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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5944P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2000-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40KM | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Tech LLC Prosser, Washington |
Multiple | 2000-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6667P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2000-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7039P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2000-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2172U | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wandering Wings INC Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Standard | 2000-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756BC | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2000-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914P | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Land-O-Lakes Flying Club INC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Standard | 2000-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5518J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8947W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2000-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5664Y | Maule M-7-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2000-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1717L | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gkd CORP Lakewood, Washington |
Standard | 2000-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4758P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5083C | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tsf INC Bristol, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2000-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403WB | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | New England Airlines INC Westerly, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2000-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8504L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texas Soaring Association Midlothian, Texas |
Restricted | 2000-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1786R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3836W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2000-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N740HN | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2000-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705CG | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2000-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4331Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Restricted | 2000-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163JB | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7326P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143ZL | Moravan Z143L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6395P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2000-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81406 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dorgate LLC Charles City, Iowa |
Standard | 2000-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5946P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6380P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8110B | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | St Air LTD Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2000-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5596J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jenny LLC Hudsonville, Michigan |
Standard | 2000-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2224B | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2000-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9351W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7568Y | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Associates LLC Oxford, Maryland |
Standard | 2000-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7031P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tenkiller Flying Club Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2000-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3353W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2000-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2739C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lge Flying Club INC Marietta, Georgia |
Standard | 2000-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5363Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2000-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3019Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2000-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5952P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2000-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8266P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2000-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4373R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Klc Associates Unionville, Connecticut |
Standard | 2000-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56612 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2000-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N146SC | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fantasy Aire INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5546H | Cessna T182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 1999-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2107G | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1999-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4569Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 1999-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4624Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1999-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26AU | Siai-Marchetti SF-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maximum Entropy INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 1999-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9036R | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Baltz David M Superior, Colorado |
Standard | 1999-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N351VA | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Victory Aviation Club INC Hamilton, Ohio |
Standard | 1999-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56391 | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 1999-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341DR | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Echo Sierra INC Potomac Falls, Virginia |
Standard | 1999-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5705P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5705P INC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 1999-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55DA | Dehavilland DHC-1 T.MK. 10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Circle L J Aviation INC Plant City, Florida |
Experimental | 1999-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5481S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plumb Ray A Salida, Colorado |
Standard | 1999-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9576P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Philadelphia Glider Council Hilltown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1999-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55347 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1999-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8773W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1999-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3916W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spiritaire INC Saint Louis, Missouri |
Standard | 1999-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901GD | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Charter INC DBA Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 1999-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1773R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 1999-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4940P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Arpey Aviation LTD Colleyville, Texas |
Standard | 1999-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757QT | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moxley Equipment CO INC Council Grove, Kansas |
Standard | 1999-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6166M | Maule M-5-235C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bradley Aero Services INC Southwick, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5230P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6640P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 1999-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6194P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crosby Tire & Body Shop INC Crosby, North Dakota |
Standard | 1999-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6104P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1999-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27423 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 1999-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4515P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying W Leasing INC Bartlett, Illinois |
Standard | 1999-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8087C | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hartzell Propeller Employees Flying Club Piqua, Ohio |
Standard | 1999-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5569P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spirit Wings LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737TB | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bartholemy Construction INC Beaverton, Oregon |
Standard | 1999-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7080P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 1999-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4910S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 1999-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7675P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1999-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89WB | Agusta Spa F.260D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9039C | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Double O Seven Limited CO Carefree, Arizona |
Standard | 1999-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4815Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adrian Soaring Club INC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 1999-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7613P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55031 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Monaghan Management CORP Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 1999-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222TJ | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1999-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4714P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 1999-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1732R | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1999-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82ER | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midwest Airmotive INC Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Standard | 1999-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4861S | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midwest Airmotive INC Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Standard | 1999-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6909P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Texas Weather Modification Association San Angelo, Texas |
Multiple | 1999-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N950HP | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kansas Highway Patrol Topeka, Kansas |
Experimental | 1999-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38505 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Commercial Openings Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 1999-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234RC | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ronnie G Crider Pa Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 1999-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3969W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1999-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3890W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 1999-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6016P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 1999-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8929W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711EW | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ward Lumber Company INC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 1999-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9251W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 1998-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5544S | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1998-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1007U | Maule M-7-235B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 1998-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235LW | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1998-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6121T | Cessna TR182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 1998-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9424W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 1998-10-20 | 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.
