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

Lycoming O-540-B1A5

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-540-B1A5 engine, rated at about 235 horsepower. The Don A Baker BAKER-SKYBOLT is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).

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-B1A5. FAA spelling: O-540-B1A5.

Fitted to model families

Don A Baker BAKER-SKYBOLT1

Don A Baker BAKER-SKYBOLT

Where they are owner's state

Oklahoma1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0001112010

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-540-B1A5 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-295, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 22 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 22 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
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-540-B1A5

Certificates and bulletins

E-295Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 47 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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

Where they are
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-540-b1a5.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N453DB Don A Baker
BAKER-SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2025-07-14 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.