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
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow1,226Piper PA-24 Comanche1,162Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga641Cessna R182 Skylane RG613Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG413Piper PA-25 Pawnee333Maule M-5148Robinson R44138Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec138Maule M-759Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane53Britten-Norman BN-229
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
California548Texas467Florida359Arizona198Colorado181Ohio155Washington147Michigan131Georgia123North Carolina119
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles4,903 (93%)Piston twins198 (4%)Helicopters140 (3%)Turboprops3 (0.1%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-540 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
Failure reports 304 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Magneto11Light10Carburetor8Line8Clamp7Pin7Valve7Boot6Bulkhead6Hose6
Latest reports
2026-05-09Thrust Button: faulty
2025-06-06Housing: failed
2024-09-25Magneto: making metal
2024-04-02Rod: scored
2023-06-27Solenoid: defective
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
Fitted to
- 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
Where they are
- California 548 of these aircraft
- Texas 467 of these aircraft
- Florida 359 of these aircraft
- Arizona 198 of these aircraft
- Colorado 181 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- 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
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540 series 304 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-540-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5,244
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8806W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60WF | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8528W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15564 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Santi Cali Aviation LLC Longwood, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1661R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8501L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2025-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9369W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7426S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164KD | Fitts Robert D SUPER 540 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6433T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7319T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alberta Aviation LLC Wyoming, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16440 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6284P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9230W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6355Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8526N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2329T | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1588X | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718SC | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Helico Rotors INC Miami Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3279C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11541 | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Upskirt Aviation LLC Fredericktown, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2918D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3255W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2847Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407X | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8510N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4329Y | Piper PA-23-235 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7711P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whitewater Aviation INC Harrison, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8283P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9092C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adirondack Aviators LLC Peru, New York |
Standard | 2025-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2108V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fast and Slow To Go LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4044Q | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cloud Surfers LLC Olathe, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4887S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8470H | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Air US INC Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4676P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7994P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Letourneau University Longview, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32553 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3497W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6153S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N783SC | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41VZ | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Carver CO LLC Chugiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437NA | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757YG | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dayton Pilots Club INC Springboro, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8447P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5529J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Farsighted Aviation LLC Connersville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112CP | Maule MT-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bradley Aviation LLC Columbus, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260AP | Siai-Marchetti F260D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rother Aviation INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9444W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17TA | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Retired Aviators Flying Club LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235DA | Piper PA-23-235 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Marc Aircraft Holding LLC Soldotna, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8898W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N287BW | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6928P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47U | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aleco 182 LLC Vestavia Hills, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4907P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50CX | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9160W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Aviator LLC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6128T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4661T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6147M | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Six One North LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8619P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5012R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wolfenden Enterprises INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756UE | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 756Ue LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7929P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smh Aviation LLC Johnstown, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8211J | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wjb INC Harrisburg, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20RD | Maule MT-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7618P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15208 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29BJ | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Max Total Time LLC Lufkin, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41364 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N4938T | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tilney Five LLC Belleair, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8220P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8830L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8950W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3356W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Five Six Whiskey LLC Plainfield, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4301L | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8391P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clare Enterprises LLC Edina, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N353SP | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6823P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10480 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper 66 LLC Kirksville, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8105P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1757R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8705W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9481W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9869C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Star Holdings LLC Safety Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N236SH | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air 2 Sea LLC Martin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3590W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8536N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8626W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279LG | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5557P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5557P Delta Charlie Aviation INC Rockwall, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8511P | Piper PA-24-400 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8623W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8858W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9143W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403FD | Agusta Spa F.260D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3609W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5320Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rawareo LLC Warsaw, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8752W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N144RP | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Benrud Aviation LLC Rice, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-06 | 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.