Lycoming O-540-J3A5D
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-540-J3A5D engine, rated at about 235 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1978 and 1985.
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-J3A5D. FAA spelling: O-540-J3A5D.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna R182 Skylane RG
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-J3A5D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-295, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 16 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 16 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
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 5 with this engine series
- Cessna R182 Skylane RG 1 with this engine series
- Wyoming 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- North Dakota 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Illinois 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540-J3A5D 16 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3a5d.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4300V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N139GG | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N571CR | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52GV | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Compass Aviation Maintenance LLC Shelby, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2835T | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450JD | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jd Dakota Leasing LLC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2015-03-11 | 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.