The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental TSIO-520-R

22 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520-R engine, rated at about 310 horsepower. The Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion is the model most often fitted with it (22 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1975 and 1983.

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-R. FAA spelling: TSIO-520-R.

Fitted to model families

Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion22

Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion

Where they are owner's state

Texas3Delaware2California2Virginia1Utah1South Carolina1Oregon1Oklahoma1Ohio1Nevada1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles22 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

048121616197051980

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-520-R 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 129 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 9 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-R

Failure reports 129 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

04914189500051217224

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder17Cylinder Head10Magneto10Fuel Nozzle6Lifter6Alternator5Piston4Bearing3Exhaust Valve3Line3

Latest reports

2024-08-18Alternator: loose
2024-08-13Lifter: corroded
2018-06-11Cylinder: cracked
2017-08-10Alternator: failed
2017-07-11Fuel Nozzle: clogged

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-r.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 22

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N344AJ Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10HM Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Aggst LLC
Shingle Springs, California
Standard 2025-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48AL Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Alpha Lima LLC
Missouri City, Texas
Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N297DR Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2024-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N685GT Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Eatmb Air INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N734JC Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2023-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243RZ Cessna
T210R
Fixed-wing, single engine Best Aircraft Deals LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2023-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1815H Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761MB Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30VG Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Geoterra INC
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 2023-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308BC Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Mike Kilo Foxtrot LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213GC Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Stearman INC Trustee
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2022-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100YN Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N718AP Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2021-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6394D Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6970N Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888KA Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2019-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N994CD Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Navair LLC
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Standard 2019-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5495A Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Rzs Enterprises INC
Finley, North Dakota
Standard 2018-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54DZ Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2016-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16ZA Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6362A Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-12-19 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.