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
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation). 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
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
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 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
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-540 series 49 airworthiness directives
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N83924 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N295TC | Commander Aircraft Co 114TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 295Tc LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N674TG | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stallion Air LLC Springtown, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82239 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 7 Dolors LLC Urbana, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999DS | David Schorr VANS RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N389ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whitewillow LLC Minooka, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N836TB | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | East of Nowhere Aviation LLC Highland, Utah |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6854Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Chagres Flight Training LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N701WM | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | B&B Aerospace LLC Rosamond, California |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N797CL | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92ET | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619WC | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89VG | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Kings Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17CG | Gray Charles B GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337AB | Piper PA-25 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane and Simple Leasing LLC Delano, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4294N | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coastal Aviation LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8400F | Revo Inc LAKE 250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 337 Skymaster INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2800X | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Affordable Aircraft & Components LLC Manorville, New York |
Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90253 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N168DS | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vertx Fleet Holdings LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88AV | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N88Av LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53PG | Pickerell L/Gibson G HARMON ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713PM | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Westbank Fishing LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2380Z | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Copeland Medical LLC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3045K | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N3045K LLC Belton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6787Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Coachron Investments Grosse Ile, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65957 | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skybourne LLC Stuart, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2200J | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Old Prairie Products INC Angola, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6069Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Angelman Aviation LLC Prosper, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6383C | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1HW | Wallace-Hale SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315JP | Piper AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622 | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Chambliss Aerobatics LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9476F | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | F & M Miya LLC Hanford, California |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262CL | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Giga Energy INC Buna, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8041B | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ichtou LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82372 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84366 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20BZ | Piper AEROSTAR 602P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | First State Aviation Services LLC Louisburg, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544SH | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | AG Farmacy Applications LLC Erie, Illinois |
Multiple | 2025-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233JD | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Sulphur Creek Helicopters LLC Three Rivers, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100EE | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Concho Aviation LLC Sterling City, Texas |
Multiple | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14934 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Csc Delaware Trust CO Owner Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2170V | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B A Aeronautics LLC Norridge, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25KW | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyguys Holdings LLC Yardley, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301BH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47553 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turbine Mentor LLC Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921TT | Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540-T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Baron LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Experimental | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5252S | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fkf LLC Imperial, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7274S | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wltf LLC Frisco, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N520MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L3 Wolfpack Sigma LLC Lenexa, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5887N | Rockwell International 114A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Berkshire Commander Air LLC Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1074C | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zata Group LLC North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432NC | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6558E | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zata Group LLC North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N231LD | Williams Leroy POW1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300DT | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alaska Bush Charters LLC Dillingham, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5644W | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Haynon Aircraft Services LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Restricted | 2025-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8188J | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crossbrook LLC Willoughby, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10AB | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Am Defense St Johns, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1142U | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Corporacion Dbm LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N268DM | Martin Wayne L HARMON ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7266Z | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bearing Tree Land Surveying LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107PF | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28018 | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419PH | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Taylor Septic Services LLC Deltona, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579ER | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 22 H20 LLC Montgomery, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233TR | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Park Industries INC Corona, California |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235PM | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N729RG | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mad Dog Services LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8333C | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163RK | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7781E | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3010T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3999 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Service INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N580AG | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N495TC | Commander Aircraft Co 114TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N8299V | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823MG | Piper PA-32-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9794C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Taylor Aero Flights INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2453H | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ap Aviation LLC Orange Beach, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73CP | Piper PA32-301FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Concrete LLC Brentwood, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1828M | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214HR | Paul Schaetzel SCHAETZEL HRII |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N283LP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11KP | Price James R F-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428JG | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Dr Rotors LLC Mccall, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7306X | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 06X-Ray LLC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N660BB | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Keys Vacation Rentals LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86JD | Robinson Helicopter R44 II |
Helicopter | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103TX | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2147N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N701Bt LLC Carmel, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6895D | Piper AEROSTAR 602P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pw Air LLC Rockingham, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38305 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wulf Aerospace LLC Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448KG | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214LE | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3 Weens LLC Hoschton, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6353M | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mont Belvieu Materials INC Mont Belvieu, Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1972K | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bachtac Aviation LLC Clarksville, Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2363S | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 182 Skylane LLC Loxahatchee, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301KG | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 217 Aviation LLC Winchester, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-12-27 | 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.
