CF34 Engine

GE Aerospace · turbofan · 3,214 engine-system SDR reports · 24 ADs

9,220–20,360 lbfThrust
1982First Run
In productionStatus
Regional-jet standard: CRJ and E-Jet E1.Note

Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

  • Engine - Turbine/Turboprop1,701 (52.9%)
  • Engine Exhaust377 (11.7%)
  • Engine Fuel & Control367 (11.4%)
  • Power Plant273 (8.5%)
  • Engine Air177 (5.5%)
  • Engine Oil137 (4.3%)
  • Engine Controls72 (2.2%)
  • Engine Indicating64 (2%)
  • Other18 (0.6%)
  • Starting17 (0.5%)
  • Ignition10 (0.3%)
  • Reciprocating Engine1 (0%)

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

Airworthiness directives

  • 2025-13644: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2025-07-21)
  • 2025-11206: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2025-06-18)
  • 2025-09205: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2025-05-22)
  • 2023-02512: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2023-02-07)
  • 2022-21861: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-10-11)
  • 2022-10782: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-05-20)
  • 2022-08037: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-04-14)
  • 2022-04694: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-03-07)
  • 2021-27480: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2021-12-21)
  • 2021-27045: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2021-12-14)
  • 2021-20042: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2021-09-17)
  • 2020-07451: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-04-10)
  • 2019-24898: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2019-11-18)
  • 2018-21863: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2018-10-10)
  • 2018-21378: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-8E Engines (2018-10-03)
  • 2017-24700: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-11-15)
  • 2017-21345: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-10-06)
  • 2017-18570: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-09-01)
  • 2013-07510: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-04-03)
  • 2012-1132: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2012-01-23)
  • 2011-21313: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-10E2A1; CF34-10E5; CF34-10E5A1; CF34-10E6; CF34-10E6A1; CF34-10E7; and CF34-10E7-B Turbofan Engines (2011-08-22)
  • 2010-11642: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-1A, -3A, -3A1, -3A2, -3B, and -3B1 Turbofan Engines; Correction (2010-05-20)
  • 2010-9962: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF34-1A, CF34-3A, and CF34-3B Series Turbofan Engines; Correction (2010-04-30)
  • US-2009-24-11: [Delay of Effective Date] Fan Blades and Aft Actuator Head Hose Fitting Inspections (2010-01-01)

Occurrences naming this engine

26 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

6 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.

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