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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N262MJ | Staudacher Aircraft Inc S 300 E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2001-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8393A | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Myhre Real Estate Management INC Rochester, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2001-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8847P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | South Texas Weather Modification Association Pleasanton, Texas |
Restricted | 2001-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24429 | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432DR | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jazz Air LLC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2001-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N435TA | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Panther Med LLC Derby, Kansas |
Standard | 2001-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1025N | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Good Aviation LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2001-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444VB | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2001-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2722F | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2001-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60963 | Commander Aircraft Co 114-B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ncommand LLC Carencro, Louisiana |
Standard | 2001-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30007 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2001-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92303 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Herman M Flink INC Mount Dora, Florida |
Standard | 2001-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35718 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2001-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92GL | Powell Lyle S Jr GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2001-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305RC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Washington State Patrol Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2001-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9175G | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Repelatron Skyway LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2001-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N207GA | Beck Theodore P GLASAIR SH III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2001-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715HP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ohio Department of Public Safety Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2001-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910HP | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | State of Ohio Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2001-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81774 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | PC Limited LLC N Dighton, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2001-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N696W | Winnick Richard E TEAM ROCKET F1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2001-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31396 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2001-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98431 | Packwood David EXPRESS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2001-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313MA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2001-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124L | Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2001-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94MP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Missouri State Highway Patrol Jefferson City, Missouri |
Standard | 2001-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2809E | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | North Marin Air LLC Petaluma, California |
Standard | 2001-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43PB | Broen Peter C GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412NR | Vnat Inc XLRG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vnat INC Orlando, Florida |
Experimental | 2001-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8439E | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2001-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72US | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United States Aviation Underwriters INC Toledo, Ohio |
Standard | 2001-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82EB | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31700 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2001-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N702TB | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920NC | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | State of North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2001-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2433E | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elco Electric Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2001-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2439C | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 206 Aircraft Leasing CO INC Marathon, Florida |
Standard | 2001-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N195GM | Moman Guy E Jr GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2001-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525LL | Lenz James L GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Glasair III Investors LLC Middleton, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2001-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82LA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2001-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103SJ | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barnick Air Holdings LLC Santa Barbara, California |
Standard | 2000-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N390ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789TC | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Madden Contracting CO INC Minden, Louisiana |
Standard | 2000-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8217Z | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N988TC | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N750X | Osborne SA 750 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2000-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4233C | Rundell Lanny GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2000-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N926WB | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2000-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8213Z | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | One Three Zulu INC Marble Falls, Texas |
Standard | 2000-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47593 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2000-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59GR | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2000-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7125D | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Warrior Creek Adventures LLC Moultrie, Georgia |
Standard | 2000-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35CW | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2000-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724X | Guerra Ricardo Jr VELOCITY XL RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2000-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N881SP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Illinois State Police Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2000-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38996 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherokee Kling LLC Monroe, Connecticut |
Standard | 2000-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sunset Leasing INC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2000-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20FK | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2000-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8398P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2000-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5648M | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2000-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999GM | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2000-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8246H | Callair A-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California |
Restricted | 2000-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3051U | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N125MD | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maryland Aviation Administration Bwi Airport, Maryland |
Standard | 2000-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3334P | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M & M Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350G | Hilbe James D SWEARINGEN SX-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2000-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N971SP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Illinois State Police Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2000-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4196G | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182JS | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | John W Spurlock MD LTD Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2000-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8374T | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2000-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32GL | Rockwell International 500-S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | G e Air INC Broussard, Louisiana |
Standard | 2000-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2947E | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Slipstream INC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2000-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103NC | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | State of North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2000-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7111W | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Better Living Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90TB | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1999-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366MA | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tew Services CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N549BC | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Standard | 1999-11-23 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N7XF | Moore Alva L GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T-Worthy INC Grand Haven, Michigan |
Experimental | 1999-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7282L | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1999-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214R | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1999-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724BM | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1999-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N356VA | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Victory Aviation Club INC Hamilton, Ohio |
Standard | 1999-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114PM | Commander Aircraft Co 114-B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sundance Aviation Morganton, North Carolina |
Standard | 1999-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49PK | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Malibu Associates INC Frederick, Maryland |
Standard | 1999-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26616 | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sea Wing LLC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 1999-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36730 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90KK | Kraska Kenneth W REBEL 2300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 1999-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9544Q | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Photo Services Unlimited Augusta, Maine |
Standard | 1999-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301KA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1999-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415LE | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6561B | Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Spirit Air INC Salmon, Idaho |
Standard | 1999-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600CJ | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Poly Plastics INC Owatonna, Minnesota |
Standard | 1999-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9542C | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 1999-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N338NA | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 1999-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N720SH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 1999-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711EE | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4195R | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plain LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Standard | 1999-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2093B | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas |
Experimental | 1999-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N561FS | Gummo Thomas L GUMMO SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1999-06-11 | 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 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
