218B | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brant Air LLC Davidsonville, Maryland |
Standard | 2020-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2020-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24440 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stikes Aviation LLC Griffin, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N436CS | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N495MC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C182T LLC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N662CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420WA | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Yonder Enterprises LLC Los Altos, California |
Standard | 2020-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6348A | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gzs Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2052G | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2260E | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jm-Bac Holdings LLC Arcadia, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50RF | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1105X | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2020-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908MC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L2 Leasing LLC Orem, Utah |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1489L | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Business Mens Flying Club INC Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2020-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12222 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2020-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2012Y | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N530MB | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65FD | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barnstormer Leasing LLC Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112SP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Minnesota Department of Public Safety Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2662F | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garmin International INC Olathe, Kansas |
Experimental | 2019-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N824HA | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N569CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N643CP | Textron Aviation Inc 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-11-01 | 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.