Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

Reciprocating Engine324 (46.1%)
Ignition133 (18.9%)
Engine Exhaust49 (7%)
Engine Fuel & Control40 (5.7%)
Power Plant33 (4.7%)
Engine Oil33 (4.7%)
Starting33 (4.7%)
Engine Controls19 (2.7%)
Other19 (2.7%)
Engine Indicating10 (1.4%)
Engine - Turbine/Turboprop8 (1.1%)
Engine Air1 (0.1%)
Other1 (0.1%)

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

Airworthiness directives

2023-20445: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Engines (2023-09-21)
2023-05339: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Reciprocating Engines (2023-03-15)
2023-03796: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2023-02-23)
2023-02152: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Reciprocating Engines With a Certain Superior Air Parts, Inc. Intake Valve Installed (2023-02-02)
2022-16371: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Lycoming Engines, and Textron Lycoming/Subsidiary of Textron, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2022-07-29)
2022-03640: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. and Continental Motors Reciprocating Engines (2022-02-22)
2020-17874: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Continental Motors, Inc.) Reciprocating Engines (2020-08-17)
2016-24794: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2016-10-14)
US-2016-16-12: Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Assemblies - Removal (2016-08-12)
2014-06198: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines With Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) Cylinder Assemblies Installed (2014-03-21)
2012-12612: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Reciprocating Engines (2012-05-24)
US-2012-03-06: Fuel System - AVStar Fuel Systems, Inc. (AFS) Fuel Servos - Removal (2012-02-13)
2011-31794: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Reciprocating Engines (2011-12-13)

Occurrences naming this engine

24 occurrences, 4 fatal, 5 fatalities.

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

0 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.