CFM International CFM56-5B3/P
11 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56-5B3/P engine, rated at about 32,000 pounds of thrust. The Airbus A321 is the model most often fitted with it (11 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2001 and 2013.
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 CFM56-5B3/P. FAA spelling: CFM56-5B3/P.
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 CFM International CFM56-5B3/P the component layer
The design is held under 2 type certificates. The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 230 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 134 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 230 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
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
- Airbus A321 11 with this engine series
- Texas 11 of these aircraft
- American Airlines INC 10 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the CFM International CFM56-5B3/P 23 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the CFM International CFM56-5B3/P 230 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b3-p.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 11
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N451PE | Airbus Industrie A321-211 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pa Msn 1451 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150UW | 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 |
| N151UW | 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 |
| N152UW | 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 |
| N153UW | 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 |
| N155UW | 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 |
| N193UW | 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 |
| N195UW | 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 |
| N197UW | 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 |
| N198UW | 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 |
| N199UW | 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.