Honeywell TFE731-3
5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Honeywell TFE731-3 engine, rated at about 3,700 pounds of thrust. The Dassault FALCON 50 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1980 and 1986.
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 Honeywell TFE731-3. FAA spelling: TFE731-3.
Fitted to model families
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Honeywell TFE731-3 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E6WE, held by Honeywell Aerospace US LLC). The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first
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
- Dassault FALCON 50 4 with this engine series
- Aero Vodochody L-39 1 with this engine series
- FAA orders naming the Honeywell TFE731-3 23 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/honeywell-tfe731-3.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N12GX | Aero Vodochody L-39C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | East 2 West Aero Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
Experimental | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N940CC | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Standard | 2025-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N579RA | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | World Is Not Enough LLC Turner, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59CJ | Dassault Aviation FALCON 50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Optical Air Data Systems LLC Manassas, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80BC | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vaughan Aviation LLC Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2018-11-29 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.