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
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-520-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,114
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1847H | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Quantum Fly CORP Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N693TP | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Right Rudder LLC Albemarle, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711SD | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98616 | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732SM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N766DB | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whelan and Associates Pllc Eagle, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N797HG | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414Z | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9476C | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Zulu Echo Assets LLC Port Washington, New York |
Standard | 2024-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4674N | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Borderline Sky LLC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761YD | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Clean Technologies LLC Lynchburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4723Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Regina Air Cargo CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-05-09 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N340WM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4402J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Restricted | 2024-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6282B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big G Air LLC Durango, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731PJ | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Breckenridge Interests LTD Corpus Christi, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N900GM | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1742E | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cole-Tac LLC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691WT | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pvb36 Leasing LLC Roanoke, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46MR | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2259S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Faireyfam Aviation LLC Saint George, Utah |
Standard | 2024-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4701A | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wtfa LLC Decatur, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N139BB | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63PW | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N297Z | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Enovi LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5083W | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jtc Investments LLC Tyrone, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4372B | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tyler Hendry Dds INC Glendale, California |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525SF | Cessna 421C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Primrose LLC Columbus, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731TP | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hangar 28 LLC Littleton, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36664 | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222MD | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Elx Aviation LLC Hartford, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4579N | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Seven Eight Juliet LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5178J | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Seven Eight Juliet LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949L | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Happy Mangos LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31708 | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Albatross Air INC Beaver, West Virginia |
Standard | 2024-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414DN | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N5454X LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6634P | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation-Avsec CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-04-19 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N223KW | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Medic Choppers LLC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4755K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Philmar LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232DT | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Chancellor Shares LLC Liberal, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N144WP | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dresel Av LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2689J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2024-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7000K | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7858P | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91183 | Cessna T207 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9083S | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Robinson Charley C Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N125LL | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1557D | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B36Tc LLC Salinas, California |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310PZ | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6301X | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ronald A Peterson INC DBA Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193TT | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bgiii Air LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414JW | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twincess Leia LLC Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4592S | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761HS | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N764PB | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215CB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kw Bradley Associates LLC Manlius, New York |
Standard | 2024-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15MW | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zeezee LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423BW | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N381DS | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flightpath Investments LLC Ottumwa, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5870M | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69571 | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210JM | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mustang Sally Aviation LLC Camden, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340EL | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340WA | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5072C | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68NQ | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5348U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C3 Shadow LLC Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827RP | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jireh Aviation LLC Zeeland, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855H | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200RT | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2727L | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Trustee Services INC Trustee Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6728F | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732GK | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3Jc LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378S | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N672HB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valiair LTD CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1854W | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rona-B LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29BE | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269KT | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jfa Aviation Group LLC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6389U | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bender & Lammers LLC Bennington, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N912WT | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | New Tech Construction LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303DC | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35909 | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight1 Hsw LLC Norwood, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6443N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888HF | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight1 Hsw LLC Norwood, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210EF | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Despain Aviation LLC Pendleton, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515FV | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Slowmow INC Palestine, Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6929B | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bantam Vision INC Monte Vista, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731DS | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | You and Me LLC Sedalia, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1099M | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Savery Creek Holdings LLC Dixon, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777RP | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Paris Air Conditioning CO Paris, Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341HC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Stc Aviation INC Saint Cloud, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8139L | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4116G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acaats LLC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98CE | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Queen Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2704U | Cessna 335 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414SD | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788DM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sts Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246KA | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103RM | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57CX | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dmdt Ventures LLC Victor, New York |
Standard | 2024-02-08 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
