Engine model · Reciprocating · 145 hp · registry code 17174

Manufacturer (registry)
CONT MOTOR
Model
0-300-B
Registry code
17174
Type
Reciprocating
Power
145 hp
Data sheet
TCDSE-253
Holder
Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 7

ADs whose products match this engine model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1980In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 9 ADs
19801
19932
19961
19981
20021
20121
20221
20231
Superseded and historical ADs · 3
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.effective_date
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_directive.parquet' WHERE engine_model_code IN ('17174'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Information bulletins that may apply · 3

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT s.saib_number, any_value(s.title) AS title, max(s.issue_date) AS issue_date, any_value(s.status) AS status
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
  WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_saib.parquet' WHERE engine_model_code IN ('17174'))
  GROUP BY s.saib_number ORDER BY issue_date DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 2

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_code IN ('17174')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this engine modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports

No reports matched to aircraft with this engine modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.

Service difficulty reports · 5

SDR 2019FA0000307Cylinder Head · separatedCYLINDER FAILURE, #5 CYLINDER COMPLETE BARREL SEPARATION AT THE THREADS INTO THE HEAD IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AND LAND SAFELY. SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL FOUND THE BAFFLING HAD KEPT THE HEAD FROM FALLING OFF THE AIRPLANE, ONLY 1/3 OF THE Sep 15, 2019 · N7920B · Cessna 172 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 2013FA0000473Piston Pin · failedVISIBLE METAL PIECES WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER MEDIA DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 5 PISTON PIN HAD FAILED. SPECIFICALLY, THE PISTON PIN PLUG APPEARED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THEAug 19, 2013 · N5607A · Cessna 172 · Reciprocating Engine Power SectionSDR AUS20030983Exhaust Valve · sticking(AUS) ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN. TWO OTHER VALVES ALSO STICKING.DURING RECTIFICATION FOR THE STICKING VALVES IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CARBURETTOR BUTTERFLY SHAFT TO BUSHING FITTING SEEMED EXCESSIVE (EXCESSIVE END FLOAT AND AXIAL WEAR).May 20, 2003 · Cessna 172E · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR CA010522019Cylinder · separated(CAN) NR 1 CYLINDER BARREL BROKE LEAVING CYLINDER BAS ATTACHED TO CRANKCASE AND CYLINDER ATACHED BY EXHAUST AND INTAKE. APPROXIMATELY 1" OF CYLINDER IS STILL ATTACHED TO CRANKCASE. PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ARE DESTROYED. BOTH CASE HAVES AND REAR CASE IS DESTRMay 8, 2001 · Cessna 172 · Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) Indicating SystemSDR 95ZZZX817Carburetor · defectiveDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, CARBURETOR WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING AND MIXTURE CUT-OFF WOULD NOT WORK. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT LEATHER ON ACCELERATOR PUMP PISTON WAS WORN CAUSING FUEL TO OVERFLOW INTO VENTURI. GASKET SET DID NOT INLCUDE A REPLACEMENT SO ONE HAD TJan 25, 1995 · N132RK · Amtr MUSTANG2 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_key = 'O300B'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 34

Approved for this engine model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT s.stc_number, s.description, s.holder, s.status, s.status_date, m.matched_model
  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE engine_model_code IN ('17174')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

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