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Engines · turbofan · data as of October 5, 2026

General Electric CF6-80C2B5F

4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CF6-80C2B5F engine, rated at about 60,030 pounds of thrust. The Boeing 747 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2002 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 CF6-80C2B5F. FAA spelling: CF6-80C2B5F.

Fitted to model families

Boeing 7474

Boeing 747

Where they are owner's state

Utah2Michigan2

Kind of aircraft

Airliners and large jets3 (75%)Business jets1 (25%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0123442000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CF6-80C2B5F the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E13NE, held by General Electric Company Ge Aerospace). The FAA has issued 38 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 43 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 32 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 38 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-192023-20-08 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop) · engine
2022-03-142021-26-22 · Turbine Section · engine
2021-08-272021-14-11 · Turbine Section · engine
2021-03-312021-03-02 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines · engine
2020-12-032020-22-02 · Engine Fuel and Control · engine
2020-11-122020-20-13 · Turbine Section · engine

All orders naming the General Electric CF6-80C2B5F

Failure reports 43 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02468091823626

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Engine11Skin3Sleeve3Compressor2Seat Track2Battery Pack1Connector1Cowling1Fastener1Fitting1

Latest reports

2026-09-17Engine: vibration
2026-08-12Engine: faulted
2026-08-07Heat Exchanger: faulted
2026-07-12Compressor: stalled
2026-05-04Signal Cond Unit: faulted

Certificates and bulletins

E13NEType certificate held by General Electric Company Ge Aerospace · 28 models listed · revised August 6, 2024

Safety bulletins 5 · advice, not orders

2023-12-192023-15 · Falsified Forms from AOG Technics
2011-04-05NE-11-27 · Fuel Injector Nozzle - CF6-80 Improperly Welded Fuel Nozzles
2010-07-12NE-10-37 · Engine Fuel and Control: FADEC Fuel Metering Valve Resolver Feedback Faults
2008-09-03NE-08-44 · Engine Thrust Reverser Transcowl Clevis Pin
2006-10-12NE-07-01 · Dual engine flameouts on twin engine airplanes

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

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Where they are
Biggest operators

These connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-cf6-80c2b5f.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 4

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N329ZA Boeing
747-438
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kalitta Air LLC
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Standard 2022-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N903AR Boeing
747-428F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2018-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904AR Boeing
747-428F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Umb Bank Na Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2018-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N782CK Boeing
747-4HQF
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kalitta Air LLC
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Standard 2011-11-29 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.