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
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
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
Failure reports 316 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
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 419 of these aircraft
- Florida 399 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
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-540 series 316 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,218
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N219DG | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ctrl Electrical LLC Lexington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10457 | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Six Ten Ventures LLC Cedar Hill, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1701E | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2435C | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Azure Skies LLC Bloomington, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N575GM | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882JH | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112WM | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464MA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56462 | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63796 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valiair Limited Company Owner Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114AT | Commander Aircraft Co 114-B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157ZZ | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6039X | Commander Aircraft Co 114-B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907LL | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Aerial AG Services LLC Hillsboro, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N168TA | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kj Aviation Holdings LLC Chesterfield, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N179GC | Connell Greg F-1 ROCKET |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wolfpacc INC Ponte Vedra, Florida |
Experimental | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816JH | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Indy Aviation LLC Carmel, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70VB | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Palmy LLC Lander, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101DW | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Special flight permit | 2026-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113AC | Socata TB20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N460PH | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6892Y | Piper AEROSTAR 602P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12PX | Piper AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mvs Air LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51AH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544SA | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Black Ops Asphalt LLC Kingsport, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5901R | Johnson Richard W TEAM ROCKET F1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | F1 Rocket Aviation LLC Leander, Texas |
Experimental | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74435 | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149MA | Estumkeda Ltd Dba Micco Acft MAC-145B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oaks Aviation LLC Clear Lake, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2177Q | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621LP | Piper PA32-301FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M2 Equipment LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161RP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crucial LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787RS | Piper PA32-301FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jjd Holdings LLC Fort Madison, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66HE | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8186D | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amg Industrial LLC Ashburn, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N495H | Hill John R RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86AV | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415MD | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hammychan Industries LLC Glendale, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N967WM | Socata TB21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lionheart Enterprise CO LLC Chino Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714HJ | Maule MT-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | North Georgia Grading INC Jasper, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3050N | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N219PD | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wolfair LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43AL | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Floyd Air LLC Searcy, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321GW | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 321Gw LLC Chico, California |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440AK | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198SA | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Abel Air LLC Dorchester, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582TC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Break for It Aviation LLC Draper, Utah |
Standard | 2025-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11H | Hoeffel Jan HOEFFEL SX300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825RD | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3180G | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2146A | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8347W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kirk Kevin J Pulaski, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9176E | Maule M-7-235A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tyrrells Trails LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330LS | Panzl Greg S-330 P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2366Y | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avco Patrol LLC Lyndon, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36588 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93DE | Sutton R C/Sutton F E WHEELER EXPRESS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Core Peak Consulting LLC Moorcroft, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2025-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37GG | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avco Patrol LLC Lyndon, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415RC | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avco Patrol LLC Lyndon, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N989RA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avco Patrol LLC Lyndon, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N372ME | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee Berlin, |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31589 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redemption Leasing LLC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56622 | Maule MX-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Parts and Sparks LLC Bunnell, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1014B | Clark Joseph C VANS RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2449T | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elevation Club Air LLC Hunting Valley, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30731 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Copper Roof Aviation LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540WS | Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N863DC | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65217 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1434 Jpl LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83922 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Archipelago Immobilien LLC Jacksonville Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262GC | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31TV | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9202Q | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771LP | Honeycutt Theron O EXPRESS-FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N746TC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4RG | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777SK | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dj Internet Commerce LLC Crowley, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6162Z | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Holloman Afb Aero Club Holloman Afb, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74SX | Sutherland R D SWEARINGEN SX300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cajun Capital Holdings LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Experimental | 2025-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469D | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Luxury Aviation LLC Butler, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142JG | Evans Eugene Benson RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2025-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415L | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9273V | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lfc Solutions LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N245MC | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2434Y | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369ME | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4296N | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631AF | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7276Z | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81936 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110XP | Bolin Thomas E VANS RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N181SA | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N704AV | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565SA | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3518B | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377EB | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451BA | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1928 LLC Salmon, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757HR | Webber Jim HARMON ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129WM | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Sky Solutions LLC Detroit, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-11 | 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.
