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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N77DU | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444JK | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hodges Aviation LLC Cleburne, Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5190A | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5359Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Majeste Air LLC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818CC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flyit LLC Camas, Washington |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N138R | Piper PA-31 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | A & K Aviation LLC Wenatchee, Washington |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75387 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Latitude 63 LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8741P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crimson Dawn Aviation LLC Vinton, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787RW | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jw Venture Aviation LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2288Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midnight 30 LLC Columbia, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N325BB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Capital City Curb & Gutter LLC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59936 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2156N | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Terryair LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33TL | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96JD | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432CW | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8698N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Under Bridge LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9293P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Centerline Holdings INC Camden, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345RP | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcdole Consulting LLC Southern Shores, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53521 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N824GT | Socata TB21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bmi Aviation LLC Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43TR | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Meichelle Enterprises INC Santa Barbara, California |
Standard | 2023-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8942N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91727 | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2023-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555SS | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skylink Group LLC York, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41365 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9450P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smh Aviation LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74WD | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nevada Viking Partners LLC Stateline, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4112K | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4327W | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Devline Air LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N607JW | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid-South Bulk Services INC West Memphis, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727CJ | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mgr Aviation LLC Chelsea, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8809P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pa24 LLC Painesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300JP | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10PJ | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120JD | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lamb Aviation LLC Perris, California |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15172 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65908 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116SM | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Archie Aero LLC Beaverton, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39525 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41492 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charter Air Travel LLC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2FX | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Crazy Aviation LLC Hollywood, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3545J | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barr Air Patrol LLC Mesquite, Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5MH | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198TC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Ryder Aviation LLC Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73RT | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Regent Trust CORP Trustee Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65971 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Georgalos Aircraft LLC Eagle Point, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140RM | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57882 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dakota Air Spray LLC Huron, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6823Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32BV | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8813C | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89PA | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9356P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9205P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dt Pralle Enterprise INC Hampton, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N181KC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gillette Investing LLC Sioux City, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N237RE | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4030R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dsp Investments LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5247F | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8180D | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bobert Bunny LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N255G | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6940F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rebel Ranch LLC Glenwood, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9458P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Standard Aviation LLC Burleson, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4711W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Walkabout Holdings INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1083T | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32655 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65445 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35187 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9438P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4429X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pearls Pilot LLC Jefferson City, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8424A | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N942RB | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jf Aviation LLC Minot, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419RT | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35440 | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Norwood Jon D Damon, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224JJ | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4122W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Go West Aviation LLC Gillette, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8170S | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skywagons.Com LLC Placerville, California |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9338P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dream Home Aviation INC New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9652K | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1088T | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8238D | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Therapy LLC Livingston, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8700P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8999P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44661 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Family Flyer Six LLC Columbus, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622AJ | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yonder CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52715 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Echo Sierra 54 LLC Hagerstown, Maryland |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21AG | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2932Q | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K & W Aviation LLC Jackson, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7392V | Bellanca 17-31 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brown Mill Ranch LLC Lamar, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8067P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9127P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Miscellaneous Metals LLC Thaxton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9267P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N892TG | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Teo Steel INC Ramer, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9102P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40919 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Asb1 Group LLC Miramar, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499FC | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Foxtrot Charlie Aviation LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2161A | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377ME | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brandywine Enterprises LP Beverly Hills, California |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417JM | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tulsa Aviation Partners LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | 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.
