General Electric CT7-8A
43 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CT7-8A engine, rated at about 2520 horsepower. The Sikorsky S-92 is the model most often fitted with it (40 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2005 and 2025.
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 CT7-8A. FAA spelling: CT7-8A.
Fuel: Electricity.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky S-92 | 40 |
| Keystone Helicopter Corp S-92A | 1 |
| Sikorsky CH-148 | 1 |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-92 | 1 |
Sikorsky S-92 · Keystone Helicopter Corp S-92A · Sikorsky CH-148 · Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-92
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CT7-8A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8NE, held by General Electric Company Ge Aviation). The FAA has issued 8 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 117 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 33 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 8 airworthiness directives · newest first
2022-10-072022-18-16 · Turbine Engine Combustion Section, Turbine Section · engine
2017-10-272017-19-20 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section · engine
2011-11-172011-21-17 · Fuel filter differential pressure switch. · engine
2011-11-092011-19-03 · Accessory gearbox (AGB) · engine
2009-01-262008-26-02 · Electrical chip detectors · engine
2006-06-51 emergency · No. 3 bearings · engine
Failure reports 117 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 07 | 8 |
| 08 | 5 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 16 |
| 13 | 7 |
| 14 | 12 |
| 15 | 11 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 10 |
| 19 | 5 |
| 22 | 4 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 8 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Fire Detector | 16 |
| Arm | 7 |
| Connector | 6 |
| Module | 6 |
| Wire Harness | 6 |
| Bearing | 5 |
| Engine | 5 |
| Gearbox | 5 |
| Frame | 3 |
| Oil System | 3 |
Latest reports
2026-10-13Sensor: unserviceable
2025-12-03Unknown: odor
2025-01-27Plate: cracked
2024-09-13Wire Harness: damaged
2024-09-10Fire Detector: contaminated
Approved replacement parts 324 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: packing (147), bolt (48), spacer power (17), point bolt (12), washer balancing (10), preformed packing (10), seal (9), nut (8), clamp loop (7), washer balance (5).
Certificates and bulletins
E8NEType certificate held by General Electric Company Ge Aviation · 30 models listed · revised July 3, 2025
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
- Sikorsky S-92 40 with this engine series
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-92 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Louisiana 15 of these aircraft
- Utah 13 of these aircraft
- Mississippi 4 of these aircraft
- New York 2 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 2 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Phi Aviation LLC 6 of these aircraft
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 6 of these aircraft
- Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee 5 of these aircraft
- Bristow LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Chevron USA INC 3 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the General Electric CT7-8A 8 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the General Electric CT7-8A 117 reports since 1995
Analytics
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-ct7-8a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 43
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N941PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Trust CO LLC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N937PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312ZC | Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Sikorsky Aircraft CORP Owego, New York |
Experimental | 2026-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N931PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Phi Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309Q | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Ars INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851AR | Keystone Helicopter Corp S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2024-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Phi Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N925PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Phi Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920VH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow US LLC New Iberia, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Phi Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N592BG | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow US LLC New Iberia, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N267RF | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Msp Recovery Aviation LLC Coral Gables, Florida |
Standard | 2022-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290BG | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2021-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Truist Equipment Finance CORP Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N293BG | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow U.S. LLC New Iberia, Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927SC | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Chevron USA INC Picayune, Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922BH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Phi Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N935PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Phi Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N465VL | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2019-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N940PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3088U | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2100B | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N191ES | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2018-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192ES | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2018-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193ES | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2018-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392JS | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Chevron USA INC Picayune, Mississippi |
Standard | 2017-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145JW | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N951PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | US Bank Na Marshall, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N806AP | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Standard | 2016-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N939PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bridge Funding Group INC Hunt Valley, Maryland |
Standard | 2016-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N950PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Wilmington Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N524PB | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92EH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917CB | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | North Slope Borough Barrow, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N692BG | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Bristow U S LLC New Iberia, Louisiana |
Standard | 2014-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Wells Fargo Equipment Finance INC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2014-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N944PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Wilmington Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292MH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Chevron USA INC Picayune, Mississippi |
Standard | 2013-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921GL | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Chevron U S A INC Picayune, Mississippi |
Standard | 2013-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929PH | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | U S Bank Na Marshall, Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314RG | Sikorsky S-92A |
Rotorcraft | Rencopter 314 LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2010-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N803CN | Sikorsky CH-148 |
Rotorcraft | Sikorsky Aircraft CORP Stratford, Connecticut |
Experimental | 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 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.