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Engines · turbofan · data as of October 5, 2026

CFM International CFM56-5B5

2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56-5B5 engine, rated at about 22,000 pounds of thrust. The Airbus A319 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft).

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 CFM56-5B5. FAA spelling: CFM56-5B5.

Fitted to model families

Airbus A3192

Airbus A319

Where they are owner's state

Nevada2

Kind of aircraft

Airliners and large jets2 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0012222000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the CFM International CFM56-5B5 the component layer

The design is held under 2 type certificates. The FAA has issued 21 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 246 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 21 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-05-102023-05-05 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section · engine
2021-09-282021-16-08 · Turbine Section · engine
2021-06-242021-10-09 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section · engine
2019-07-052019-12-05 · Turbine Section · engine
2017-04-132017-05-09 · Accessory Gearboxes · engine
2016-03-012016-02-04 · Turbine rear frames (TRFs) · engine

All orders naming the CFM International CFM56-5B5

Failure reports 246 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

055110166221020717126

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Floor Panel55Panel18Profile15Floor Support14Skin14Floorboard13Fitting10Frame10Floorbeam9Shear Plate6

Latest reports

2026-05-26Turbine: defective
2024-08-03Engine: overtemp
2021-07-12Engine: power loss
2021-01-22Frame: damaged
2019-06-21Gasket: failed

Certificates and bulletins

E37NEType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 52 models listed · revised January 15, 2026
E38NEType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 52 models listed · revised January 15, 2026

Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders

2014-05-28NE-08-17R3 · Turbine Section - Propulsion Technology LLC Unapproved Repair
2012-04-27NE-12-29 · Engine Fuel Distribution CFM56-5B LPTACC Fuel Manifold
2011-03-07NE-08-17R2 · Turbine Section - Propulsion Technology LLC 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-cfm56-5b5.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N330NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2016-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2016-02-26 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.