Lycoming O-540 series
5,244 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-540 series engine, rated at about 250 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (1,226 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1958 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 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: 0-540 SERIES · O-540 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Piper PA-24 Comanche · Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga · Cessna R182 Skylane RG · Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG · Piper PA-25 Pawnee · Maule M-5 · Robinson R44 · Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec · Maule M-7
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 4,903 | 93% |
| Piston twins | 198 | 4% |
| Helicopters | 140 | 3% |
| Turboprops | 3 | 0.1% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-540 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-295, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 28 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 304 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 20 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 28 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 304 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 14 |
| 96 | 26 |
| 97 | 5 |
| 98 | 11 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 15 |
| 01 | 20 |
| 02 | 61 |
| 03 | 18 |
| 04 | 25 |
| 05 | 13 |
| 06 | 18 |
| 07 | 12 |
| 08 | 3 |
| 09 | 4 |
| 10 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 7 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 18 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 22 | 3 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 1 |
| 26 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Magneto | 11 |
| Light | 10 |
| Carburetor | 8 |
| Line | 8 |
| Clamp | 7 |
| Pin | 7 |
| Valve | 7 |
| Boot | 6 |
| Bulkhead | 6 |
| Hose | 6 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 10 · 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 1,226 with this engine series
- Piper PA-24 Comanche 1,162 with this engine series
- Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 641 with this engine series
- Cessna R182 Skylane RG 613 with this engine series
- Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG 413 with this engine series
- Piper PA-25 Pawnee 333 with this engine series
- Maule M-5 148 with this engine series
- Robinson R44 138 with this engine series
- California 549 of these aircraft
- Texas 467 of these aircraft
- Florida 358 of these aircraft
- Arizona 198 of these aircraft
- Colorado 182 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 21 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 13 of these aircraft
- Aerial Banners INC 13 of these aircraft
- Quality Aviation INC 9 of these aircraft
- Ttwn Media Networks LLC 7 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540 series 28 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540 series 304 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-540-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5,244
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6222P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736NG | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Catcu Aviation LLC Edinburg, Texas |
Standard | 2022-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2822G | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Worsham Investments LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8095A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4770S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420R | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2113G | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8506N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tiller Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6090P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Basin Franchising LLC Vernal, Utah |
Standard | 2022-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N852VL | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Waters Air Charters LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2022-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3797W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6684P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N6684P LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2022-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29070 | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2022-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3553W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4743S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5624P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7104P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7621P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Vermont |
Standard | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3626C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4727S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5302P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8083V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3763W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202CT | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31JW | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6267H | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northern Wings Aviation LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2022-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4250 | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8953W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kinser Aviation LLC Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5411P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N861VL | Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vieques Air Link INC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2022-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949PW | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mcphillips Flying Service INC DBA Beaver Island, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6561P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100QB | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6697P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tri County Air Courier LLC Prosper, Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16363 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738ER | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J A Brooks LLC White Lake, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44588 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N44588 LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2022-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921KP | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Centurion N709Jm LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5303P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5725P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jason Waddell Pllc Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7134P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hayduk International LLC Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5014S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56291 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8331P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8KL | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617CM | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2022-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8537W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gone With the Wind LLC Sturgis, South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4386P | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4961P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2022-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5097Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9291W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Farleman LLC Aurora, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N166NG | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9102W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4562Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ed Air INC Oaktown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2022-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7905P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Comanche250 LLC Sequim, Washington |
Standard | 2022-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5637P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7953P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2022-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8555W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8867W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4874S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shores Financial LLC Thayer, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4757T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5524P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N518DP | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N518Dp LLC Spruce Pine, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5505P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9483W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2022-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15153 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6030P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Angel Aviation LLC Paradise, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8577W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M97West LLC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2022-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7272P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5228P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ftf Group LLC Galt, California |
Standard | 2022-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5207P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56965 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brazos River Aviation LLC Plainview, Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235DE | Stinson 108-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Acro Aviation LLC Littleton, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40758 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlie Six LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7977B | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G&M Aircraft INC Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9131W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9280W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whiskey Charlie Aviation LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3672C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7150S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gabrial Aviation LLC New Berlin, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N188BB | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boening Bros Dairy INC Floresville, Texas |
Standard | 2022-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6124T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Banjo Ben Aviation LLC Kilgore, Texas |
Standard | 2022-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7697Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tri-State Aerial LLC Canton, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2022-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8616W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9253R | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dr Equipment LLC Ackerly, Texas |
Standard | 2022-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13RG | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Island Piper LLP St Helena Is, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6505P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Caduda & Faulk Aero LTD Nederland, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6207P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Squawk 2310 LLC Ridgefield, Washington |
Standard | 2022-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9271R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Upwind Aviation LLC Mitchell, South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3564N | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Abbott Aircraft Sales and Service LLC Holts Summit, Missouri |
Standard | 2022-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8373P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2022-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5630P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9258W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M and T Aviation LLC Hampstead, Maryland |
Standard | 2022-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3907W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5804P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Witt Aviation LLC Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8995W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4490Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Minnesota Soaring Club INC Stanton, Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9419W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N236AB | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907VL | Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Blue Waters Air Charters LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2022-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9077W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-12-29 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
