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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2019
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Seth Michael Glaser, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
James Evans, South Windsor, CT (US);
Michael C. Rhodes, Vernon, CT (US);
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A turnbuckle for adjustably locking a component of a gas turbine engine to an engine static structure is disclosed. In various embodiments, the turnbuckle includes an outer body having a first internal threading and an outer body witness hole, the outer body defining a first end configured for attachment to the component; an inner body having a first external threading, the inner body defining a second end configured for attachment to the engine static structure; and a coupling body having a second internal threading configured to threadedly engage the first external threading and a second external threading configured to engage the first internal threading, wherein the outer body witness hole extends through the outer body and is configured to detect a first short-threading of the second external threading within the first internal threading.