Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3C
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3C engine, rated at about 3,700 pounds of thrust. The Dassault FALCON 50 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1983 and 1993.
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 Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3C. FAA spelling: TFE731-3C.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Dassault FALCON 50 | 2 |
| Learjet 55 | 1 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3C the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 36 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 4 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 36 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 02 | 3 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 5 |
| 05 | 4 |
| 06 | 3 |
| 08 | 2 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 4 |
| Control Cable | 2 |
| Fuel Control | 2 |
| O-Ring | 2 |
| Seal | 2 |
| Torque Tube | 2 |
| Turnbuckle | 2 |
| Acm | 1 |
| Actuator | 1 |
| Annunciator | 1 |
Latest reports
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
- Dassault FALCON 50 2 with this engine series
- Learjet 55 1 with this engine series
- Failure reports on the Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3C 36 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/garrett-honeywell-tfe731-3c.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N255RV | Gates Learjet Corp 55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98DH | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation 900B LLC Davie, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N980DM | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Falcon Fawzi LLC Ft Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-14 | 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 12, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.