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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N898DS | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2021-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4110W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30SA | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Msm30Sa LLC Jericho, New York |
Standard | 2021-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5391Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Heartland Aviation INC Alliance, Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177CM | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rapid Cloud Aviation LLC Waxhaw, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3495Q | Cessna 320E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4133W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6007V | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200M | Helio H-700 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alliance Aircraft Group LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273MJ | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N872M | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N872M LLC Batavia, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N755TT | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8768P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997MA | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2021-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N519CA | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sakitumi LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28DF | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Global Avionics LLC Downey, California |
Standard | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31FB | Loffer Jesse GLASAIR III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3227Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82KG | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bch Real Estate LLC Eagle, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9174N | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345MM | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Marciaran LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3028A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Juliet Sierra Foxtrot LLC Denver City, Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761RB | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N826DD | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2021-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16RH | Found CENTENNIAL 100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N766CF | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airplane Five LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929RR | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Panafax LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4EP | Rockwell International 700 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pilots Landing Aviation LLC Lampasas, Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1085S | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N918AS | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N479CB | Piper AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Island Air LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54313 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 3Seaslal LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4092W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M & M Aircraft LLC Lewis Center, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772DL | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Clik Services LLC Forestdale, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N941T | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Landings At Quonset Airport LLC Exeter, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2021-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555RU | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hands Holding Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905DS | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N959TT | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1834U | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4897W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7262A | Cessna 206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cf Aviation Trust LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222SN | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611DG | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56613 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38205 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2VK | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wings & Rotors LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4299X | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3530B | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Global Avionics LLC Downey, California |
Standard | 2021-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59GY | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Chieftain N59Gy LLC Saint Augustine, Florida |
Standard | 2021-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2165K | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N250BT | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heart Gate Enterprises LLC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66AE | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Andreassi LLC Bluffton, South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9480P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jmo LLC Ridgeland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2021-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600AG | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6865Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111PK | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N318S | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8028P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9193R | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Los Compadres Ranch Premont, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171G | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5179C | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Personal Air Transportation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5327U | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ja Williams Investments LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2115B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243PS | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N9089 LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35261 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Walrath Aviation LLC Tacoma, Washington |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9407P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hoefle Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55957 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1636P | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8559P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3556Z | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6125Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6164X | Aero Commander 500-B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98JF | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yls Aviation LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2021-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30406 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N397PM | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft 445 LLC Porterville, California |
Standard | 2021-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69PT | Aero Commander 500-B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aerofix Structural Service LLC Horn Lake, Mississippi |
Standard | 2021-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4102W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8220W | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sb Farms LLC Bowling Green, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4563F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ocean City Flying Club INC Newport, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2021-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20928 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57WB | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Red Spring LLC Fernandina Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8185W | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alaska Media LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2213N | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2021-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228G | Socata TB21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9248P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777XT | Wright Dan NXT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8684P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999TC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4090B | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9177 | Aero Commander 500 S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991WT | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Crane Rental INC Escalon, California |
Standard | 2021-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38334 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gsm Air LLC Old Tappan, New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5382F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78JT | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 71793 LLC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2021-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8268V | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcs INC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8582P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9008P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3539U | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N884CC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N9238P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-08-12 | 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.
