The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

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 Saratoga1,727Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain561Piper PA-24 Comanche535Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec513Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane313Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class254Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair253Mooney M-20223Bellanca 17 Viking109Aero Commander 50095Rockwell International 11476Smith AEROSTAR 60173

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

Florida519Texas494California391Delaware238Arizona150Colorado142Georgia135Ohio129Alaska127Tennessee117

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3,407 (67%)Piston twins1,350 (27%)Turboprops319 (6%)Helicopters3 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

04288561,2841,7121940195019601970198019902000201042020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming TIO-540 series the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names 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.

Failure reports 363 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0142842569502071218125

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bolt15Pump10Cylinder8Regulator8Skin8Tube8Spar7Wheel7Bearing6Brace6

Latest reports

2025-05-20Actuator: broken
2024-03-05Magneto: worn
2021-05-19None: collapsed
2019-12-26Torque Link: separated
2019-08-07Probe: false indication

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N765KP Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marc INC
Bolton, Mississippi
Standard 2026-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33368 Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple Three Six Eight LLC
Alabaster, Alabama
Standard 2026-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51847 Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2026-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8128B Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2026-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711LY Socata
TB21
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6219Y Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tab Associates INC DBA
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Standard 2026-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816AR Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Custom Curb INC
Ventura, California
Standard 2026-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32303 Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Air Solutions LLC
Johnson City, Tennessee
Standard 2026-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427AB Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Fabrication & Welding LLC
El Dorado, Arkansas
Standard 2026-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5330G Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Karis Aviation LLC
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Standard 2026-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377HC Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine High Altitude Aviation LLC
High Point, North Carolina
Standard 2026-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4060B Bellanca
17-31ATC
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N419SW Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5166H Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2026-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N341CA Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Covenant Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2026-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111DL Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cresence LLC
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Standard 2026-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5757 Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2026-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N870P Cessna
182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Lake Elysian Sky Holdings LLC
Janesville, Minnesota
Standard 2026-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21435 Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Car Guys Aviation LLC
Lead, South Dakota
Standard 2026-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115SZ Commander Aircraft Co
114TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Three Greens LLC
San Jose, California
Standard 2026-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955SH Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2026-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9082P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2026-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914RF Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Hbe Aviation LLC
Salem, Virginia
Standard 2026-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9253C Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Jetstream LLC
River Forest, Illinois
Standard 2026-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39834 Bellanca
17-30A
Fixed-wing, single engine Mrd Aero LLC
Manheim, Pennsylvania
Standard 2026-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7779T Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2026-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413TC Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2026-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N256SG Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2026-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N515LG Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2026-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807FP Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine M&A Industrial Construction LLC
Atkinson, Nebraska
Standard 2026-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9236P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Tasso Aviation LLC
Orrville, Alabama
None on file 2026-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133KB Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Island Time Aviation LLC
Peachtree City, Georgia
Standard 2026-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19JP Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2026-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8924N Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2026-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40TB Mooney
M20M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2026-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200CX Piper
PA 31P 350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Potter Aviation LLC
Milford, New Jersey
Standard 2026-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45014 Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marc INC
Bolton, Mississippi
Standard 2026-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6810Y Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Atem LLC
Helena, Alabama
Standard 2026-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N842TC Cessna
182S
Fixed-wing, single engine Witte Transport LLC
West Plains, Missouri
Standard 2026-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5LL Piper
PA-31-310
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2025-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4090R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Wiebe Aerial Applications LLC
Peabody, Kansas
Standard 2025-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6198J Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2025-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N662G Raddatz Steven G
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Southwest Property Exchange LLC
Cedar City, Utah
Experimental 2025-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400TW Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Jordy Sky Leasing LLC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2025-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N188LA Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunshine Flight Services LLC
Venice, Florida
Standard 2025-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22952 Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Winging It LLC
Lindon, Utah
Standard 2025-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4099W Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N277US Cessna
182S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2025-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32PB Piper
PA-31-325
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lease One LLC
Lafayette, Indiana
Standard 2025-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100CN Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aileron Aviation INC
Sparta, Tennessee
Standard 2025-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2522D Socata
TB21
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29623 Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75LK Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N75Lk LLC
Lafayette, Louisiana
Standard 2025-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N900KK Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Spears Aerial Crop Care LLC
Mamou, Louisiana
Standard 2025-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9393P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2025-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8118Z Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine West Metro Aviation LLC
Buffalo, Minnesota
Standard 2025-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8409H Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerocolibri LLC
Nampa, Idaho
Standard 2025-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N714KL Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Matera Management LLC
Spanish Fork, Utah
Standard 2025-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8812P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2025-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310CM Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air Positive LLC
Selbyville, Delaware
Standard 2025-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37GC Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Koumi Enterprises LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2025-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92EJ Piper
PA-32RT-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Second Life Properties LLC
Salisbury, Maryland
Standard 2025-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1224T Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Aig Aeronautics LLC
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Standard 2025-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333EJ Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Central Virginia Aviation INC
North Dinwiddie, Virginia
Experimental 2025-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314ME Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Jfw Ranch Consulting LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2025-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N491JG Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Hartwig Farms LLC
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Standard 2025-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8630P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2025-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8566P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2025-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117SE Piper
PA32-301XTC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2025-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6024P Commander Aircraft Co
114-B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4127W Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Skipgen Holdings LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2025-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14133 Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine C I Holdings LTD INC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141SB Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Ck Aviation LLC
Bismarck, North Dakota
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N332KC Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4097K Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Swag Aviation LLC
Labelle, Florida
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9383R Aero Commander
500-B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54109 Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gilmores Glorious Goods LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2025-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N633WS Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gilmores Glorious Goods LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2025-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2371H Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine San Jose Aviation LLC
Mission, Texas
Standard 2025-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N946DP Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Dp Mirage LLC
Brentwood, Tennessee
Standard 2025-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9160Z Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220BC Smith
AEROSTAR 601
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rock Creek Leasing LLC
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30CP Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skyveris LLC
Simi Valley, California
Standard 2025-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3527X Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1285R Bellanca
17-31ATC
Fixed-wing, single engine Orbit Aviation LLC
Lakewood, California
Standard 2025-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3HY Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Wyco Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4363U Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2025-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8797B Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36693 Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Falcon Air LLC
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2025-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8662P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22NL Piper
PA-32-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine D2K Aviation LLC
Boyden, Iowa
Standard 2025-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7528S Smith
AEROSTAR 600
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100VF Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Meridian Aviation N100Vf LLC
Mobile, Alabama
Standard 2025-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205SG New Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-32-301XTC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2025-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29AB Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3516A Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Airplane 2 LLC
Sedona, Arizona
Standard 2025-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8842P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2025-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20LU Socata
TB21
Fixed-wing, single engine Camas Wings LLC
Camas, Washington
Standard 2025-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56709 Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Vola Acosta LLC
Lake Forest, California
Standard 2025-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111LF Piper
PA-24-250
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.