Lycoming O-540-A1B5
4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-540-A1B5 engine, rated at about 250 horsepower. The Kim S Olson SUPER REBLE is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2006 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 O-540-A1B5. FAA spelling: O-540-A1B5.
Fitted to model families
Kim S Olson SUPER REBLE · Nathanael W Allen RV10 · Turner Mark D BEARHAWK · Vu Anh RV-10
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 O-540-A1B5 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-295, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 24 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 24 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 2 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · 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
- Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 1 of these aircraft
- Idaho 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540-A1B5 24 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540-A1B5 2 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-540-a1b5.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N97XZ | Nathanael W Allen RV10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540WT | Turner Mark D BEARHAWK |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147B | Kim S Olson SUPER REBLE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2021-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N591VU | Vu Anh RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2006-10-20 | 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.