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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2211E | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N433X | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2018-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5503P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Core Tech Services and Supply LLC Odessa, Florida |
Standard | 2018-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7036Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5220Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4177E | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51FR | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2018-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2627C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C and T Aviation LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3695C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2018-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8124M | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2018-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N255Z | Terry Allen Small AVIPRO BEARHAWK 4 PL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2018-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7123P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7607W | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zero Seven Whiskey LLC Dewey, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6520P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2018-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27MR | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Redemption INC DBA Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3539W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2018-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7785Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8140P | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555FP | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Rotorpro LLC Sevierville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43796 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tpa LLC Augusta, Georgia |
Standard | 2018-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4833P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pacifica LLC Grand Junction, Colorado |
Standard | 2018-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2249P | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jrp Holdings LLC Highland, California |
Standard | 2018-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52AJ | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2018-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7357P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73622 | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2206B | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Volare Aviation LLC Livingston, New Jersey |
Standard | 2018-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8846W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9281E | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N342RA | S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heartland Aviation LLC Harrisonville, Missouri |
Standard | 2018-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N267S | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina |
Restricted | 2018-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6504S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516JP | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Franjojo Airways LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2018-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4777S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N4777S LLC Ault, Colorado |
Standard | 2018-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6184P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2178Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4496Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Restricted | 2018-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N958SB | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Victor Foxtrot LLC Scott City, Kansas |
Standard | 2018-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16377 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2018-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5253E | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2955R | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7250P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788WT | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6042E | Commander Aircraft Co 114TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paraken Properties LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2018-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6476P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Runner Aviation LLC Wadsworth, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7287Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3326W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sair LLC Natchitoches, Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2102Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3627C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8798W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6251P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9925H | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scientific Aerial Imaging INC Saint Helena, California |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9448W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2018-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4460Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63BD | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424BY | Piper PA-25-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyline Soaring Club INC Front Royal, Virginia |
Standard | 2018-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N236PM | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260GP | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Js Doig Restoration LLC Varnville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5311S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143TB | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8539N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6101P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6465T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hurricane CORP New York, New York |
None on file | 2018-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4741S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8550W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8678W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2018-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3501W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2018-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7321P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tappan East LLC New Philadelphia, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8551L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Avition INC Marana, Arizona |
Multiple | 2018-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3354W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747WD | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8147P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83RL | Lantrip Robert A BARRACUDA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2018-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75117 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Av8 LLC Sandy, Utah |
Standard | 2017-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7086L | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | N43926 LLC Dandridge, Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N877SM | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4575P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wings Management CO LLC Rio Rancho, New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6225M | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8641P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8641P LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4895S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642SW | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edgar Thomas L Flagstaff, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87RP | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8935W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2017-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1002H | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522TJ | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2017-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5440P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9099W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Monkeys LLC Boulder City, Nevada |
Standard | 2017-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7390P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7112P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44CA | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wiley Commercial Property Consulting INC Aitkin, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427RA | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2017-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8031P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2017-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3359W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4838S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dairy Air LLC Lake Jackson, Texas |
Standard | 2017-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5582Y | Fisher Carl R Jr STEEN SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2017-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7422Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Farm Air INC Astoria, Illinois |
Restricted | 2017-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602DT | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Follow Your Bliss LLC Woodbury, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8805J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 8805 Partners LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2017-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6308D | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6332T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 32 Tango Aviation LLC Beaverton, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2956A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-11-02 | 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.
