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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1091A | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mooney N1091A LLC Broomfield, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1969H | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trn Aviation LLC Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39944 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simple Kindness Nfp Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540P | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8899P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7269K | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Deatley Crushing Company INC Lewiston, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566ME | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kaiser Aviation LLC Spring, Texas |
Standard | 2021-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8963N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357SA | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fox Aircraft LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N138AZ | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tablemax Aeronautics LLC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N808DT | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gh Aircraft Leasing LLC Coconut Creek, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8427C | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Morgan Aviation LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9740E | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Www Bellanca US LLC Mansfield, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12GE | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | J&P Master Flooring CORP Lauderdale Lakes, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54862 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | J&P Master Flooring CORP Lauderdale Lakes, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81RH | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Specialty Aviation II LLC Jupiter, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88TG | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N88Tg LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4157E | Piper PA 31P 350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bel Air LLC Henderson, Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4009R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225HM | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5SW | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N203SJ | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6956Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533SA | Aero Commander 500 S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Spur Aviation Services Lc Twin Falls, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8685N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3587P | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Msm587P LLC Jericho, New York |
Standard | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N647CP | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Unicorn Aviation INC Canton, Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22446 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | AG Care INC Apopka, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316HA | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bidzy To Hot Aana CORP Dillingham, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73LK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77DS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8991P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9225P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1646Z | Cessna 185A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66100 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pj Aviation Holding LLC Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8908N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | H & H Aviation LLC Provo, Utah |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38127 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trager Limestone LLC Chillicothe, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N478MA | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harpazo Aviation LLC Lake City, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198JC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Long Bayou LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40CV | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dos Vidas Services INC Seabrook, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700GC | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ricks Auto Clinic INC Raytown, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9210Y | Piper PA 31P 350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340HG | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4790W | Rockwell International 114A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65912 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114TL | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | La Soplaera Realty LLC Niwot, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123TE | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Virgil W Young JR Pa North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374ME | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kelley Aviation LLC Crescent, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5447Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4830W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N117KR | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fox Planes LLC Sterling Heights, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8986N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bay Air INC Dillingham, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33009 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pamrus INC Zephyr Cove, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4292R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4078J | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Star Marianas Air INC Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2021-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8315H | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | King 90 LLC Milwaukie, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9465P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ftb Aviation LLC Arden, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4144R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Racer Investments LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2021-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N421KR | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8343B | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gc Aviation Services LLC Springboro, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8430B | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trident Aviation LLC Bedford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249FB | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K4M Aviation LLC Marksville, Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777JY | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kingslyn LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1556X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21352 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72819 | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16415 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United Aviation LLC Prospect, Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5220A | Cessna 182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8331U | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lenz Piper LLC Camdenton, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2568M | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95EP | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Cow LLC Falls City, Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9EL | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kcs LLC Renton, Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4018R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N181ME | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coastal Marine Engine INC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8892P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8892P LLC Glendale, Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15776 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rc & C INC Norwalk, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75267 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avian Aerospace LLC Mansfield, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914LA | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lindbergh Aviation INC Hampton, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6934J | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Copaair Maintenance Services INC Indiantown, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62650 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lpc Aviation INC Punta Gorda, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225MC | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | P46 Tango LLC Friday Harbor, Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N809BW | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223MS | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ny Dc LLC Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54240 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC Rochester, New York |
Standard | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62801 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC Rochester, New York |
Standard | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8914N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Treetop Flyers LLC Vashon, Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2804W | Socata TB21TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54245 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC Rochester, New York |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6944A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC Rochester, New York |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75398 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skybochs LLC Kaysville, Utah |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7335T | Cessna R182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Never Repress Laughter LLC Villa Rica, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N862ST | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Foxtrot Lima Enterprises LLC Elbridge, New York |
Standard | 2021-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206AG | Textron Aviation Inc T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Desevarg INC Appleton, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4584T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lion Air LLC South Heart, North Dakota |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7HW | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4042M | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Linville Air LLC Denver, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N492BC | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Consumer Collection Management INC Saint Louis, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62GW | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Goshen Wings INC Bristol, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88847 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | So-Do Holdings LLC Monticello, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924CC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-02-22 | 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.
