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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental TSIO-360-E

6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-360-E engine, rated at about 200 horsepower. The Piper PA-34 Seneca is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1974 and 1980.

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 Continental TSIO-360-E. FAA spelling: TSIO-360-E.

Fitted to model families

Piper PA-34 Seneca6

Piper PA-34 Seneca

Where they are owner's state

Delaware2Nevada1Hawaii1Georgia1

Kind of aircraft

Piston twins6 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

012344197011980

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-360-E the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E9CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 37 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 11 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-07-172023-09-09 · Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine

All orders naming the Continental TSIO-360-E

Failure reports 37 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02346950005113

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Crankcase3Bolt2Cylinder2Fuel Pump2Line2Shaft2Tube2Adapter Shaft1Battery1Bearing1

Latest reports

2013-11-13Shimmy Dampener: broken
2012-04-20Link Assy: broken
2010-03-12Bolt: broken
2007-06-20Pulley Bracket: chafed
2007-03-09Spring: obstructed

Certificates and bulletins

E9CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 28 models listed · revised June 1, 2020

Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders

2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection
2009-11-20NE-10-09 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve Lifters

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/continental-tsio-360-e.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 6

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N3561X Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aereotronics INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N267JS Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee
New Castle, Delaware
Standard 2025-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928X Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Avant Homes LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2023-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295BP Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2022-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9450C Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Multiple 2021-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5406D Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2018-01-29 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.