GE90 Engine

GE Aerospace · turbofan · 172 engine-system SDR reports · 34 ADs

74,000–115,300 lbfThrust
1993First Run
In productionStatus
777 exclusive (-115B on 777-300ER); highest-thrust certified turbofan (GE90-115B).Note

Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

  • Engine - Turbine/Turboprop128 (74.4%)
  • Engine Fuel & Control17 (9.9%)
  • Engine Oil7 (4.1%)
  • Power Plant5 (2.9%)
  • Engine Indicating4 (2.3%)
  • Engine Controls3 (1.7%)
  • Ignition2 (1.2%)
  • Engine Air2 (1.2%)
  • Engine Exhaust2 (1.2%)
  • Starting2 (1.2%)

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

Airworthiness directives

  • 2025-24173: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2026-01-02)
  • 2025-06420: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2025-04-16)
  • 2024-10093: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2024-05-13)
  • 2024-01166: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines (2024-01-23)
  • 2023-07005: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2023-04-05)
  • 2023-04869: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2023-03-10)
  • 2022-26831: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-12-12)
  • 2022-19853: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-09-21)
  • 2022-00049: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2022-01-11)
  • 2021-16766: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2021-08-09)
  • 2020-22505: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-10-13)
  • 2020-22267: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-10-08)
  • 2020-20337: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-09-16)
  • 2020-10048: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-05-12)
  • 2020-02865: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2020-02-14)
  • 2019-25129: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2019-11-21)
  • 2018-23466: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2018-10-26)
  • 2018-23468: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2018-10-26)
  • 2018-19282: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2018-09-07)
  • 2017-07677: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-04-17)
  • 2017-07476: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-04-14)
  • 2017-06715: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2017-04-06)
  • 2016-23740: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2016-09-30)
  • 2016-14474: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2016-06-24)
  • 2015-33075: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2016-01-12)
  • 2013-29055: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-12-16)
  • 2013-28866: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-12-03)
  • 2013-22243: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-09-13)
  • 2013-18840: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-08-06)
  • US-2013-14-51: Engine - Tranfer Gearbox (TGB) - Replacement (2013-07-15)
  • 2013-15001: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines (2013-06-26)
  • 2011-32832: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B Turbofan Engines (2011-12-30)
  • 2011-17621: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90-76B; GE90-77B; GE90-85B; GE90-90B; and GE90-94B Turbofan Engines (2011-07-14)
  • US-2009-25-14: Low-Pressure Turbine (LPT) Blades - Inspections / Replacement (2010-01-26)

Occurrences naming this engine

22 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

25 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.

Applications