Continental TSIO-520-VB
11 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520-VB engine, rated at about 325 horsepower. The Cessna 402 is the model most often fitted with it (11 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1979 and 1981.
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-VB. FAA spelling: TSIO-520-VB.
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-520-VB the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 654 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 304 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 654 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
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 402 11 with this engine series
- Massachusetts 3 of these aircraft
- U.S. Virgin Islands 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Delaware 2 of these aircraft
- Puerto Rico 1 of these aircraft
- Hyannis Air Service INC 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-520-VB 654 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-520-vb.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 11
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N402SB | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Glemone Airways INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400AT | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Alpha Tango Aviation INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68379 | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Express Carrier LLC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2023-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N270RC | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eagle 1-N270Rc LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N275RC | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426LJ | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Venture Air Solutions INC Opa Locka, Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346CH | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ace Flight Center INC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2018-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42AA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N42Aa LLC Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2017-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997TA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Flight INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2017-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N751CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2011-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N274MR | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero Systems INC Broomfield, Colorado |
Standard | 2007-01-16 | 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.