General Electric CF6-80C2B1F
37 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CF6-80C2B1F engine, rated at about 57,160 pounds of thrust. The Boeing 747 is the model most often fitted with it (37 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1991 and 2009.
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 CF6-80C2B1F. FAA spelling: CF6-80C2B1F.
Where they are owner's state
Kentucky11New York6Michigan6Florida6Utah4Delaware3Ohio1
Kind of aircraft
Airliners and large jets28 (76%)Business jets9 (24%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CF6-80C2B1F the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 765 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 231 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 765 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Skin139Tension Tie50Engine34Panel29Fairing26Wedge24Oil System14Structure14Battery Pack13Intercostal13
Latest reports
2026-09-20Engine: failed
2026-09-17Oil Filter: false indication
2026-09-11Bottle: low pressure
2026-08-12Circuit Card: faulted
2026-08-04Engine: vibration
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 747 37 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- United Parcel Service CO 8 of these aircraft
- Kalitta Air LLC 6 of these aircraft
- Atlas Air INC 6 of these aircraft
- C C & E I LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Wilmington Trust CO Trustee 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the General Electric CF6-80C2B1F 765 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-cf6-80c2b1f.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 37
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N700CK | Boeing 747-4R7F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kalitta Air LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572UP | Boeing 747-44AF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N356KD | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Miami Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452SN | Boeing 747-48E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N570UP | Boeing 747-44AF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N438GT | Boeing 747-409F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atlas Air INC White Plains, New York |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N439GT | Boeing 747-409F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atlas Air INC White Plains, New York |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949SL | Boeing 747-41R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Experimental | 2023-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537CA | Boeing 747-400F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ac Spe 10 LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2022-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936CA | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ac Spe 8 LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2021-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N919CA | Boeing 747-428 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ac Spe 2 LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N952CA | Boeing 747-428 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ac Spe 3 LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N473MC | Boeing 747-45E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atlas Air INC Purchase, New York |
Standard | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N405KZ | Boeing 747-400F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wilmington Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N508KZ | Boeing 747-4KZF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wilmington Trust Company Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N486MC | Boeing 747-45EF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Umb Bank Na Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N487MC | Boeing 747-45EF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Umb Bank Na Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N263SG | Boeing 747-481 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atlas Air INC Purchase, New York |
Standard | 2018-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N485MC | Boeing 747-45EF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Umb Bank Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N472MC | Boeing 747-45E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atlas Air INC Purchase, New York |
Standard | 2017-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407KZ | Boeing 747-4KZF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wilmington Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767CK | Boeing 747-481F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kalitta Air LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N766CK | Boeing 747-481F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kalitta Air LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464MC | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atlas Air INC Purchase, New York |
Standard | 2014-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582UP | Boeing 747-4R7F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | C C & e I LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2011-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747GF | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ge Engine Leasing Holdings INC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Experimental | 2011-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N583UP | Boeing 747-4R7F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2011-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745CK | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kalitta Air LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2010-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744CK | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kalitta Air LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2010-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N743CK | Boeing 747-446 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kalitta Air LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2010-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N580UP | Boeing 747-428F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | C C & e I LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
None on file | 2009-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N581UP | Boeing 747-4R7F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | C C & e I LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
None on file | 2009-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N577UP | Boeing 747-44AF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2009-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N576UP | Boeing 747-44AF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2008-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579UP | Boeing 747-45E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2008-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N574UP | Boeing 747-44AF |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2008-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N578UP | Boeing 747-45E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2008-01-30 | 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.