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

CFM International CFM56-5B5/P

14 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56-5B5/P engine, rated at about 22,000 pounds of thrust. The Airbus A319 is the model most often fitted with it (13 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2003 and 2007.

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

Fitted to model families

Airbus A31913Airbus A3201

Airbus A319 · Airbus A320

Where they are owner's state

Nevada10Utah4

Kind of aircraft

Airliners and large jets14 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0471014142000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the CFM International CFM56-5B5/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 166 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 11 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 23 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/P

Failure reports 166 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

024487195081319124

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Floor Panel39Skin8Epsu7Engine6Floorbeam6Sill5Light4Plate4Hmu3Profile3

Latest reports

2024-01-25Hmu: faulted
2020-01-02Oil System: low
2019-10-22Unknown: odor
2019-04-01Inlet: cracked
2018-04-05Motor: seized

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
  • Nevada 10 of these aircraft
  • Utah 4 of these aircraft
Biggest operators

These connections as data: /graph/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b5-p.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 14

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N316NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2020-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N318NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2020-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N319NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2020-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N949FR Airbus
A319-112
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank N A Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2018-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N335NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2018-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N312NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2018-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2017-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N334NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2017-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2017-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N233NV Airbus
A320-214
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2017-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2017-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2016-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N327NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2015-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N326NV Airbus
A319-111
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2015-09-30 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.