Device and method for repairing a forward frame V-blade in an aircraft engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsBrian Kenneth Holland, Michael J. Madel, William Bogue
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Abstract
A repair device and method for repairing a forward frame v-blade on an aircraft engine are described in which the repair device replaces a section of the forward frame v-blade. In one embodiment, the repair device includes a supplemental part, which is secured to the forward frame v-blade. The supplemental part includes a central web and a pair of legs with a leg thickness that is greater than the thickness of corresponding flanges on the forward frame v-blade. Fasteners such as rivets are used to couple the supplemental part to the forward frame v-blade.
Claims7
A repair device for a v-blade in a gas turbine engine on an aircraft, said repair device comprising:
- a supplemental part comprising a central web and a first leg and a second leg projecting from and spaced apart by the central web to form a channel;
- wherein the supplemental part has a first portion and a second portion with an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the first portion;
- wherein the channel is wider in the first portion of the supplemental part than in the second portion of the supplemental part;
- wherein the first portion has a first array of openings therethrough;
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- wherein the second portion of the supplemental part has a second array of openings therethrough, and wherein a number of openings in the first array of openings is equal to a number of openings in the second array of openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.