Turbine engine servicing tool and method for using thereof

A method for servicing a gas turbine engine comprising:

• inserting a tool into an access opening of the gas turbine engine,
• the tool comprising:
• a wiper mount;
• and
• a wiper coupled to the wiper mount, the wiper including a wiper surface;
• contacting at least one of a plurality of blades of the gas turbine engine with the wiper;
• removing material or debris from at least one of the plurality of blades via a relative motion between the plurality of blades and the wiper;
• and
• rotating the plurality of blades while the wiper is inserted, wherein the relative motion includes the wiper contacting the plurality of blades, resulting in an adjustment of a position of the wiper relative to the rotating plurality of blades via a lead screw coupled to the wiper mount.

A turbine engine servicing tool comprising:

• a wiper mount;
• a wiper coupled to the wiper mount, the wiper including a wiper surface;
• a ball screw coupled to the wiper mount to provide relative motion between a blade of a gas turbine engine and the wiper;
• and
• an actuator coupled to the wiper mount and configured to deploy the wiper from an undeployed position to a deployed position about a joint, wherein, in the undeployed position, the wiper is substantially aligned with the wiper mount, and in the deployed position, the wiper is substantially perpendicular to the wiper mount;
• wherein when the wiper mount is inserted into an access opening of the gas turbine engine, the wiper surface of the wiper is configured to contact the blade of the gas turbine engine and remove material or debris from the blade via a relative motion between the blade and the wiper.