Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD
5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD engine, rated at about 350 horsepower. The Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1977 and 1981.
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 LTIO-540-J2BD. FAA spelling: LTIO-540-J2BD.
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 LTIO-540-J2BD the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 511 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 66 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 511 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-31 Navajo and Chieftain 5 with this engine series
- International Air Services INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD 511 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-ltio-540-j2bd.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27800 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2XR | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9901 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Noiw Resources LLC Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N849DW | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N834NQ | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. 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.