CFM International CFM56-7B22
35 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56-7B22 engine, rated at about 22,700 pounds of thrust. The Boeing 737 is the model most often fitted with it (35 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1999 and 2012.
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 CFM56-7B22. FAA spelling: CFM56-7B22.
Where they are owner's state
Texas18Utah9Illinois3North Carolina2Oregon1Missouri1Florida1
Kind of aircraft
Airliners and large jets35 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the CFM International CFM56-7B22 the component layer
The design is held under 2 type certificates. The FAA has issued 26 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 444 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 37 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 26 airworthiness directives · newest first
2023-05-102023-05-05 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section · engine
2022-03-222022-02-03 · Turbine Engine Accessory Drive · 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
2019-01-102018-26-01 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section · engine
Failure reports 444 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Engine92Blade22Hmu22Compressor15Display15Pump14Window14Eec12Skin9Seal7
Latest reports
2026-09-07Panel: cracked
2026-09-02Engine: power loss
2026-06-16Engine: seized
2026-03-10Transmitter: erratic
2025-09-18Engine: failed
Certificates and bulletins
E00055ENType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 49 models listed · revised August 19, 2024
E00056ENType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 49 models listed · revised August 19, 2024
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
2014-05-28NE-08-17R3 · Turbine Section - Propulsion Technology LLC Unapproved Repair
2011-03-07NE-08-17R2 · 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
- Boeing 737 35 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 18 of these aircraft
- Utah 9 of these aircraft
- Illinois 3 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 2 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Southwest Airlines CO 17 of these aircraft
- United Airlines INC 3 of these aircraft
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the CFM International CFM56-7B22 26 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the CFM International CFM56-7B22 444 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b22.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 35
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N660CP | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eastern Air Express LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N668CP | Boeing 737-76N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eastern Air Express LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N959BP | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eastern Air Express LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7841A | Boeing 737-7L9 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Coulson Aviation USA INC Portland, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N721VL | Boeing 737-752 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Umb Bank Na Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2024-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N809VL | Boeing 737-8EH |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Umb Bank N A Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12754 | Boeing 737-7V3 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Airlines INC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17753 | Boeing 737-7V3 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Airlines INC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7815L | Boeing 737-76Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2022-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7731A | Boeing 737-76N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7729A | Boeing 737-76N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30AS | Boeing 737-76N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aersale INC Doral, Florida |
Standard | 2021-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15751 | Boeing 737-71Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Airlines INC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2015-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788XA | Boeing 737-752 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2015-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7749B | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7750A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7745A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7748A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7752B | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7747C | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7743B | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7751A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7742B | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7740A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7738A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7735A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7734H | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7732A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7704B | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7702A | Boeing 737-7BD |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Airlines CO Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365SR | Boeing 737-66N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of the Airforce (Usaf) Hill Afb, Utah |
Standard | 2009-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273RH | Boeing 737-66N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of the Air Force (Usaf) Hill Afb, Utah |
Standard | 2009-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N859WP | Boeing 737-66N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of the Airforce Hill Afb, Utah |
Standard | 2009-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N869HH | Boeing 737-66N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of the Air Force (Usaf) Hill Afb, Utah |
Standard | 2008-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N319BD | Boeing 737-66N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Department of the Air Force Hill Afb, Utah |
Standard | 2008-10-30 | 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.