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CF6 Engine

GE Aerospace · turbofan · 4,000 engine-system SDR reports · 32 ADs

41,500–72,000 lbfThrust
1969First Run
In production (CF6-80)Status
Long-lived widebody family; freighter mainstay.Note

Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

  • Engine - Turbine/Turboprop1,852 (46.3%)
  • Engine Fuel & Control785 (19.6%)
  • Engine Air295 (7.4%)
  • Engine Exhaust295 (7.4%)
  • Engine Indicating173 (4.3%)
  • Engine Oil171 (4.3%)
  • Power Plant143 (3.6%)
  • Ignition131 (3.3%)
  • Starting96 (2.4%)
  • Engine Controls52 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Reciprocating Engine2 (0.1%)
Engine variants
VariantReportsYears
CF6-803,2231995–2026
CF6-505101995–2022
CF6-62381995–2026

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

Airworthiness directives

  • 2025-09007: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2025-05-20)
  • 2023-22145: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2023-10-04)
  • 2023-19793: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2023-09-14)
  • 2023-05472: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2023-03-24)
  • 2022-02455: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-02-07)
  • 2022-01141: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-01-21)
  • 2021-15694: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2021-07-23)
  • 2021-03606: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2021-02-24)
  • 2020-23947: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-10-29)
  • 2020-22038: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-10-07)
  • 2020-14458: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-07-07)
  • 2018-18576: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2018-08-28)
  • 2018-06738: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2018-04-06)
  • 2017-11780: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-06-08)
  • 2016-09686: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2016-04-27)
  • 2016-07377: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2016-04-04)
  • 2014-24697: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2014-10-23)
  • 2013-09650: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-04-26)
  • 2012-4284: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) Turbofan Engines (2012-02-24)
  • 2012-4747: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) Turbofan Engines (2012-03-01)
  • 2012-1953: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2012-01-31)
  • 2011-28671: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6 Turbofan Engines (2011-11-07)
  • 2011-21312: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45 Series and CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines (2011-08-22)
  • 2011-18747: Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747 Airplanes and Model 767 Airplanes Equipped With General Electric Model CF6-80C2 or CF6-80A Series Engines (2011-07-26)
  • 2011-10692: Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-80C2 or Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Engines (2011-05-11)
  • 2011-9919: Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747-200B, -300, -400, -400D, and -400F Series Airplanes Powered by Pratt and Whitney 4000 or General Electric CF6-80C2 Series Engines (2011-05-02)
  • 2011-6300: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-45 and CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines (2011-03-18)
  • 2011-2387: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-45 and CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines (2011-02-04)
  • 2010-19156: Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-80C2 Series Engines (2010-08-05)
  • 2010-13873: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-45 and CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines (2010-06-09)
  • 2010-5777: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-45 and CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines (2010-03-17)
  • E9-31363: Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-45 or -50 Series Engines, or Equipped With Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 or -7 (Excluding -70) Series Engines (2010-01-20)

Occurrences naming this engine

68 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

87 occurrences, 1 fatal, 2 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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