Lycoming TIO-540 series
5,079 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming TIO-540 series engine, rated at about 310 horsepower. The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga is the model most often fitted with it (1,727 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1962 and 2024.
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 series (3 codes). FAA spellings: TI0-540 SER · TIO 540 SER · TIO 540 SER.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga · Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain · Piper PA-24 Comanche · Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec · Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair · Mooney M-20 · Bellanca 17 Viking · Aero Commander 500
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming TIO-540 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E14EA, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 41 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 363 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 11 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 41 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 363 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
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-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 1,727 with this engine series
- Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain 561 with this engine series
- Piper PA-24 Comanche 535 with this engine series
- Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec 513 with this engine series
- Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane 313 with this engine series
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 254 with this engine series
- Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair 253 with this engine series
- Mooney M-20 223 with this engine series
- Florida 518 of these aircraft
- Texas 493 of these aircraft
- California 391 of these aircraft
- Delaware 238 of these aircraft
- Arizona 150 of these aircraft
- Central Airlines INC 20 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 20 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 19 of these aircraft
- Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC 18 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 17 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming TIO-540 series 41 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming TIO-540 series 363 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5,079
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N512C | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-02-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4128R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9140M | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249ME | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N249Me LLC Ottumwa, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N770BK | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Horizon Dreams LLC Homer, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8328D | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jldp LLC Chesapeake, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640GC | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Comanche 640Gc LLC Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78MS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2BZ | Rockwell International 500-S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bosco74 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8536 | Rockwell International 500-S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bosco74 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N900JL | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Baron LLC Pooler, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611DW | Aero Commander 500-B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nav Solutions LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7799V | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cb Aerial Application LLC Kirksville, Missouri |
Restricted | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9085P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2847J | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3BS | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Echo 7 Tango Aviation LLC Pottsboro, Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8185Y | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1501T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415SA | Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Artemis Aviation Group LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55856 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Romeo Kilo Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N396LR | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66AT | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Deer Elm Aviation LLC Owens Cross Roads, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713EC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Charlie Tango LLC Mechanicsville, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9153Z | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Danam Aviation LLC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9442C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elevate Aviation LLC Rathdrum, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3176H | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | G B T S LLC Yatesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103EN | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9105T | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14758 | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jim Franklin Aviation Service INC Ruidoso, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28JK | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Torps LLC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82FW | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N339CT | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733GP | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17AU | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22CH | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Supergo LLC Menlo Park, California |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60VB | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vvs Implements LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80LK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eti Aviation LLC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41210 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4250R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21722 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Properties Investors and Advisors LLC Laguna Niguel, California |
Standard | 2024-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N447SC | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N447Sc LLC Carmel, California |
Standard | 2024-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36716 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2024-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4188A | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Magic LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43728 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airtrans LLC Southport, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555JV | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Columbia Recreation LLC Quincy, Washington |
Standard | 2024-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7269T | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | AG N7269T LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2024-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54ST | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mac Air Aviation LLC Xenia, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747CG | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Americus LLC Johns Creek, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N355SR | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moonglow Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16SC | Piper PA-31 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Western Alaska Aircraft Leasing LLC Pahrump, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5354K | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611DP | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Inversiones Flg INC Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616JP | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wb Painting Contractors LLC Greenville, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206VS | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bos Ranch LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3068T | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424TP | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57GP | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Foncho CORP San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3548B | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jaa Holdings LLC Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4098A | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jaa Holdings LLC Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71DP | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Djp Enterprises INC Chandler, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208FT | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 423 East Young LLC Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915WC | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barr Air Patrol LLC Mesquite, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4070R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bamfs Group LLC Davie, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4152D | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9459P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N4112E | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yr-Aircraft Leasing LLC Bethel, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8188M | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888JJ | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gst Inmotion LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9167P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pegasus Unlimited LLC Arroyo Grande, California |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41189 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yr-Aircraft Leasing LLC Bethel, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4118G | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yr-Aircraft Leasing LLC Bethel, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260PC | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4757W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ams Aviation LLC Greenwood, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1994B | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gxi Holdings LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7761V | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N347CB | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4170W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wilson Troy L Raton, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9225Y | Piper PA 31P 350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99DH | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36401 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Over Your Head LLC Erie, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6580V | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N683RL | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mach 10 Cap LLC Fincastle, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8NY | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tap Family CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N930MD | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tab Associates INC DBA Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1UG | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627DY | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coltov LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2023-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N256ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140DC | Martin Tom F-1 ROCKET |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2023-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N531PT | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Viking Aviation LLC Catoosa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9006P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sage Building Construction INC Roosevelt, Utah |
Standard | 2023-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13TT | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Klcc Holdings LLC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48TN | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16AB | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87WT | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | And We'Re Off Aviation LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105CB | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Squirrel Aviation LLC Blacksburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4370F | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rmr INC Exeter, California |
Standard | 2023-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N829MA | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626VB | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jbo Airventures LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6882Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flamingo Air INC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4149R | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-07 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
