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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Carlos Angelo Fracchia, Ballwin, MO (US);
Karen M. Jost, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mark David Higgins, Woodinville, WA (US);
Colleen M. Harper, Lake St. Louis, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Gas turbine engine fan blade containment systems are disclosed. An example fan blade containment system includes a shield to be coupled to an aircraft structure and to at least partially surround a circumference of an aircraft engine. The shield is to be spaced from an outer surface the aircraft engine when the shield is coupled to the aircraft structure. The shield is to form a laminated clevis at an end of the shield. A retention rod is to be positioned in the laminated clevis of the shield. The retention rod is to engage a lug hook of the aircraft structure to anchor the shield to the aircraft structure.