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

Continental TSIO-520-G

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520-G engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Cessna T207 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1969 and 1974.

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-520-G. FAA spelling: TSIO-520-G.

Fitted to model families

Cessna T2073

Cessna T207

Where they are owner's state

South Carolina1New Hampshire1Alaska1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

001221196021970

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-520-G the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 31 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 4 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 31 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-172023-02-12 · Engine Air Intake System · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2016-09-152016-16-12 · Cylinder assemblies · engine

All orders naming the Continental TSIO-520-G

Failure reports 4 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122295100113

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bushing1Clamp1Cylinder1Support Bracket1

Latest reports

2013-03-12Bushing: loose
2000-01-19Support Bracket: cracked
1995-12-01Clamp: broken
1995-10-31Cylinder: departed

Certificates and bulletins

E8CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 31 models listed · revised April 6, 2020

Safety bulletins 10 · advice, not orders

2020-04-06NE-20-05 · POWERPLANT - Engine Camshaft Gear Tooth Fracture
2018-06-20NE-18-16 · POWERPLANT Alternator Drive Coupling
2017-05-10NE-17-11 · POWERPLANT Engine damage as a result of kickback
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

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-520-g.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N345AL Cessna
T207
Fixed-wing, single engine Itm Aircraft LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
Standard 2025-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N745KP Cessna
T207
Fixed-wing, single engine Paklook Air INC Dbi
Bethel, Alaska
Standard 2020-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9490Y Cessna
T207
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2007-01-08 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.