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
N128A Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Garza Family LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2025-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N406DZ Piper
PA-31
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Speedstar Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9242P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2025-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200P Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 10X Aviation Partners LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2025-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8710P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Nelson Aircraft Sales LLC
Austin, Minnesota
Standard 2025-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8890P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9522E Bellanca
17-31ATC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8832P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2025-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30253 Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Charter Rentals LLC
Mantua, Ohio
Standard 2025-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6230J Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N694RJ Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlas 182Rj LLC
Port Townsend, Washington
Standard 2025-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8932P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine 260B LLC
San Diego, California
Standard 2025-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25M Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Humble Ventures INC
Tempe, Arizona
Standard 2025-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4172R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Redemption INC
Kodiak, Alaska
Standard 2025-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6888F Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlanta Peach Air LLC
Oxford, Georgia
Standard 2025-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8550R Aerofab Inc
LAKE 250
Fixed-wing, single engine Cockpit Holdings CORP
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2025-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135TW Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2025-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822HW Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Cwm Air LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2025-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3760E Piper
PA-36-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Wells Flying Services LLC
Holdrege, Nebraska
Restricted 2025-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9149X Mooney
M20M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2025-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1085K Mooney
M20M
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N285JL Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Link Air Service LLC
Minong, Wisconsin
Standard 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2PN Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fugro USA Land INC
Rapid City, South Dakota
Restricted 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4073R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N962F Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2193G Mooney
M20M
Fixed-wing, single engine Westward Aviation
Boulder, Colorado
Standard 2025-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147AJ Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Solutions LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3228Q Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine R&G Aviation LLC
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4797W Rockwell International
114
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N615HM Smith
AEROSTAR 601P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2025-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8977P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Warrior Up LLC
Clayton, North Carolina
Standard 2025-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5179B Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Corporate Flight Intl LLC
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Standard 2025-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125SE Smith
AEROSTAR 601
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30381 Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364ST Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Following LLC
Fayetteville, Georgia
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75SG Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine W e Love Ranch
Marfa, Texas
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8833P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97AA Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83EC Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Carter Associates INC
Sturgis, Michigan
Standard 2025-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13865 Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Enzed Aviation Services LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228JP Cessna
182S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mazel Wings LLC
Camden, Delaware
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N394LE Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Sage Aviation LLC
Milanville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15895 Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Ksgj Aircraft LLC
Saint Augustine, Florida
Standard 2025-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300LG Piper
PA-32-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2025-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4133R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Friends LLC
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2025-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98PP Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Media Stew LLC
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2025-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5991V Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2025-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9124X Mooney
M20M
Fixed-wing, single engine Double Time Aviation LLC
Sanbornton, New Hampshire
Standard 2025-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9697S Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Melton Aviation LLC
Allen, Texas
Standard 2025-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43161 Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2025-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5209F Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Midwest Avtech INC
South Barrington, Illinois
Standard 2025-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14SF Bellanca
17-31A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409AK Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N788JG Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Jg Aviation LLC
Westport, Connecticut
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35890 Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ja Aero LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N421TB Socata
TB21
Fixed-wing, single engine Hale Concepts LLC
Marietta, Ohio
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60TT Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Ourhappyfamilyplane LLC
Mason, Ohio
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245AG Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787RK Aero Commander
500 S
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Epitrop Foundation
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-10-03 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N8794P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2025-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4322E Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Hk9 Air LLC
Bryson City, North Carolina
Standard 2025-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5513N Cessna
T182
Fixed-wing, single engine Big Blue Aviation LLC
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55RR Smith
AEROSTAR 601P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mountain Boss Hoss Cycles INC
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6944Y Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lg Aztec LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9292N Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine N9292N LLC
Valdosta, Georgia
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4135R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2025-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9262Y Piper
PA 31P 350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Twin Star Montana LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9331P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2025-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8173P Piper
PA-32-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Lao Investments LLC
Meeker, Colorado
Standard 2025-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8428P Piper
PA-24-250
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8759P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2461M Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6092Y Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Clean Waste Solutions LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2025-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3117K Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Degatech Systems INC
Van Nuys, California
Standard 2025-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N390AS Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ocala Aviation Services INC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2025-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4505X Piper
PA-32R-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Black Hound Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2025-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1069X Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Entelechy One LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N638RJ Mooney
M20M
Fixed-wing, single engine Euroaviation INC Trustee
Kematen,
Standard 2025-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810KC Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70846 Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dc Aero LLC
Ramona, California
Standard 2025-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9913R Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridges James
Chico, Texas
Standard 2025-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100EM Piper
PA-31-350
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kentem100 LLC
Asheboro, North Carolina
Standard 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31795 Piper
PA-32RT-300T
Fixed-wing, single engine Kshr Av8Rs LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4096W Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Cruisers Pacific LLC
Discovery Bay, California
Standard 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6716Y Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Got Wings LLC
Woodbury, New York
Standard 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7742V Aero Commander
CALLAIR A-9B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Restricted 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92821 Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerinova INC
Mattoon, Illinois
Standard 2025-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4141G Piper
PA 46-350P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56285 Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Knots and Attitudes LLC
Wimberley, Texas
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6353Y Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alpine Aviation LLC
Oasis, Idaho
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N893CB Piper
PA-31-325
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aec Navajo LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84008 Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2025-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4203R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2025-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4159W Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Northern Sky Aviation LLC
Howard Lake, Minnesota
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N568MC Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8907N Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4216R Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Experimental 2025-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737EB Cessna
T182T
Fixed-wing, single engine Vx Ventures LLC
Castle Rock, Colorado
Standard 2025-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8218K Piper
PA-32R-301T
Fixed-wing, single engine N8218K LLC
Chico, California
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317HA Piper
PA-31-325
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bauer Aviation LLC
Saint Germain, Wisconsin
Standard 2025-09-05 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.