The GE CF6 remains in production . Over 8,500 CF6 engines have been delivered, plus more than 3,000 naval and industrial variants of the engine.

The General Electric CF6 is a family of turbofans that first ran in 1971. The family of engines is found on a variant of widebody airliners, including the 747, the 767, the Airbus A300, and the A330.

According to federal documents, the GE CF6-802 jet engine on the downed plane has a history of "uncontained engine failure," which in layman terms means it probably blew up.

After an incredible 49 years and six months of service, General Electric (GE) officially retired its CF6-6 engine in June 2021. The remaining engine variants, the CF6-80C2, CF6-50, CF6-80A and CF6 ...

About 1,155 of the General Electric engines are installed on wide-body planes in the U.S., including on Boeing 747s and 767s, McDonnell Douglas MD-11s and Airbus A300 and A310s.

The report further cited the FAA's statement that AOG Technics, a U.K.-based company, allegedly sold bushings for GE Model CF6 engines without securing the requisite FAA approvals.

The CF6 engine family has a power range of up to 313 KN (72,000 lb) of thrust, and powers other aircraft including the Boeing 747 and 767, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and Airbus Industrie A300, A310 and ...

Services: USAF Propulsion: 3x GE CF6-50C2 turbofan engines Speed: 619 mph Range: 4,400 miles (with cargo) Maximum Fuel Load: 356,000 lbs Crew: Four (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and boom ...

GE's service bulletin, issued in late June, recommends that airlines perform ultrasonic inspections at regular shop visits on all CF6-80C2 first and second stage high-pressure turbine disks ...

The General Electric CF6 high-bypass turbofan engine, which powers Boeing 747s and Airbus 300s, puts out as much as 41,500 pounds of thrust during takeoff.

The high-pressure turbine (HPT) Stage One disk in the Number One CF6-80A engine experienced an uncontained failure and broke into several pieces, which punched holes in the wing, with some pieces ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GA Telesis, LLC ("GAT") announces closing on the purchase of five (5) General Electric CF6-80C2B1F engines from Atlas Air ("Atlas"). GAT ...