General Electric CF6-80C2D1F
24 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CF6-80C2D1F engine, rated at about 60,690 pounds of thrust. The Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 is the model most often fitted with it (20 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1991 and 2001.
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 CF6-80C2D1F. FAA spelling: CF6-80C2D1F.
Fitted to model families
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-1120Boeing MD-11F4
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 · Boeing MD-11F
Where they are owner's state
Florida11Kentucky8Tennessee5
Kind of aircraft
Business jets21 (88%)Airliners and large jets3 (12%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CF6-80C2D1F the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E13NE, held by General Electric Company Ge Aerospace). The FAA has issued 47 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 536 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 97 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 47 airworthiness directives · newest first
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
2018-10-022018-15-04 · Turbine/Turboprop Engine--Turbine Section · engine
Failure reports 536 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Skin81Engine76Hinge34Seat Track22Doubler21Frame15Stringer12Longeron Splice11Vane10Compressor8
Latest reports
2026-07-16Engine: power loss
2025-06-18Engine: flamed out
2025-05-02Case: corroded
2025-05-02Case: corroded
2025-04-14Ring: corroded
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
Fitted to
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 20 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Atares Funding LLC 9 of these aircraft
- United Parcel Service CO 8 of these aircraft
- Federal Express CORP 5 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the General Electric CF6-80C2D1F 47 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the General Electric CF6-80C2D1F 536 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-cf6-80c2d1f.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 24
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N415JN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512JN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N542KD | Boeing MD-11F |
Defense drones | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N545JN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Miami Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N546JN | Boeing MD-11F |
Defense drones | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N781SN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N783SN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N804SN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Miami Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543JN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Atares Funding LLC Fisher Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265UP | Boeing MD-11F |
Defense drones | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264UP | Boeing MD-11F |
Defense drones | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N263UP | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N649FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261UP | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262UP | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N581JN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mobility Air LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2015-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513SN | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M48513 LLC Esters, Florida |
Standard | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N573FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2009-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2009-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260UP | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2006-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N258UP | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2006-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257UP | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | United Parcel Service CO Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2006-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N575FE | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2004-10-25 | 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.