International Aero Engines V2500
710 US-registered aircraft fly this program — 1,420 installed engines across 12 registry codes
Program snapshot(US registry)
12 registry engine codes aggregated
68 aircraft flying the V2500 left the US registry and stayed domestic since 2023 — a teardown proxy, not confirmed part-outs — at an average age of 20.9 years. 22 more were exported and left the US fleet intact.
FAA registry data, US-registered aircraft only. Deregs = domestic deregistrations — a teardown proxy that also captures re-registrations and some unflagged exports, never a confirmed part-out count. Median build year is a tails-weighted median of per-variant medians (≈). 262 of 710 active tails are registered under generic series codes rather than a specific variant, so per-variant splits are partial.
Registry codes under this program
FAA registry — as registered, variants + generic series rows
| Engine model | Active tails | Engine units | Median build yr | Deregs since ’23 | Exported | Avg age at dereg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V2533-A5 | 272 | 544 | 2015 | 0 | 4 | 9.8 yr |
| V2500SERIESgeneric code | 262 | 524 | 2001 | 36 | 8 | 25.7 yr |
| V2527-A5 | 115 | 230 | 2012 | 1 | 3 | 13.5 yr |
| V2524-A5 | 27 | 54 | 2006 | 25 | 1 | 15.4 yr |
| V2527E-A5 | 27 | 54 | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 14.5 yr |
| V2528-D5 | 2 | 4 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 25 yr |
| V2530-A5 | 2 | 4 | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 24 yr |
| V2500E-A5 | 1 | 2 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | — |
| V2522-A5 | 1 | 2 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | — |
| V2522-A5 | 1 | 2 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | — |
| V2527M-A5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 yr |
| V2500-A1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 19 yr |
Counts reflect the engine model exactly as registered. Registry-wide, roughly 57% of engine records name a specific variant; the rest carry generic series codes, so generic rows coexist with variant rows and per-variant figures are partial. Deregs = domestic deregistrations (a teardown proxy, not confirmed part-outs); exported aircraft left the US fleet intact.
Airframe applications
FAA registry + BTS T-100 family rollups
| Family | Tails on this program | Family US fleet | Avg fleet age | Built 15+ yrs ago | Avg cycles / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 family | 705 | 2,029 | 13.3 yr | 727 | 1,012 |
“Tails on this program” counts US-registered aircraft the registry rollup maps to both the family and a V2500 engine code — an undercount, since not every tail resolves to a family. Family fleet, age, and cycles columns describe the WHOLE family across every engine option, not just V2500-powered aircraft (cycles from BTS T-100, 2025).
Airworthiness Directive activity
FAA / EASA public regulatory data
- FAA AD 2025-19-13effective Oct 29, 2025Prohibition
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain International Aero Engines AG (IAE AG) Model V2522-A5, V2524- A5, V2525-D5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2528-D5, V2530-A5, V2531-E5, and V2533-A5 engines. This AD was prompted by a manufacturer investigation that revealed a quality escape following angled ultrasonic inspections (AUSIs) performed on certain high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage hubs and HPT 2nd-stage hubs. This AD requires removal and replacement of certain HPT 1st-stage hubs and HPT 2nd-stage hubs. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
- FAA AD 2025-17-16effective Oct 10, 2025Mixed actions
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain International Aero Engines AG (IAE AG) Model V2522-A5, V2524- A5, V2525-D5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2528-D5, V2530-A5, V2531-E5, and V2533-A5 engines. This AD was prompted by further analysis of an event involving an IAE AG Model V2533-A5 engine that had an uncontained failure of a high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage hub that resulted in high-energy debris penetrating the engine cowling. This AD requires revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to include new inspections of certain critical rotating parts. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
- FAA AD 2024-11-03effective Jun 26, 2024Mixed actions
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain International Aero Engines, AG (IAE AG) Model V2500 engines. This AD was prompted by an analysis of an event involving an International Aero Engines, LLC (IAE LLC) Model PW1127GA-JM engine, which experienced a high-pressure compressor (HPC) 7th-stage integrally bladed rotor (IBR-7) separation that resulted in an aborted takeoff. This AD requires performing an angled ultrasonic inspection (AUSI) of certain high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage hubs and HPT 2nd-stage hubs for cracks and replacing if necessary. This AD also requires accelerated replacement of certain HPT 1st-stage hubs and HPT 2nd-stage hubs. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
- FAA AD 2023-15-01effective Aug 29, 2023Prohibition
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) Model PW307D engines. This AD is prompted by a root cause analysis of an event involving an uncontained failure of a high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk, on an International Aero Engines AG (IAE) Model V2533-A5 engine, that resulted in high-energy debris penetrating the engine cowling and an aborted takeoff. This AD requires removing certain HPT 2nd-stage disks from service and also prohibits installation of certain HPT 2nd-stage disks on any affected engine. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
- FAA AD 2022-02-09effective Mar 15, 2022Mixed actions
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-11-15 for certain International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500 model turbofan engines. AD 2021-11-15 required performance of an ultrasonic inspection (USI) of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk and HPT 2nd- stage disk and, depending on the results of the inspections, replacement of the HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-stage disk. Since the FAA issued AD 2021-11-15, the FAA determined the need to clarify the compliance time for inspection of any HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd- stage disk that is installed on a low-thrust model engine but had been previously operated on a high-thrust model engine. This AD requires performance of a USI of the HPT 1st-stage disk and HPT 2nd-stage disk and, depending on the results of the inspections, replacement of the HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-stage disk. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Directives in the FAA / EASA corpus we have processed whose text names V2500 engine models — not a complete historical AD list, and text matching can include airframe directives that reference the engine. An AD is a compliance requirement that drives scheduled work on a regulator's clock — a regulatory compliance signal, not a failure prediction, and no comment on this engine's reliability.