The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental TSIO-550-K

2,783 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-550-K engine, rated at about 315 horsepower. The Cirrus SR22 is the model most often fitted with it (2,782 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2012 and 2026.

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-550-K. FAA spelling: TSIO-550-K.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table
aircraft
Cirrus SR222,782
Cirrus SR201

Cirrus SR22 · Cirrus SR20

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles2,783100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

04498981,3471,7961200095220101,7962020
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
20001
2010952
20201,796

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-550-K the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E5SO, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 16 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 57 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 51 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 16 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-07-172023-09-09 · Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · 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
2020-09-212020-16-11 · SUMMARY: Reciprocating Cylinder Section · engine
2016-11-182016-21-04 · Oil cooler cross fitting assembly · engine

All orders naming the Continental TSIO-550-K

Failure reports 57 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

03681114151618192021222324251126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
142
153
161
181
192
204
212
227
237
249
258
2611

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Magneto9Cylinder Head7Cylinder6Engine2Gear2Tube2Brush Block1Camshaft1Capacitor1Case Half1
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Magneto9
Cylinder Head7
Cylinder6
Engine2
Gear2
Tube2
Brush Block1
Camshaft1
Capacitor1
Case Half1

Latest reports

2026-10-02Skin: corroded
2026-10-01Drive Gear: spalled
2026-07-17Cylinder Head: cracked
2026-07-01Fuel Line: cracked
2026-06-29Tube: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

E5SOType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 12 models listed · revised March 31, 2020

Safety bulletins 6 · 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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-550-k.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,783

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N717VZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199TB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine A-V-Ation LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2020-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114LM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee
New Castle, Delaware
Standard 2020-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305VV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Peeled Egg Aviation LLC
Santa Domingo,
Standard 2020-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N714FT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Me To the Moon LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2020-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528WL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2020-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N812MT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1326C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218HG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Desert Aviation LLC
Kingman, Arizona
Standard 2020-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51FM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N551JW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Depato LLC
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Standard 2020-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691RM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Mobil INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Affinity Air LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2020-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801JC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Tyzack Aviation LLC
Incline Village, Nevada
Standard 2020-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N748CM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Creek Aviation LLC
Los Gatos, California
Standard 2020-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77KD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Excell Partners INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2020-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654PP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Pp Transportation Leasing LLC
Newburgh, New York
Standard 2020-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N116DE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine River Bay Aviation Sr22T LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2020-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224A Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Powercat Aviation LLC
Yukon, Oklahoma
Standard 2020-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N248LF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima Foxtrot INC
San Rafael, California
Standard 2020-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801GW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Adashek & Baker LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2020-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776X Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N151TC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Ctc Aviation LLC
Toccoa, Georgia
Standard 2020-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N706PD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Platanus LLC
Wellington, Florida
Standard 2020-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278EH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine E&H Aviation LLC
Kennesaw, Georgia
Standard 2020-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888SZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Menlo Sierra Ventures LLC
San Mateo, California
Standard 2020-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184MC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine West Houston Flippers LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2020-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626EE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N265JC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2020-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222DD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N858PG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Abida Babida LLC
Aspen, Colorado
Standard 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91SM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N164CT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Buckley Aviation LLC
Swainsboro, Georgia
Standard 2020-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N988CB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Drill Pro LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N749BS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Propeller Aircraft Holdings LLC
Everett, Washington
Standard 2020-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N970S Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Scepter Aero LLC
Waverly, Tennessee
Standard 2020-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N670PN Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Powers LLC
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 2020-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430MW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine 1St Avenue Lrt Cirrus LLC
San Diego, California
Standard 2020-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22MS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Wolf Aviation LLC
Baltimore, Maryland
Standard 2020-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N472JJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Design CORP
Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard 2020-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N375CW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine N375Cw LLC
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard 2020-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N545DG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Menlo Sierra Ventures LLC
Menlo Park, California
Standard 2020-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N552AM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Sr22T 0189 INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142DB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine N 10 Aviation LLC
Gallatin, Tennessee
Standard 2020-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918DT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Pilot Discretion LLC
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Standard 2020-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234TT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N605EZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Oc Travel LLC
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Standard 2020-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N784SE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine County Management INC
San Diego, California
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80AV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cundiff Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2020-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877EM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Hobble Creek Aviation LLC
Provo, Utah
Standard 2020-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N318EM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cartel Drilling LLC
Wellington, Colorado
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807GK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Salimi Management LLC
Pinole, California
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84RB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Blackhill Aviation Division LLC
Round Rock, Texas
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114DE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Riva Ridge LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N512MD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Citadel Blue LLC
Gainesville, Georgia
Standard 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219TW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation One LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2020-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226PK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Design CORP
Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard 2020-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3313H Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple H Capital Holdings LLC
Newark, Delaware
Standard 2020-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N693MG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine G2M2 LLC
San Diego, California
Standard 2020-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N495RM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine North Fork Wings LLC
Bakersfield, California
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1957C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Jbc 514 Capital Holdings LLC
Santa Ana, California
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120JF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Elad LLC
Bend, Oregon
Standard 2020-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89BT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Crow Wing III LLC
Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2019-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219CT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cp Air LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Standard 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N332RM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cbc Media LLC
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Standard 2019-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824XZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cny Flying Cardiac Services LLC
Fayetteville, New York
Standard 2019-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53CK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Jace Viate LLC
Tempe, Arizona
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571JC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Jc Aviation LLC
Smithville, Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76CE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Tri Gen Air LLC
Bedford, Virginia
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28RL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Tbda LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828RP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Unique Aviation LLC
Charleston, Illinois
Standard 2019-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624CS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Pebble Aviation 2012 INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6598A Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224JM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Hip Flights LLC
Avon, Colorado
Standard 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N773MG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2019-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124CB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N259WT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Lpt Leasing LLC
Longview, Texas
Standard 2019-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767BC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Cambata Aerospace LLC
Millboro, Virginia
Standard 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807BH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine G-Four Aviation LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2019-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422WA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Westwind Aviation of Silicon Valley INC
Los Gatos, California
Standard 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810PV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Osprey Aviation LLC
Laramie, Wyoming
Standard 2019-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528CM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Emi Aviation LLC
Ventura, California
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181W Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Runway Group LLC
Bentonville, Arkansas
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18CY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Braylin Air LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345X Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Wjd Aviation LLC
Gadsden, Alabama
Standard 2019-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N274MT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Wos Holdings Vi LLC
Belgrade, Montana
Standard 2019-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N154CR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Pacific Avion LLC
Temecula, California
Standard 2019-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N619MC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine N619Mc LLC
Berkeley, California
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201AH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Prje Technology Services LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2019-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555TT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Light Speed Air LLC
Los Angeles, California
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N186CG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Pine Needle Air LLC
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433ML Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Mca Inflight LLC
Summerdale, Alabama
Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N441CF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136KA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42ZB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Melbourne Aviation LLC
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Standard 2019-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531NC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine C&D Aviation LLC
Le Mars, Iowa
Standard 2019-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63YH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Boardwalk Aviation LLC
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Standard 2019-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N577HS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N176KM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Associated Packaging INC
Gallatin, Tennessee
Standard 2019-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612RC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
Fixed-wing, single engine Lift Aviation LLC
Loveland, Ohio
Standard 2019-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.