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
Model families, as a table
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
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 3,407 | 67% |
| Piston twins | 1,350 | 27% |
| Turboprops | 319 | 6% |
| Helicopters | 3 | 0.1% |
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
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 1 |
| 97 | 4 |
| 98 | 3 |
| 00 | 11 |
| 01 | 56 |
| 02 | 52 |
| 03 | 46 |
| 04 | 32 |
| 05 | 37 |
| 06 | 23 |
| 07 | 15 |
| 08 | 16 |
| 09 | 12 |
| 10 | 14 |
| 11 | 9 |
| 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 3 |
| 17 | 3 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bolt | 15 |
| Pump | 10 |
| Cylinder | 8 |
| Regulator | 8 |
| Skin | 8 |
| Tube | 8 |
| Spar | 7 |
| Wheel | 7 |
| Bearing | 6 |
| Brace | 6 |
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
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5,079
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N111SN | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1139L | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mathewson Crews Aviation LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2014-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8314B | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5358F | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5668V | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Drb Transport INC Alma, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4855P | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avenger Aviation LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N629DK | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United Steel Erectors CORP Atlantic, Iowa |
Standard | 2014-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3547T | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8759E | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8759E LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2159P | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kiehn Real Estate LLC Santa Barbara, California |
Standard | 2014-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532DR | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2014-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72582 | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Surdex CORP Chesterfield, Missouri |
Multiple | 2014-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9077P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2014-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2087A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24KA | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2014-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123AL | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5334K | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756TB | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206EE | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hastings Ranch Vineyard Paso Robles, California |
Standard | 2014-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97TF | Aerofab Inc LAKE 250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Terell Enterprises LLC Deland, Florida |
Standard | 2014-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5229S | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ink International INC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2014-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4928W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L D Aviation LLC Chesapeake, Virginia |
Standard | 2014-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8957N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8957N INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N860DM | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C & C Aircraft Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8311K | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ent Flight Services LLC Santa Margarita, California |
Standard | 2014-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4105D | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Grant Aviation INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2014-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78379 | Aero Commander 500-A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7772V | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2014-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N900CG | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Marc INC Bolton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2014-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N362BM | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | American Valet Air INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33411 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2014-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411MD | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jdr INC Cullman, Alabama |
Standard | 2014-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77SB | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27450 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying Oyster Investments II LLC Apollo Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2014-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1073G | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Professional Flyers Corporation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6708V | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Restoration Service Enhancements LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2014-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7550S | Smith AEROSTAR 601P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Doctors Diet INC Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2014-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4796W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4947F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kpw Enterprises INC Chula Vista, California |
Standard | 2014-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618BD | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sandhu Sky Ventures LLC Livermore, California |
Standard | 2014-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5156M | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2080Q | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hyperion Enterprises LLC Warrenton, Virginia |
Standard | 2014-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4120S | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2014-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56088 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wild River Flying Club INC Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2014-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98JT | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2013-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123GH | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2013-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68JD | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2013-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9485P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2013-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2456H | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pappusgrass Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2013-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5HM | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8803P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2013-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13817 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505HV | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Helivision LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2013-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9481P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4170V | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pi High Flight LLC Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5922V | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2176L | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2013-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N376HC | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mfd Aviation INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4231R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8041H | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | King AG Leasing INC Sudan, Texas |
Standard | 2013-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33068 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555TP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nugget Investments LLC Strongsville, Ohio |
Standard | 2013-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7775B | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cessna 206 LLC Sun Valley, Idaho |
Standard | 2013-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722LW | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8167D | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4102R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherokee Six LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2013-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437WB | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7993P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8947N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garfield Air LLC Burwell, Nebraska |
Standard | 2013-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8881P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2013-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6249Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9214H | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jem Aviation LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8789P | Piper PA-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1970P | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39921 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4204R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2013-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758JP | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R & P Investments INC Visalia, California |
Standard | 2013-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8455H | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6085Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pharmair LLC Jackson, Mississippi |
Standard | 2013-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9434P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2013-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221WG | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Standard | 2013-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5588Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65515 | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264DH | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2013-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44746 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2013-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6235Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32600 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6169Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wiesen Enterprises LTD Empire, Michigan |
Standard | 2013-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69JW | Bellanca 17-31ATC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Warrior Aviation LLC Dollar Bay, Michigan |
Standard | 2013-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8ZB | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Nevada Aviation LLC Gardnerville, Nevada |
Standard | 2013-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214BP | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Holmes Aviation INC Webster, Florida |
Standard | 2013-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8165J | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lloyd J Cleaver D O LLC Kirksville, Missouri |
Standard | 2013-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9280K | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N9280K LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2013-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5633V | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2013-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6334Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2013-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6531Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2013-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8342F | Piper PA-32RT-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2013-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54809 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mgc LLC Brandon, Florida |
Standard | 2013-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7603V | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2013-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160X | Aero Commander 500-B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Malolo LLC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2013-06-17 | 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.
