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

CFM International CFM56 series

709 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a CFM International CFM56 series engine, rated at about 2200 horsepower. The Boeing 737 is the model most often fitted with it (488 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1988 and 2018.

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 series. FAA spelling: CFM56 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Boeing 737488Airbus A319113Airbus A32068Airbus A32134Douglas DC-84Boeing 7571Dassault FALCON 20001

Boeing 737 · Airbus A319 · Airbus A320 · Airbus A321 · Douglas DC-8 · Boeing 757 · Dassault FALCON 2000

Where they are owner's state

Texas207Georgia185Illinois131Utah102Washington19Delaware18Missouri9Arizona6Minnesota4Florida4

Kind of aircraft

Airliners and large jets708 (100%)Business jets1 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0112223334446119607198021419904462000322010

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

The design is held under 4 type certificates. The FAA has issued 56 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 2,440 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 738 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 56 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

All orders naming the CFM International CFM56 series

Failure reports 2,440 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0621251882509500051015202511226

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Engine359Pump62Hmu49Floor Support46Actuator44Frame44Floor Panel40Sensor40Skin39Connector35

Latest reports

2026-09-27Engine: smoke
2026-09-24Engine: fire
2026-09-23Warning Light: false activation
2026-09-22Engine: power loss
2026-09-21Blades: dented

Certificates and bulletins

E37NEType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 34 models listed · revised November 3, 1999
E38NEType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 32 models listed · revised September 10, 1996
E00055ENType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 14 models listed · revised October 30, 1998
E00056ENType certificate held by Cfm International S.A. · 14 models listed · revised October 30, 1998

Safety bulletins 9 · advice, not orders

2014-05-28NE-08-17R3 · Turbine Section - Propulsion Technology LLC Unapproved Repair
2014-01-28NE-13-33R2 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section - LP Turbine, Stage 1 Nozzle Vanes
2013-06-24NE-13-33R1 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section - LP Turbine, Stage 1 Nozzle Vanes
2013-05-13NE-13-33 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section - LP Turbine, Stage 1 Nozzle Vanes
2012-04-27NE-12-29 · Engine Fuel Distribution CFM56-5B LPTACC Fuel Manifold

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-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 709

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N435WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2003-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888TY Boeing
737-7AH
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ty Air INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2003-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108MS Boeing
737-7BC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Yona Aviation II LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2003-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2003-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N644AS Boeing
737-790
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alaska Airlines INC
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2003-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2003-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7600K Boeing
737-7BC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sas Institute INC
Cary, North Carolina
Standard 2003-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2002-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2002-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2002-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425LV Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2002-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2002-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737M Boeing
737-8EQ
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Special flight permit 2002-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31412 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2002-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3771K Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2002-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37277 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2002-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N410WN Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2002-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37700 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2002-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3769L Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2002-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3768 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2002-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71411 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2002-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3764D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3766 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3760C Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3765 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3759 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3761R Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3762Y Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3763D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3767 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75410 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36272 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35407 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73406 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3756 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33266 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3758Y Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3757D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3755D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33264 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72405 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3754A Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3753 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3752 Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N968AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N967AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3751B Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79402 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38403 Boeing
737-924
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2001-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3750D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3749D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3748Y Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3746H Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3745B Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N966AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N965AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3744F Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3747D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N964AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N963AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N962AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N961AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N960AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N958AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N957AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3743H Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N956AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626AS Boeing
737-790
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alaska Airlines INC
Seatac, Washington
Standard 2001-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3742C Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N625AS Boeing
737-790
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alaska Airlines INC
Seatac, Washington
Standard 2001-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3741S Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2001-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N954AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2001-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N952AA Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3740C Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3739P Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3738B Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N951AA Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3737C Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3736C Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N950AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77258 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2000-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N949AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3735D Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3733Z Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3734B Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N948AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N783SW Boeing
737-7H4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southwest Airlines CO
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2000-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N947AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3732J Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3731T Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76254 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2000-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3730B Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37253 Boeing
737-824
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United Airlines INC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2000-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N399DA Boeing
737-832
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delta Air Lines INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2000-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N622AS Boeing
737-790
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alaska Airlines INC
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2000-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N946AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N945AN Boeing
737-823
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Airlines INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2000-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.