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

CFM International CFM56-5B6

16 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56-5B6 engine, rated at about 23,500 pounds of thrust. The Airbus A319 is the model most often fitted with it (16 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2006 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 CFM56-5B6. FAA spelling: CFM56-5B6.

Fitted to model families

Airbus A31916

Airbus A319

Where they are owner's state

Texas7Utah6Nevada2Delaware1

Kind of aircraft

Airliners and large jets16 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

03691232000122010

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the CFM International CFM56-5B6 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 280 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 27 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 CFM56-5B6

Failure reports 280 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0244871959905101520326

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Floorbeam39Floor Panel27Engine19Beam15Panel14Floor Support10Sill9Fitting4Profile4Valve4

Latest reports

2026-09-01Duct: disconnected
2026-07-01Duct: blown
2026-01-06Seal: leaking
2025-09-03Hub: cracked
2024-10-23Engine: stalled

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-cfm56-5b6.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 16

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N9010R Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2023-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93003 Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2023-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9008U Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2023-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527VA Airbus
A319-112
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2023-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9011P Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wilmington Trust CO Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N778XF Airbus
A319-112
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9013A Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2020-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N325NV Airbus
A319-112
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2016-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324NV Airbus
A319-112
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Asset Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2016-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9002U Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2015-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8009T Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2015-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8001N Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2014-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3014R Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2014-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9004F Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2014-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4005X Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2014-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9012 Airbus
A319-115
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2014-08-25 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.