Lycoming O-540 Engine
Lycoming · piston · 3,332 engine-system SDR reports · 8 ADs
235–350 hpPower
1957First Run
In productionStatus
Six-cylinder: PA-32, C182 RG, aerobatic (AEIO).Note
Airworthiness directives
- 2022-16371: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Lycoming Engines, and Textron Lycoming/Subsidiary of Textron, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2022-07-29)
- 2017-12075: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines (2017-06-13)
- 2015-12651: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines (Type Certificate Previously Held by Textron Lycoming Division, AVCO Corporation) (2015-05-28)
- 2013-25342: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines and Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2013-10-29)
- 2013-00525: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines and Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2013-01-14)
- 2012-22924: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines (2012-09-19)
- 2012-1130: Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines (2012-02-02)
- US-2011-13-03: Hartzell Engine Technologies, LLC (HET) Turbochargers - Inspection / Cleaning (2011-06-30)
Occurrences naming this engine
353 occurrences, 27 fatal, 45 fatalities.
- 2015-11-14 — WWSL Inc. Trustee (4 fatalities)
- 2007-08-03 (4 fatalities)
- 2001-02-24 — Rockwell Commander 114 (4 fatalities)
- 1998-04-19 (4 fatalities)
- 2000-02-01 (3 fatalities)
- 2012-01-18 — Awyr Cymru Cyf (2 fatalities)
- 2003-05-18 — Ian Gordon Fletcher (2 fatalities)
- 2001-05-12 (2 fatalities)
- 2001-05-12 (2 fatalities)
- 2023-07-06 (1 fatalities)
- 2017-09-06 — Sky West Aviation (1 fatalities)
- 2015-12-03 — Rockwell Commander 114B (1 fatalities)
Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine
0 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.
These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.