Continental TSIO-520 series
4,114 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion is the model most often fitted with it (1,006 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1967 and 2003.
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 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: TSIO-520 SER · TSIO 520 SER.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion · Cessna 340 · Cessna 414 Chancellor · Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion · Beechcraft 58 Baron · Beechcraft B36 Bonanza · Cessna TU206 · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Beechcraft A36 Bonanza · Cessna T-310
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 2,314 | 56% |
| Piston twins | 1,785 | 43% |
| Turboprops | 15 | 0.4% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-520 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 36 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 411 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 9 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 36 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 411 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 2 |
| 97 | 3 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 00 | 5 |
| 01 | 65 |
| 02 | 76 |
| 03 | 57 |
| 04 | 37 |
| 05 | 43 |
| 06 | 11 |
| 07 | 21 |
| 08 | 14 |
| 09 | 6 |
| 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
| 26 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Cylinder | 25 |
| Master Switch | 21 |
| Line | 20 |
| Control Cable | 14 |
| Bolt | 12 |
| Relay | 10 |
| Pump | 9 |
| Actuator | 8 |
| Alternator | 8 |
| Skin | 8 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 11 · advice, not orders
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
- Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion 1,006 with this engine series
- Cessna 340 571 with this engine series
- Cessna 414 Chancellor 477 with this engine series
- Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion 375 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 58 Baron 312 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B36 Bonanza 237 with this engine series
- Cessna TU206 233 with this engine series
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 169 with this engine series
- Texas 484 of these aircraft
- California 481 of these aircraft
- Florida 267 of these aircraft
- Delaware 191 of these aircraft
- Arizona 181 of these aircraft
- Hyannis Air Service INC 36 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 26 of these aircraft
- Hyannis Air Service INC DBA 21 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 19 of these aircraft
- Dodson International Parts INC 12 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental TSIO-520 series 36 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-520 series 411 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-520-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,114
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4377A | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87393 | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 310 Amigos LLC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3131K | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Amazon Aero CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6195B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87CG | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pro Aire Cargo & Consulting CO INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337CH | Cessna T337H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Specialty Services LLC Beaufort, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313MP | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Bravo Charlie 1 CORP Eastvale, California |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567KC | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N871VL | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Zee Enterprise INC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340CF | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74MF | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Carl Raymond Baker LLC Brenham, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6622Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sierrakilo LLC Trustee Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414CL | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | L Squared Aviation LLC Marine, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N535CR | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Scs Assets LLC Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2644V | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321JT | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pcss Aviation LLC New Albany, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8636K | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M & J General Contractors INC Elgin, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761YM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyberry Jam Aviation LLC Coppell, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171RS | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Seneque USA INC West Palm Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990JB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2676R | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4867K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mark Thomas Productions LLC Ketchum, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920NZ | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Altura Aviation 3-Nz LLC Waxhaw, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6728Z | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mccrorie LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6126Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cruise Flight Aviation INC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6431N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227D | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N293SM | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kemp Aviation LLC Hiram, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29RR | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Khg Aviation Holdings LLC Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36877 | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stilwell Aviation LLC Stilwell, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83JT | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7736K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8130L | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perfect 10 Roofing Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2024-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888KP | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Runway 321 LLC Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3247P | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cary Leasing & Management LLC Boerne, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38CJ | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airplane Seven LLC Watkins, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9090J | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20MC | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Opie Aviation Services LLC Nashville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6669X | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2664F | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wisconsin Aviation INC Watertown, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6677R | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tre Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37343 | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bearings & Belts LLC Carlsbad, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44EC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N44Ec LLC Caddo Mills, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210BP | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bbsc LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550S | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Northeast Cubs LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16GB | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6328Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98590 | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tuc-Mex LLC Nogales, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448BB | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hawkflight LLC Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540CE | Cessna P210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Everel Airborne LLC Sandia Park, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7702Q | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9002V | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411VG | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Montala Investments LLC Montgomery, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350GM | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cannonball Trucking INC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3664G | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Marshmont Aviation LLC Greenville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311KM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dream Flight Florida LLC Wellington, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6823F | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Treetop Aviation LLC Wilson, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728CT | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Berns Ridge Service LLC Whittier, California |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3843S | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340FK | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Michelesaire INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N302MC | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | B & G Ventures LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9632Z | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Angelone INC Elkhart, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1331M | Cessna T210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2024-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N500EB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kaizen Aircraft Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N490M | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Legacy Ofs Construction LLC Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761PP | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Soheily Holdings LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3EL | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Two If Buy LLC Nashua, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25GP | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Data Solutions LLC Natchitoches, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403RM | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6012S | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4801P | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340CK | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N340Ck LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4091G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N641M | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alimar Management LLC Canutillo, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6449N | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789FM | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Radio Flyer LLC Fox Point, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222BJ | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flight Smith LLC Orem, Utah |
Standard | 2024-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6276X | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wj Bolton Farms LLC Mark Tree, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427BD | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nostra Aeris LLC Gassville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N531M | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | High Cotton Aero LLC Murray, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444BZ | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87221 | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761LB | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Diamond 210 LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4875K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6385U | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9127Z | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Palmy LLC Lander, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N287KM | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3820L | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fly A Twin LLC Kirkland, Washington |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418TR | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Sunrise LLC Mountain View, California |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58VB | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56GK | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Matan Kai LLC West Hollywood, California |
Standard | 2024-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1856E | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210WJ | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6980M | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N188WW | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 3L0 Air LLC Chuluota, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3160L | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5000U | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mci Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303KJ | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N776D | Beech V35A-TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110ME | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace States Southwest LLC Stanton, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
