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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming IO-540-T4B5

17 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-T4B5 engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Rockwell International 114 is the model most often fitted with it (8 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1976 and 2023.

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-T4B5. FAA spelling: IO-540-T4B5.

Fitted to model families

Rockwell International 1148Commander Aircraft Co 1143Darley Vo/Kilgore Dm/Castlen S RV-101Darrell Bryan Wade RV-101Fielding L Dillard Iii VANS RV-101Mccommon Alvin L CHRISTEN EAGLE II1Monaghan Robert GLASAIR II-S1Virgil E Irwin BEARHAWK MODEL 51

Rockwell International 114 · Commander Aircraft Co 114 · Darley Vo/Kilgore Dm/Castlen S RV-10 · Darrell Bryan Wade RV-10 · Fielding L Dillard Iii VANS RV-10 · Mccommon Alvin L CHRISTEN EAGLE II · Monaghan Robert GLASAIR II-S · Virgil E Irwin BEARHAWK MODEL 5

Where they are owner's state

Georgia3Delaware2California2Washington1Vermont1Utah1Texas1Tennessee1Oklahoma1Ohio1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles17 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

024688197011980420001201012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540-T4B5 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 29 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 18 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 5 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 29 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-09-142026-17-10 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section · engine
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-540-T4B5

Failure reports 18 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

01223969799000102041113118

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bolt4Attach Bracket1Brace1Control Cable1Crankcase1Cylinder1Diode1Drag Link1Gear1Housing1

Latest reports

2018-07-09Servo: failed
2013-10-03Bolt: sheared
2013-06-13Drag Link: broken
2011-06-18Diode: burned out
2011-03-04Spar: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

1E4Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 81 models listed · revised February 28, 2018

Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-t4b5.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 17

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N44NP Commander Aircraft Co
114-B
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2026-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N946RH Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Morcom Aviation Services INC DBA
Everett, Washington
Standard 2025-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50BG Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2024-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N910BW Darrell Bryan Wade
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N935MA Virgil E Irwin
BEARHAWK MODEL 5
Fixed-wing, single engine Monte Anderson Global Mission INC
Lahoma, Oklahoma
Experimental 2022-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4947W Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814PD Fielding L Dillard Iii
VANS RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Experimental 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N116SB Commander Aircraft Co
114-B
Fixed-wing, single engine 114B Holding INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6105U Commander Aircraft Co
114-B
Fixed-wing, single engine Greggton Resources LLC
Longview, Texas
Standard 2018-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136D Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Buckeye Ridge Farm LLC
Vidalia, Georgia
Standard 2018-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4940W Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Kitt Consulting LLC
Boardman, Ohio
Standard 2017-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N540BE Mccommon Alvin L
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916MV Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine 3B Aircraft INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2014-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1322 Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2014-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N353RV Darley Vo/Kilgore Dm/Castlen S
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerosky LLC
Fayetteville, Georgia
Experimental 2009-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317RM Monaghan Robert
GLASAIR II-S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1931J Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerodyme CORP
South Burlington, Vermont
Standard 2002-07-17 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.