Lycoming IO-540 series
4,218 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga is the model most often fitted with it (1,059 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1965 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 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: IO-540 SER · IO 540 SER.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga · Cessna 182 Skylane · Robinson R44 · Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec · Daher (Socata) TB-20 · Maule M-7 · Cessna 206 Stationair · Piper AEROSTAR 601 · Rockwell International 114 · Commander Aircraft Co 114
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 3,503 | 83% |
| Piston twins | 410 | 10% |
| Helicopters | 296 | 7% |
| Turboprops | 9 | 0.2% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 49 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 316 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 17 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 49 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 316 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 3 |
| 96 | 3 |
| 97 | 3 |
| 98 | 4 |
| 99 | 4 |
| 00 | 11 |
| 01 | 37 |
| 02 | 15 |
| 03 | 37 |
| 04 | 34 |
| 05 | 50 |
| 06 | 30 |
| 07 | 19 |
| 08 | 12 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 |
| 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 5 |
| 26 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Magneto | 19 |
| Cylinder | 10 |
| Bearing | 8 |
| Gasket | 8 |
| Bolt | 7 |
| Boot | 7 |
| Actuator | 6 |
| Line | 6 |
| Pump | 6 |
| Baffle | 5 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 14 · 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
- Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 1,059 with this engine series
- Cessna 182 Skylane 978 with this engine series
- Robinson R44 294 with this engine series
- Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec 175 with this engine series
- Daher (Socata) TB-20 151 with this engine series
- Maule M-7 108 with this engine series
- Cessna 206 Stationair 99 with this engine series
- Piper AEROSTAR 601 84 with this engine series
- Texas 420 of these aircraft
- Florida 398 of these aircraft
- California 295 of these aircraft
- Delaware 218 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 124 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol 55 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 20 of these aircraft
- Barr Air Patrol LLC 17 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 16 of these aircraft
- T A F Y Consulting 14 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-540 series 49 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-540 series 316 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,218
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N16BJ | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21836 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C & S Development Services LLC Weatherford, Texas |
Standard | 2018-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6WE | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Flight Aviation LLC Harwinton, Connecticut |
Standard | 2018-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521AF | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chhh LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8139F | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2018-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1942J | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flybird LLC East Northport, New York |
Standard | 2018-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71PA | Siai-Marchetti SF260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2018-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N380ES | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84ED | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ams Aviation LLC Brashear, Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N226MC | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990AP | Massey Aircraft/Poteete Andy HARMON ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36781 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N237CA | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Aviation Coronado, California |
Standard | 2018-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619TV | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Orlando Aircraft Sales LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151TL | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Alpine Air Alaska LLC Girdwood, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2185G | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gateway Flying Club INC Blaine, Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303GT | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Bravo Aviation LLC Cleveland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2018-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N992PC | Calhoun Paul VELOCITY 173/RG-XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ambkj LLC Maple Grove, Minnesota |
Experimental | 2018-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6029B | Commander Aircraft Co 114-B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14183 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2018-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N408ZW | Linett Michael J RV10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Experimental | 2018-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821RF | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alaska Island Air INC Togiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417RG | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wagner Aviation LLC Laura, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81052 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | True North Air LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115JW | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235RF | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2018-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98JZ | Zidek John HARMON ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855BD | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thompson Contracting INC Peachtree City, Georgia |
Standard | 2018-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5656B | Maule M-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2018-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9918T | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69WW | Thurmond Robert Lee F1 ROCKET |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N975BE | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Saucerman & Company LLC Hampstead, North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694SA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mile High Ventures INC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540J | Johns SA-29 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Next Aviation LLC - Aether Machinis Evanston, Illinois |
Experimental | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540MP | Prezbindowski Michael WHEELER EXPRESS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20540 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4102B | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N605AC | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N643PE | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coliseum Aviation LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64LT | Thomas R Meyer MEYERS SPCL BIG TOOT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292V | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sandaric LLC Wittman, Maryland |
Standard | 2018-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164SJ | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2018-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7244C | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10JG | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Total Aircraft Management INC Acworth, Georgia |
Standard | 2018-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2576X | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2018-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882LB | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arizona Flyers Club INC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2018-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9506W | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Attitude Aviation INC Livermore, California |
Standard | 2018-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2377Y | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53KP | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2018-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9210X | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2018-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159RR | Randall L Ratliff RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2018-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N219MC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N458ES | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B R S Leasing INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N484SH | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | November Alpha LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59SW | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lg Services LLC Chino, California |
Standard | 2018-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301KK | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30486 | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N30486 Partners LLC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2018-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713JH | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2018-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105JM | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N957DJ | Peterson Darrell M GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118PT | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bengal Aviation LLC Ridgeland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2018-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9236J | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thunderbird Air LLC Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Standard | 2018-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104RG | Garrison F R FROG 4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3043U | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N698MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2018-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412RB | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Reel Believers II LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2018-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30314 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tropic Breeze Leasing and Management LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81698 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3000 Summer Street LLC Brookfield, Connecticut |
Standard | 2018-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411JS | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Penniless Pilots INC Bowie, Maryland |
Standard | 2018-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104MF | Donald E Eccker/Ronald D Willi RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2018-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128PS | Dornier DO28 B-1 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246PK | Commander Aircraft Co 114TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Geneva1 Aviation LLC Mars, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2905B | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2018-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1123F | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ursus Air Services Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6UK | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N6Uk LLC Goshen, Indiana |
Standard | 2018-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21653 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyhawk Holdings LLC Waco, Texas |
Standard | 2018-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73TL | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422EN | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hicks Avionics LLC Dawson, Georgia |
Standard | 2018-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108J | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kustatan Leasing LLC Nikiski, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184DG | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2360Y | Piper PA-36-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2018-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91HA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Honeybee Air LLC Newark, New Jersey |
Standard | 2018-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920MA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perry Castonguay Farms INC Omega, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298HP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pendergrass INC Demopolis, Alabama |
Standard | 2018-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5652H | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6645A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Almost There Air LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8144Y | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122DT | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fine Point Aviation LLC Carrollton, Georgia |
Standard | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N258SC | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Border LLC Blue Earth, Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36387 | Piper AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51785 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Photos Unlimited Rancho Cordova, California |
Standard | 2018-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N760MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sandpiper Air LLC Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5895N | Rockwell International 114A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Commander Club LLC Hudson, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2018-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330JD | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2018-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411SF | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Techniflyte Services LLC Southbury, Connecticut |
Standard | 2018-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9879F | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18MQ | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Cr Helicopters INC Nashua, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2018-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182JD | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2018-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N3552Q | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2018-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N281DK | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N281Dk LLC Brandywine, Maryland |
Standard | 2018-01-09 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
