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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N932BL | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | S Lynes LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32832 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182BL | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maine |
Standard | 2020-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7304T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Galaxy Aviation LLC Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419SB | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8060P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8153Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chandelle Flying Club Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8302C | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N271SP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Indiana Department of Administration Greenwood, Indiana |
Standard | 2020-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80392 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8944P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2020-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260BB | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dutchess Community College Foundation Poughkeepsie, New York |
Standard | 2020-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50SW | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R & O Aviation LLC Hammon, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5188Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9139W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amestoy Flyers LLC Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205SH | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Buzzard Aviation INC Freer, Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7255Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Ms Soaring Society LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Restricted | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9025W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54100 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilot Aeromedical Consulting Services LLC Freeland, Michigan |
Standard | 2020-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5544T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N808DM | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2020-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3547W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2020-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7273P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2020-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8206P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8768W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9377W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5636N | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summit Aviation Holdings of Nwa INC Rogers, Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821DH | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3756W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7138P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8839W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Karval Fliers LLC Karval, Colorado |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1SR | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3402W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cw Baker Investments LLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7822P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | True Airspeed Aviation LLC Albany, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35BH | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skylane Ventures LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6793P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mitchell Flying Service LLC Cushing, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8349R | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Csi Flight Services LLC Mcminnville, Oregon |
Experimental | 2020-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N213TJ | Newsome Timothy S BEARHAWK |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4750P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51635 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2020-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6203P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8534N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8106M | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Houston Aviation LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2020-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3458W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2020-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56304 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2020-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8240E | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simplelife Skys LLC Van Buren, Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543RR | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7271V | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Restricted | 2020-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8151P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 63 Comanche LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5825P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56131 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2020-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9169W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7985P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29AH | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Riseaero LLC Florence, South Carolina |
Standard | 2020-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510RV | Palmenteri Louis J PALMENTERI 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2020-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6914A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyn 6914 Alpha LLC Oak Island, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9861C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N425CH | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Keeton Farms LLC Monticello, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6517P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4761S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9301W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756PB | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qas Mile High LLC Los Gatos, California |
Standard | 2020-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7372P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2139B | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2139B LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5986V | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lampin Aviation LLC Brielle, New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6205T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82829 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingin It 13 LLC Middletown, New York |
Standard | 2020-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5778P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hunton Hugh R II Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7532Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Restricted | 2020-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8038P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2020-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915HP | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner District of Columbia |
Standard | 2020-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777BB | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2020-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9200C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5018Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Highland Rim Aviation LLC Springfield, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6968P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Foos LLC Vancouver, Washington |
Standard | 2020-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5309P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756EZ | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bear Branch Hedeen LLC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2020-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2222Z | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3432W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nunak Air Taxi LLC Kenai, Alaska |
Standard | 2020-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164JM | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wind Sand & Stars Aviation LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2020-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713MT | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2020-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6706P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8298M | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tech Site Air LLC Plain City, Ohio |
Standard | 2020-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136DC | Conover Don GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Streamline Aviation LLC Battlefield, Missouri |
Experimental | 2020-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7764Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United Aerial Advertising of Delaware INC Sparta, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2020-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6652P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-05-18 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N7210P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7545P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5036R | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arctic Winds INC King Salmon, Alaska |
Standard | 2020-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2384R | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59RH | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777RL | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Landau Management Services INC Toranga, California |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40JS | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Flight Enterprises INC South Daytona, Florida |
Standard | 2020-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6287T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cape Phoenix LLC East Falmouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8506W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235RG | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2177Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | W L Barefoot LLC Four Oaks, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7560P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Warriors LLC Kearney, Nebraska |
Standard | 2020-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7996P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fredrick Bruce T Barrigada, Guam |
Standard | 2020-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8401V | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Restricted | 2020-05-07 | 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.
