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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N93HB | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2004-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8256L | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2004-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8634W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1579X | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2004-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4784Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Sky Jet INC Bozeman, Montana |
Restricted | 2004-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83160 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736ZD | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566TP | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2004-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3880W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Specialized Communications Smithsburg, Maryland |
Standard | 2004-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200DB | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Bravo INC Davie, Florida |
Standard | 2004-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312RA | S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cross Country Soaring INC Lonsdale, Minnesota |
Standard | 2004-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N667DT | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2004-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8451P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4798S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2004-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6500P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2004-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6048P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2004-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7626P | Piper PA-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2004-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7232V | Intermountain CALLAIR A-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California |
Standard | 2004-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4307G | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Cockpit LLC Schaumburg, Illinois |
Standard | 2004-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N706MC | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | St Bernard Parish Government Chalmette, Louisiana |
Multiple | 2004-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517MS | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2004-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9324W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B2W CORP Winona, Minnesota |
Standard | 2004-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8816L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Windy City Soaring Association Hinckley, Illinois |
Standard | 2004-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737CF | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zia Air 7Cf LLC Redwood City, California |
Standard | 2004-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9468P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2004-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5890P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2004-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N250CC | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerodynamics Worldwide INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2004-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3215W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2004-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7301W | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2004-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4215T | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2004-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9100W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2004-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771PC | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Buzzair INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2004-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777LF | Helio H-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aeolian CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2004-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8290H | Intermountain CALLAIR A-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2004-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7773P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2004-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5584P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2004-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7592Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2004-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7381P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pax River Flyers LLC Kennett Square, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2004-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15304 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smeltzer and Sons INC Cape May C H, New Jersey |
Standard | 2004-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3601W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Precision Landings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2004-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7739P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2004-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6303T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pink Pilot LLC Madison, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2004-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9060W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2004-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8209P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fox Black Enterprises INC Kilmarnock, Virginia |
Standard | 2003-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3471W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2003-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5359P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District White Deer, Texas |
Restricted | 2003-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9357P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2003-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40726 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2003-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3585W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4351D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2003-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7325S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vineyard View Aviation INC Napa, California |
Standard | 2003-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2870T | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2003-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3454W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Roos Paul A Lake City, Florida |
Standard | 2003-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62607 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Horizon Aeronautics Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2003-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5760P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9456W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2003-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7592Y | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, Washington |
Standard | 2003-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3944W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Catlin Flying Service LLC Twisp, Washington |
Standard | 2003-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737JN | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Surplus Products INC East Point, Kentucky |
Standard | 2003-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39BC | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2003-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5555J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2003-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5678P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2003-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N897M | Maule M-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2003-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5649M | Maule M-6-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2003-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9049W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8849W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2003-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7189P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6442P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | V & e Aviation LLC Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2003-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7753P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2003-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2116Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2003-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8402B | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121DW | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flight World INC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2003-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905GD | Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Charter INC DBA Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2003-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133JD | Swick-Bucker Jungmeister BU133S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2003-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4321Y | Piper PA-23-235 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2003-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9513P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Sailing INC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2003-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2673T | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2003-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145RH | Husted Dean MEYERS 145 REPLICA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida |
Experimental | 2003-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409X | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2003-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5BK | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2003-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9475W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Giese Aerial INC Hoffman, Minnesota |
Standard | 2003-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28WW | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2003-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4591T | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherokee 235 LLC Sidney, Nebraska |
Standard | 2003-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7694P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7694P Enterprises INC Dover, Delaware |
Multiple | 2003-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736ER | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2003-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56398 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Caprock Spraying INC Vega, Texas |
Standard | 2003-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6906P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2003-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69HH | Haigh Henry A HAIGH SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2003-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5386P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rendezvous Air LLC Riverton, Wyoming |
Standard | 2003-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7159P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2003-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56934 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8208P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2003-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83741 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2003-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9001W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2003-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469EH | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2003-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412EP | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Masters Mission Nenana, Alaska |
Standard | 2003-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3485W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2003-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6118P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2003-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N547X | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2003-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6383T | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-01-27 | 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.
