The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · turbofan · data as of October 5, 2026

CFM International CFM56-3B

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56-3B engine, rated at about 22,100 pounds of thrust. The Boeing 737 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1987 and 2009.

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 CFM International CFM56-3B. FAA spelling: CFM56-3B.

Fitted to model families

Boeing 7372Airbus A3211

Boeing 737 · Airbus A321

Where they are owner's state

Utah1Texas1Delaware1

Kind of aircraft

Airliners and large jets3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

000111198012000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the CFM International CFM56-3B the component layer

The design is held under 2 type certificates. The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2022-03-222022-02-03 · Turbine Engine Accessory Drive · engine
2017-08-182017-14-08 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section · engine
2016-08-092016-14-10 · High-pressure turbine (HPT) disks · engine
2014-02-032013-26-01 · Oil dynamic seal assembly · engine
2013-01-282013-02-02 · High-pressure turbine (HPT) disks · engine
2010-07-132010-12-03 · Fan blades · engine

All orders naming the CFM International CFM56-3B

Certificates and bulletins

E21EUType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 6 models listed · revised February 17, 2022
E2GLType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 6 models listed · revised February 17, 2022

Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders

2014-05-28NE-08-17R3 · Turbine Section - Propulsion Technology LLC Unapproved Repair
2008-05-22NE-08-17R1 · Propulsion Technology LLC Unapproved Repair
2008-05-14NE-08-17 · Propulsion Technologies International Unapproved Repair

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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-3b.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N634BC Boeing
737-3Y0
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2024-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N578TR Boeing
737-3TO
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Career Aviation CO INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N196UW Airbus
A321-211
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2015-12-30 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.