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

Continental TSIO-360-KB

22 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-360-KB engine, rated at about 220 horsepower. The Piper PA-34 Seneca is the model most often fitted with it (22 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1981 and 1996.

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-KB. FAA spelling: TSIO-360-KB.

Fitted to model families

Piper PA-34 Seneca22

Piper PA-34 Seneca

Where they are owner's state

Texas4Florida4Louisiana2Georgia2Wyoming1Washington1Oklahoma1Ohio1New Mexico1North Dakota1

Kind of aircraft

Piston twins22 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

03691212198081990

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-360-KB 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 54 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 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
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
2012-01-242011-26-07 · Engine · engine

All orders naming the Continental TSIO-360-KB

Failure reports 54 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0471014950006124

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Tube6Coupling3Adapter2Blade2Mixture Plate2Piston2Plate2Washer2Wire2Alternator1

Latest reports

2024-03-15Tire: failed
2021-04-12Rod End: sheared
2019-08-27Warning Light: inoperative
2013-02-02Cap: departed
2007-09-21Landing Gear: collapsed

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-kb.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 22

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N437AL Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2026-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N215EV Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220VV Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N833SC Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1422T Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N593RG Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28BJ Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bj Aviation INC
Littleton, Colorado
Standard 2025-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295R Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine New Orleans Aviation LLC
Slidell, Louisiana
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162FR Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flying Restaurants LLC
Minot, North Dakota
Standard 2024-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8455Z Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine D&J Aviation LLC
Apopka, Florida
Standard 2024-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822MJ Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2024-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8432H Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bt-Gs Aviation LLC
Baytown, Texas
Standard 2024-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424TA Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tamkin Asset Management LLC
Malibu, California
Standard 2024-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81835 Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25PD Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Knew Man Group LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25AD Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Paxton Homes LLC
Killeen, Texas
Standard 2022-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10DR Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flying W LLC
Camden, Delaware
Standard 2022-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8434M Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31GS Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424XC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17QY Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Quebec Yankee LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2015-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87LT Piper
PA-34-220T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2014-04-11 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.