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
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
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
- 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
Where they are
- Florida 519 of these aircraft
- Texas 494 of these aircraft
- California 391 of these aircraft
- Delaware 238 of these aircraft
- Arizona 150 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- 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
Analytics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9137P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5205S | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Agrivation LLC Indianola, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13CA | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aeroclub Management LLC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4055R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8498F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6507F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738C | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9138P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991E | Piper PA-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14268 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26KM | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Performance Aviation Solutions LLC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745AA | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130SJ | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N755RK | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Norman Vick Construction INC Columbus, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14YP | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40449 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74932 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ruocco 220 LLC Escondido, California |
Standard | 2025-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417RK | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Autavia INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9621K | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79ME | Aerofab Inc LAKE 250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elliott Enterprises Group LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84219 | Aerofab Inc LAKE 250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manhattan Management CORP Brooklyn, New York |
Standard | 2025-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1437R | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcis Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2077N | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lilylands Aviation LLC Redvale, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8818X | Smith AEROSTAR 600 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beech Bash In the Bluegrass LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15YP | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Departamento de Educacion Prami San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4184X | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M&N Aviation LLC Carolina Beach, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9394P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S A Freight International INC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243MC | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N699TB | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | US Anesthesia Consultants LLC Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8722P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29872 | Piper PA-31-310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3026C | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33302 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45002 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | New England Aviation Air Charters LLC Plainville, Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N687W | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E-Tan Transportation LLC Malone, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426TC | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3Di LLC Elizabeth, West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4726W | Rockwell International 114 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9791Q | Smith AEROSTAR 601 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fly Chattanooga LLC Ooltewah, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4086E | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jj Aviation LLC Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4167R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5225Y | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garret G Enterprises LLC DBA Lakewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57846 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boardman Air Services LLC Henderson, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79LD | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tcb Aviation LLC Evansville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5211V | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pipe Dream LLC Stout, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816YP | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B&D Air Solutions LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N220W | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jaw Air LLC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2381Y | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Invictus Investments LLC Urbandale, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321TC | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35580 | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero Charter New England INC Mansfield, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812DK | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Transcendent Enterprises INC DBA Pine Grove, California |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13901 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264ME | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 618 Aviation LLC Kosse, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54MV | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Neil Anthony Foster Holdings LLC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31961 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42HT | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | P&M Partners LLC Sumter, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8688N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerosky LLC Holly Springs, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N250MD | Piper PA-31 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N375C | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43451 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redwood Air LLC Roanoke, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9316P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205AP | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N188SE | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222LE | Aero Commander 500-B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | High View Air LLC Driftwood, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N765LM | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361RP | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rocha Aviation LLC Prescott Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5160Y | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Florance Pllc Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103HP | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13839 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tyler Petroleum INC Tyler, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8770P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8797C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Meadowlake Airpark LLC Lenoir City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193TM | Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 193 Tango Mike LLC Winter Haven, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4065W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3548J | Piper PA-31-350 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9115P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40934 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Style Equipment LLC Sulphur, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1903S | Socata TB21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Griffin Products INC Wills Point, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65309 | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Satoyama Molokai LLC Kaunakaka Molokia, Hawaii |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777DF | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ol Hughes LLC Staplehurst, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8185C | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N961BA | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8016P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Steelera Aviation LLC Wolfforth, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8567P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6573Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14028 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4150W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kd6 Aviation LLC Bridgeport, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N780GC | Piper PA-31 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Eye MD LLC Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8339Z | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9258P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cessna 79432 LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5740Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jts Aero LLC New Hampton, New York |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N226BV | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16269 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13862 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Reliance Island INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2049P | Cessna T182T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jgc Transportation LLC Comstock Park, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66184 | Cessna T206H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sec Fl CORP Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64RF | Aerofab Inc LAKE SEAWOLF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Seawolf LLC King of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81573 | Piper PA-32-301T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jsham LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1041C | Mooney M20M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715BB | Piper PA 46-350P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279JH | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bravo Zulu Aviators LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.