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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N56NL | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Extra Air LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2003-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232PF | Fagan Patrick J BEARHAWK |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2003-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736ZX | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity Redstone Arsenal, Alabama |
Standard | 2003-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6134P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J-Tom INC Lincoln, Nebraska |
Standard | 2003-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9584P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sugarbush Soaring Assn INC Warren, Vermont |
Standard | 2002-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3014G | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Aircraft LLC Anacortes, Washington |
Standard | 2002-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2242F | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6701P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2002-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469CB | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | Central Boiler Promotions INC Greenbush, Minnesota |
Standard | 2002-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4757P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2002-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14EE | S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 14Ee CORP Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399RC | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southwestern Development & Leasing INC Costa Mesa, California |
Standard | 2002-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5157Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Christine Flight INC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2002-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7610P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2002-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99ES | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2002-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56298 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2002-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N904GD | Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Charter INC DBA Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2002-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6962P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2002-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3248W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2002-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7274P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2002-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4667S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Advanced Communications & Technologies INC Erie, Colorado |
Standard | 2002-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8561N | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2223V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2002-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5717P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55049 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2002-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418KM | Maule M-7-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2002-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41L | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2002-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8514L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sugarbush Soaring Assn INC Warren, Vermont |
Standard | 2002-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9752N | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6766P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2002-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4649S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brigger LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2002-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57AA | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | South Texas Weather Modification Association Pleasanton, Texas |
Restricted | 2002-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5914P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2002-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9819P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4681S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2002-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6675Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boomer Aviation INC Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Restricted | 2002-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7248P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7248P LTD Wallkill, New York |
Standard | 2002-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4978T | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56332 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2002-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92390 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elek LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2002-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8658L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid Atlantic Soaring Association INC Frederick, Maryland |
Standard | 2002-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6372S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Holt Richard M Sierra Vista, Arizona |
Standard | 2002-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9701P | Piper PA-25-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tucson Soaring Club INC Sahuarita, Arizona |
Standard | 2002-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6149S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7SX | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2002-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2957M | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2002-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738WV | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2002-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7579Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rotor and Wing Tioga, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2002-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54898 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Indiana Soaring Society Yorktown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2001-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87MR | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2001-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7303P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2001-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8573W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2001-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3765W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2001-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8971P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Derrel Luce PC Waco, Texas |
Standard | 2001-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105DY | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2001-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7924P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Texas Weather Modification Association San Angelo, Texas |
Standard | 2001-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8687W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2001-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8688W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9266E | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2001-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3081E | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2001-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5443P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2001-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9170W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7341P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2001-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9154P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2001-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5389P | Piper PA-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15TK | Jones Tyre K STARDUSTER II TK1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2001-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7290P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Farmland Investments INC Mound City, Missouri |
Standard | 2001-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18BR | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Ohio INC Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2001-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738VG | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2001-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3307W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2001-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9096W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2001-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8797W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2001-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8638L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tulsa Skyhawks INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Multiple | 2001-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711EZ | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sparrow International LLC Littleton, Colorado |
Standard | 2001-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9224W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2001-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7286C | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2001-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8753W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2001-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756UC | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2001-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15251 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2001-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4082R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid-Life Crisis Aviation LLC Renton, Washington |
Standard | 2001-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5580P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82575 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2001-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4933S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2001-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9202Z | Maule M-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2001-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1999S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2001-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3637C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Three Seven Charlie LLC Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2001-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756AL | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2129Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2001-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7196H | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | State of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2001-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6217C | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2001-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7183C | Robinson Helicopter R44 |
Helicopter | State of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2001-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8567W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2001-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6618Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rotor and Wing Tioga, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2001-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2213F | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J & M Airways LLC Troy, Michigan |
Standard | 2001-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8130Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2000-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7685P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2000-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2817C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 2817C INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9103E | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2000-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80KM | Britten-Norman BN-2A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mcphillips Flying Service INC DBA Beaver Island, Michigan |
Standard | 2000-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8182P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2000-10-27 | 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.
