The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A

719 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A engine, rated at about 310 horsepower. The Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair is the model most often fitted with it (719 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1999 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 TIO-540-AJ1A. FAA spelling: TIO-540-AJ1A.

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles719100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19801
19906
2000212
2010264
2020209

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E14EA, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 102 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 27 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2017-06-282017-11-10 · Engine Exhaust System · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2015-07-022015-10-06 · Engine exhaust pipes · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A

Failure reports 102 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0368110005101520126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
003
011
022
032
041
051
061
078
089
096
105
113
128
139
144
157
165
1711
182
191
204
215
231
241
251
261

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Magneto8Pump8Pushrod7Boot4Cylinder4Control Cable3Exhaust Pipe3Line3Alternator2Clamp2
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Magneto8
Pump8
Pushrod7
Boot4
Cylinder4
Control Cable3
Exhaust Pipe3
Line3
Alternator2
Clamp2

Latest reports

2026-09-30Attach Bracket: cracked
2025-03-18Connecting Rod: damaged
2024-02-22Coupling: loose
2023-06-23Alternator: seized
2021-06-16Line: gouged

Certificates and bulletins

E14EAType certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 40 models listed · revised May 24, 2012

Safety bulletins 5 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft
2008-07-03NE-08-32 · Propeller Governor Set Screw

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 719

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N180KH Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Pwx Services
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184SG Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Nby Productions
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185KP Textron Aviation Inc
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Ng Research
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187DH Textron Aviation Inc
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Psl Surveys
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N189CB Textron Aviation Inc
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Otv Leasing
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N512FG Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Lcb Leasing
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N599TS Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Nbr Aviation
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278JH Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Raytheon CO
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2015-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94969 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Tailwinds Aviation LLC
Madison, Mississippi
Standard 2015-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6045C Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Orange County Sheriffs Department Rnsp
Santa Ana, California
Standard 2015-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N629BA Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Kqm Aviation
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N629RS Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Obr Leasing
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2015-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206EM Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Hoopes Turf Farm INC
Ulysses, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N190PD Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Policia of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928AZ Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Oceano Packing Company LLC
Pismo Beach, California
Standard 2015-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147SA Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Steeda Autosports INC
Pompano Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1423W Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Maricopa County Sheriffs Office
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2015-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4169W Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Sebago Flight Service INC
Cumberland, Maine
Standard 2015-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76HD Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Arkansas Department of Transportation
Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2014-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299MC Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine N299Mc LLC
Auburn, Washington
Standard 2014-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N130CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N196CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N216CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N540CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N589CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51964 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Shorebird LLC
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Standard 2014-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5524C Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N329CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N805AP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Asphalt Professionals INC
Thousand Oaks, California
Standard 2014-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1728L Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N274CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2014-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1296M Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2014-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9481T Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Gpi Geospatial INC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2014-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1460T Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Jlj Aviation LLC
Amarillo, Texas
Standard 2014-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32HS Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Farm Boy Aviation LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2014-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N703CM Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Seneca Structural Engineering INC
Irvine, California
Standard 2014-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N188CS Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Jaae INC
North Miami Beach, Florida
Standard 2014-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514KM Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Otv Leasing
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2014-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92966 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Six J Aviation LLC
Palestine, Texas
Standard 2013-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N583ED Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine East Demarco Aviation LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2013-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N712RJ Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine High Romance LLC
Belvedere, California
Standard 2013-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90227 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2013-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9446P Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Pierce County Sheriffs Department
Puyallup, Washington
Standard 2013-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N437CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2013-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430DM Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Nwa Leasing Group LLC
Springdale, Arkansas
Standard 2013-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N240CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2012-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92853 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Cornerstone Mapping INC
Roca, Nebraska
Standard 2012-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147GW Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Allen Air LLC
Creola, Alabama
Standard 2012-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N863TC Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Tjk Aviation LLC
New Canaan, Connecticut
Standard 2012-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2255M Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2012-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51703 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Stingair INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N261CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2012-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N196TW Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Tango Lima Flying LLC
Lawrence, Kansas
Standard 2011-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N996CS Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Iowa State Patrol
Des Moines, Iowa
Standard 2011-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9288X Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Ks&G Management INC
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Standard 2011-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6284S Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine North Dakota Aeronautics Commission
Bismarck, North Dakota
Standard 2011-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N176CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2011-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N843WT Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Mcdermott Aviation LLC
Linn Creek, Missouri
Standard 2011-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918RG Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine G & L Equipment Leasing LLC
Natchez, Mississippi
Standard 2011-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N402CP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine A & A Drug CO
Fremont, Nebraska
Standard 2011-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959JT Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Psl Surveys
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2011-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1458H Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Mosle Air LLC
Far Hills, New Jersey
Standard 2011-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523SP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Arkansas State Police
Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2010-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52285 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Standard 2010-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5054T Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143GM Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Nby Productions
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2010-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143GS Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Pxw Services
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2010-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5271B Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin, Texas
Standard 2010-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6075M Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Lz Max Air LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2010-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N495BJ Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Obr Leasing
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2010-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813JH Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Kqm Aviation
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2010-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206HJ Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2010-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N208DG Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Delta Golf Aviation LLC
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Standard 2009-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N949RL Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine National Aircraft Leasing CORP
Greenville, Delaware
Standard 2009-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N972SM Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine National Aircraft Leasing CORP
Greenville, Delaware
Standard 2009-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N957BT Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Nueces Leasing LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2009-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N288JY Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine National Aircraft Leasing CORP
Greenville, Delaware
Standard 2009-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N496WW Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine National Aircraft Leasing Corporation
Greenville, Delaware
Standard 2009-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728MP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine National Aircraft Leasing Corporation
Greenville, Delaware
Standard 2009-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827YP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Greiner Heating Air Conditioning INC
Dixon, California
Standard 2009-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6105J Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Pilonex Montana LLC
Springville, Utah
Standard 2009-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61948 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Ac AG Management LLC
Johnson, Kansas
Standard 2009-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51783 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Eagle Aerial INC
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 2008-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2383L Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Nebraska State Patrol
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2008-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6213C Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Macadam Aviation LLC
Henderson, Colorado
Standard 2008-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62926 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Peterson Business Promotions LLC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2008-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15031 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1727L Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin, Texas
Standard 2008-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299SP Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine North Dakota Highway Patrol
Bismarck, North Dakota
Standard 2008-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2272P Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57MR Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Tarriance LLC
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Standard 2007-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N661MC Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Steger Holdings LLC
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2007-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1327K Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Loveland Aviation LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard 2007-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206LG Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Hotel Kilo Aviation LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2007-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1SL Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Hotel Kilo Aviation LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2007-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1327E Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.