General Electric CF6-80A2
5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CF6-80A2 engine, rated at about 48,670 pounds of thrust. The Boeing 767 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1983 and 1985.
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 CF6-80A2. FAA spelling: CF6-80A2.
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airliners and large jets | 5 | 100% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CF6-80A2 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E13NE, held by General Electric Company Ge Aerospace). The FAA has issued 32 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 307 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 43 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 32 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 307 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 7 |
| 97 | 6 |
| 98 | 4 |
| 99 | 8 |
| 00 | 11 |
| 01 | 11 |
| 02 | 14 |
| 03 | 5 |
| 04 | 12 |
| 05 | 4 |
| 06 | 9 |
| 07 | 14 |
| 08 | 22 |
| 09 | 34 |
| 10 | 48 |
| 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 17 |
| 13 | 4 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 5 |
| 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 5 |
| 21 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 |
| 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 3 |
| 25 | 3 |
| 26 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 65 |
| Mec | 8 |
| Warning Light | 8 |
| Connector | 7 |
| Blade | 6 |
| Duct | 6 |
| Eec | 6 |
| Idg | 6 |
| Gasket | 5 |
| Oil System | 5 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 582 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 (163), bolt machine (49), seal (30), nut (21), liner (18), gasket (17), pin (14), bolt mach (14), valve (11), bolt shear (10).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
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
- Boeing 767 5 with this engine series
- Cargo Aircraft Management INC 4 of these aircraft
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the General Electric CF6-80A2 32 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the General Electric CF6-80A2 307 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-cf6-80a2.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N750AX | Boeing 767-232 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N749AX | Boeing 767-232 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cargo Aircraft Management INC Wilmington, Ohio |
Standard | 2016-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N740AX | Boeing 767-232 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cargo Aircraft Management INC Wilmington, Ohio |
Standard | 2010-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744AX | Boeing 767-232 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cargo Aircraft Management INC Wilmington, Ohio |
Standard | 2010-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761CX | Boeing 767-223 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cargo Aircraft Management INC Wilmington, Ohio |
Standard | 2009-12-30 | 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.