General Electric CF6-6D
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CF6-6D engine, rated at about 39,300 pounds of thrust. The Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1971 and 1972.
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 General Electric CF6-6D. FAA spelling: CF6-6D.
Fuel: Electricity.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10 | 2 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CF6-6D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E23EA, held by General Electric Company). The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1,051 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 19 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 1,051 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 62 |
| 96 | 87 |
| 97 | 68 |
| 98 | 27 |
| 99 | 23 |
| 00 | 19 |
| 01 | 8 |
| 02 | 6 |
| 03 | 14 |
| 04 | 31 |
| 05 | 26 |
| 06 | 23 |
| 07 | 5 |
| 08 | 9 |
| 09 | 11 |
| 10 | 493 |
| 11 | 29 |
| 12 | 49 |
| 13 | 11 |
| 14 | 15 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Skin | 204 |
| Engine | 64 |
| Hinge Fitting | 49 |
| Fitting | 38 |
| Seat Track | 25 |
| Hinge Bracket | 20 |
| Floor Panel | 19 |
| Longeron | 19 |
| Battery Pack | 18 |
| Wire | 18 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 879 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: bolt (239), nut (80), bolt machine (50), liner (32), seal (30), packing preformed (24), main fuel (18), bushing (17), gasket (16), packing (13).
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10 2 with this engine series
- Tennessee 2 of these aircraft
- Federal Express Corporation 2 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the General Electric CF6-6D 23 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the General Electric CF6-6D 1,051 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-cf6-6d.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N369FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express Corporation Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 1997-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express Corporation Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 1997-10-07 | 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), November 13, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.