Lycoming O-540-J1A5D
11 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-540-J1A5D engine, rated at about 235 horsepower. The Maule M-5 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1977 and 2022.
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-J1A5D. FAA spelling: O-540-J1A5D.
Fitted to model families
Maule M-5 · Maule M-7 · Heath E Sneller BEARHAWK · J Pieterse/P Grabowski/M Grabo P 72 · Maule M-6 · Maule MX-7
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-J1A5D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-295, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 21 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 21 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 8 · 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
- Maule M-5 5 with this engine series
- Maule M-7 2 with this engine series
- Maule M-6 1 with this engine series
- Maule MX-7 1 with this engine series
- Alaska 3 of these aircraft
- Washington 2 of these aircraft
- Montana 2 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 1 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 1 of these aircraft
- Four M Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Euroaviation INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540-J1A5D 21 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-540-j1a5d.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 11
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5632N | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820WW | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilotmaster 73 LLC Eagle River, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N372M | J Pieterse/P Grabowski/M Grabo P 72 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2022-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90AG | Maule MX-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Euroaviation INC Trustee Kematen, |
Standard | 2021-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120AG | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159JD | Maule M-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56445 | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737WB | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Four M Aviation LLC Clinton, Connecticut |
Standard | 2014-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N586EC | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2013-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56366 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2005-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95HS | Heath E Sneller BEARHAWK |
Glider | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 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.