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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N374HP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8265R | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mirrorstriker Aviation LLC Tomball, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8569P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Purpose Flight INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4228T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8597P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2802W | Socata TB21TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8851P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N3545Z | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Grande Skyclub INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57TF | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Highernet LLC Antioch, California |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9503P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260GC | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Feline Health INC Hampstead, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888RJ | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7AC | Aero Commander 500-B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Commander Quest LLC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9135P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42TG | Socata TB21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7688 | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jte Properties LLC Azle, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8704P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9140P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1222Z | Butler Aircraft Company AEROSTAR 601 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8042G | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Temple In the Sky LLC Marietta, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5141Y | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Commonwealth of Virginia Fort Monroe, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2PB | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300MP | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Victoria'S Wings LLC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327HP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N327Hp LLC Senoia, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39706 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N552MN | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mtc Air LLC Blue Ridge, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N610LB | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49FM | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4960 | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 250 INC Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8998N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hangar Cc5 LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41152 | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mb Stedman Airplane LLC Marble Falls, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15268 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jj Freefall INC Wendell, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711PF | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N798BS | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burnkey Aviation LLC Declo, Idaho |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8833V | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4210M | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paragon Air Group Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78AA | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rw Higginsllc Armuchee, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1389B | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Columbia Safety Medical LLC Kennewick, Washington |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N778E | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4185X | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wjw Transport INC Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55664 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherokee 55664 LLC Sparks, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67TG | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N692DW | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924RR | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9YM | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scenic Aviation LLC Breckenridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45VZ | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Starlifter Aviation LLC Fairborn, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3158L | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51KM | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baker Leasing LLC Kotzebue, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55682 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8565P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N633SG | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherokee N633Sg LLC Leonardtown, Maryland |
Standard | 2022-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4850W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727MA | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Marc INC Bolton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955DG | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Superior Aero & Marine LLC Bolivar, Missouri |
Standard | 2022-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177HC | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michaelstadt, |
Standard | 2022-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32706 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15240 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2022-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8674C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6404Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4015R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J and J Av8 LLC Eatonton, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8PT | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 10Wg LLC Newman Lake, Washington |
Standard | 2022-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4044R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Four M Aviation LLC St Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39639 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500HR | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dese Enterprises LLC Huntsville, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700GL | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pitcock Aviation LLC Tompkinsville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744JC | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ack-Pg-Llc Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N854TC | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beech Construction INC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915PR | Aero Commander 500 S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Avialogia INC Cancun, |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8787P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A B Helton Enterprises LLC Warthen, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9327P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Krb LLC Rupert, Idaho |
Standard | 2022-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N381HP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6189Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8942P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3050D | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Islander Aviation LLC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2022-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8632P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78MR | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47GH | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2022-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1021P | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yurok Tribe Construction CORP Klamath, California |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14350 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pema Aviation LLC Tavernier, Florida |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62647 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC Rochester, New York |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8359S | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Soda Aviation LLC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999MT | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2022-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39909 | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2022-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16498 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Owens Hay LLC Crane, Oregon |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5363Q | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cary Gosney Crna INC Sonora, California |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8918N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82470 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tfto LLC Franklin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27FM | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gogoplex LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4743W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Time Adventures LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8341H | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dbc Aviation LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17AK | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4960F | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lc Aviation LLC Fort Meade, Florida |
Standard | 2022-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722ET | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8006J | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Crimson Star LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30947 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Silver Palms Aviation LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2022-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5251S | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6644Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N6644Y LLC Philomath, Oregon |
Standard | 2022-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8232A | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero2Nautical LLC Marion, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10QB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Asc Aviation LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4136F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2022-11-01 | 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.
