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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2002
Marek Steplewski, Pharr, TX (US);
Bhupendra K. Gupta, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Marek Steplewski, Pharr, TX (US);
Bhupendra K. Gupta, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method facilitates replacing a portion of a gas turbine engine turbine support. The turbine support includes a body including a forward leg, an aft leg, and a mounting flange that each extend radially outwardly from the body. The forward leg is axially upstream from the aft leg and the mounting flange. The mounting flange is substantially axially aligned with respect to the aft leg. The method comprises cutting through at least one of the body, the aft leg, and the mounting flange, removing the forward leg and at least a portion of the body that is upstream from the cut from the engine, and coupling a replacement spad to the portion of the turbine support that is downstream from the cut.