Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A

508 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A engine, rated at about 235 horsepower. The Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane is the model most often fitted with it (508 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2002 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-AK1A. FAA spelling: TIO-540-AK1A.

Fitted to model families

Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane508

Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane

Where they are owner's state

California59Texas53Montana27Delaware26Colorado26Alabama25Washington20Florida20Nevada18Arizona17

Kind of aircraft

Turboprops508 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 26 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 10 of them in the last ten years.

Failure reports 26 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder Head4Bulkhead2Hose2Wastegate Valve2Antenna1Bearing1Bolt1Bracket1Breather1Exhaust Pipe1

Latest reports

2024-09-26Intake Pipe: loose

2019-04-05Tailpipe: cracked

2018-08-09Cylinder Head: bypassing

2018-06-25Cylinder Head: bypassing

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

Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane 508 with this engine series

Where they are

California 59 of these aircraft
Texas 53 of these aircraft
Montana 27 of these aircraft
Delaware 26 of these aircraft
Colorado 26 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Civil Air Patrol 21 of these aircraft
Van Bortel Aircraft INC 14 of these aircraft
Textron Aviation INC 5 of these aircraft
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee 3 of these aircraft
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

Failure reports on the Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A 26 reports since 1995

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 508

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N538CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2016-01-28	Valid
N539CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2016-01-28	Valid
N542CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2016-01-28	Valid
N580CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2016-01-28	Valid
N582CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2016-01-28	Valid
N131DL	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flyaway INC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2016-01-07	Valid
N575PP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2015-12-30	Valid
N9491D	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-11-17	Valid
N83LL	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2015-09-01	Valid
N995CS	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2015-06-04	Valid
N6016V	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2015-05-05	Valid
N832MC	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peak Aviation LLC Bozeman, Montana	Standard	2015-04-20	Valid
N6025E	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Victor Air LLC Kirkland, Washington	Standard	2015-03-23	Valid
N1243N	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2015-01-07	Valid
N9085Q	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kep2 Aviation LLC Belmar, New Jersey	Standard	2014-10-08	Valid
N5271F	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-10-02	Valid
N134KA	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hgj Capital Holdings LLC Newark, Delaware	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N3852B	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-06-25	Valid
N156	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-06-06	Valid
N91FR	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Janie Air INC Roseville, California	Standard	2014-05-06	Valid
N121VB	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mt Aero LLC Arundel, Maine	Standard	2014-04-23	Valid
N2423C	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Griffin Aviation LLC Ventura, California	Standard	2014-03-17	Valid
N6052J	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brite Angel Landing INC Mccall, Idaho	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N109DL	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boon Aviation LLC Spring Lake, Michigan	Standard	2014-02-10	Valid
N193VB	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ali Suleiman MD INC Beckley, West Virginia	Standard	2014-01-06	Valid
N6040S	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2013-12-03	Valid
N85ES	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2013-07-31	Valid
N8EM	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2013-07-26	Valid
N1230B	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	M&M Modal LLC Denver, Colorado	Standard	2013-06-19	Valid
N94079	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-04-05	Valid
N22761	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kop Aviation LLC El Paso, Texas	Standard	2013-02-04	Valid
N614KS	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Diy Travel LLC Seattle, Washington	Standard	2013-01-04	Valid
N6259T	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rhys Vineyards LLC Woodside, California	Standard	2012-10-30	Valid
N525MJ	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-10-23	Valid
N878MS	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Providence Flying LLC Chillicothe, Missouri	Standard	2012-10-03	Valid
N1455R	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N14306	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2012-08-23	Valid
N9324F	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-06	Valid
N6213L	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Meh Air LLC Benton, Arkansas	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N1247V	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-07-02	Valid
N22CU	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gbh Aviation Santa Monica, California	Standard	2012-05-03	Valid
N21971	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mp Aviation LLC Buffalo, New York	Standard	2012-03-13	Valid
N818SM	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2012-02-29	Valid
N931VM	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vermeer Great Plains INC Olathe, Kansas	Standard	2012-01-23	Valid
N9318W	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Autoscribe Arrow LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Standard	2012-01-06	Valid
N9241B	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Border Warehouse INC Mission, Texas	Standard	2011-12-30	Valid
N203SP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Colorado State Patrol Denver, Colorado	Standard	2011-12-05	Valid
N21359	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-10-28	Valid
N101DY	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dyess Investments LLC Bassfield, Mississippi	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N238CS	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	D H Hutson Enterprises INC Waxhaw, North Carolina	Standard	2011-09-16	Valid
N6279A	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vpc Aviation LLC Cartersville, Georgia	Standard	2011-08-10	Valid
N62404	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tech Flyers LLC Asheville, North Carolina	Standard	2011-07-19	Valid
N9171U	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Alpine Activities INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-06-28	Valid
N2270Q	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sure Aviation LLC North East, Maryland	Standard	2011-06-08	Valid
N618F	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2011-05-02	Valid
N92Z	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sky Galaxy 1 LLC Lake Placid, New York	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N60986	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kinn Folk LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2011-01-04	Valid
N286CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2010-12-10	Valid
N336CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2010-12-10	Valid
N6165Z	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Newman Construction INC DBA Riverton, Utah	Standard	2010-12-09	Valid
N285CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N5262Q	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2009-11-20	Valid
N6039H	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mailing and Fulfilling America INC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2009-04-07	Valid
N6247C	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	San Simeon Air LLC San Francisco, California	Standard	2009-01-08	Valid
N948CA	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2009-01-07	Valid
N6210V	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2008-12-15	Valid
N6296R	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2008-09-12	Valid
N6196X	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Precheck General LLC Alamogordo, New Mexico	Standard	2008-09-08	Valid
N6191A	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pearson Aero Solutions LLC Dallas, Georgia	Standard	2008-08-25	Valid
N1421K	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fjb Flyers LLC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2008-08-21	Valid
N316RB	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rbp Management LLC Franklin, North Carolina	Standard	2008-07-23	Valid
N1187T	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bluenose LLC Queen Creek, Arizona	Standard	2008-06-30	Valid
N6033B	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rmp Management CO INC Rancho Cucamonga, California	Standard	2008-06-20	Valid
N14221	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hilltop Growers LLC Oceano, California	Standard	2008-05-28	Valid
N2221X	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	K C Leasing CORP Woods Cross, Utah	Standard	2008-05-23	Valid
N1057Z	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Acc Transport LLC Pomona, California	Standard	2008-02-21	Valid
N765CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2007-12-12	Valid
N768CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2007-12-12	Valid
N60166	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gabriel/Jordan Holdings Gp INC Henderson, Texas	Standard	2007-07-26	Valid
N246SE	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cannavair INC Seattle, Washington	Standard	2007-07-18	Valid
N8925L	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2007-03-19	Valid
N652CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2007-02-05	Valid
N753CP	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2007-02-05	Valid
N841DM	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2007-02-05	Valid
N219SB	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	155 Aviation LLC Redwood City, California	Standard	2006-12-11	Valid
N6022N	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Strong Brothers Aviation INC Leesburg, Florida	Standard	2006-11-07	Valid
N6044Z	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2006-10-11	Valid
N496V	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Berkenkotter Transportation LLC Howard, Colorado	Standard	2006-08-31	Valid
N60349	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mb Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, Texas	Standard	2006-08-31	Valid
N3533W	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Longfellow Aviation INC Mequon, Wisconsin	Standard	2004-12-27	Valid
N119CS	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N1232E	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N1425A	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N1543T	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N2146C	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N2740K	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard		Pending
N384J	Textron Aviation Inc T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N50588	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard		Valid
N5236U	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid
N5244Q	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas	Standard		Valid

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.