General Electric CT7-9B
23 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CT7-9B engine, rated at about 1750 horsepower. The Saab-Scania SAAB 340 is the model most often fitted with it (8 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1989 and 1999.
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 CT7-9B. FAA spelling: CT7-9B.
Fuel: Electricity.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Saab-Scania SAAB 340 | 8 |
| Saab Ab SAAB 340 | 6 |
| Saab SAAB 340B | 4 |
| Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340 | 4 |
| Saab Scania Ab SAAB SCANIA SF340B | 1 |
Saab-Scania SAAB 340 · Saab Ab SAAB 340 · Saab SAAB 340B · Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340 · Saab Scania Ab SAAB SCANIA SF340B
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CT7-9B the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8NE, held by General Electric Company Ge Aviation). The FAA has issued 12 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1,270 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 275 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 12 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 1,270 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 34 |
| 96 | 35 |
| 97 | 55 |
| 98 | 36 |
| 99 | 50 |
| 00 | 63 |
| 01 | 50 |
| 02 | 59 |
| 03 | 69 |
| 04 | 105 |
| 05 | 66 |
| 06 | 83 |
| 07 | 45 |
| 08 | 15 |
| 09 | 17 |
| 10 | 69 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 13 |
| 16 | 115 |
| 17 | 62 |
| 18 | 111 |
| 19 | 90 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 4 |
| 26 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 193 |
| Light | 50 |
| Power Supply | 45 |
| Connector | 30 |
| Control Unit | 27 |
| Skin | 27 |
| Smoke Detector | 26 |
| Bleed Valve | 21 |
| Bulb | 21 |
| Frame | 21 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 597 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 (349), seal (39), bolt (19), spacer power (17), retainer (11), nut (11), control (11), washer balancing (10), preformed packing (10), point bolt (7).
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Saab-Scania SAAB 340 8 with this engine series
- Saab Ab SAAB 340 6 with this engine series
- Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340 4 with this engine series
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 10 of these aircraft
- Aviation Inventory Resources INC 4 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the General Electric CT7-9B 12 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the General Electric CT7-9B 1,270 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-ct7-9b.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 23
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N968AF | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440CL | Saab Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N458CL | Saab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399CL | Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beta Fleet LLC South Burlington, Vermont |
Experimental | 2025-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N331TB | Saab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lexington, Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2025-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N951BC | Saab Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jah2022A Saab340B Msn 318 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N985ES | Saab Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jah2022A Saab340B Msn 333 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N989AF | Saab Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N294TL | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Inventory Resources INC Alvarado, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N685PA | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Inventory Resources INC Alvarado, Texas |
Restricted | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185KJ | Saab Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jah 2022A Saab340B Msn 185 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2022-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N931BC | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2022-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432CL | Saab Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Legends Cargo Aircraft LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3172 | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2022-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N961BC | Saab Scania Ab SAAB SCANIA SF340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2022-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N219KA | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2022-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419CL | Saab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Legends Cargo Aircraft LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361CL | Saab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Legends Cargo Aircraft LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2021-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N675PA | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Inventory Resources INC Alvarado, Texas |
Restricted | 2021-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336SA | Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N441FF | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N352CJ | Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Inventory Resources INC Alvarado, Texas |
Restricted | 2018-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N353SA | Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-04-04 | 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 11, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.