Load pin for compressor square base stator and method of use

A method, comprising:

• providing a load pin having an end portion;
• providing a vane having a base with a cutout in the base;
• and
• locating the load pin through a wall of a casing, wherein the end portion of the load pin engages a wall portion of the cutout in the base of the vane, thereby inhibiting any movement of the vane in a particular direction.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a casing;
• a plurality of load pins each having an end portion, wherein the plurality of load pins are disposed at predetermined radial locations around the circumference of the casing;
• and
• a plurality of vanes disposed around an inner periphery of the casing, wherein each vane has a base with a cutout in the base, wherein the end portion of each load pin engages a wall portion of the cutout in the base of the corresponding one of the vanes, thereby inhibiting any movement of the corresponding vane in a particular direction.