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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Brenda Catherine Tenley, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Michael Leonard Dziech, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph Anthony Traxler, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
James Michael Donovan, Ripley, OH (US);
Brenda Catherine Tenley, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Michael Leonard Dziech, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph Anthony Traxler, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
James Michael Donovan, Ripley, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for inspecting a gas turbine engine component includes positioning an ultrasonic probe assembly proximate to a surface of the component, wherein the ultrasonic probe assembly includes a body portion and an inspection bar, coupling the inspection bar to the body portion such that the inspection bar is substantially vertical with respect to the body portion, moving the ultrasonic probe assembly along a substantially horizontal axis while generating ultrasonic data of the component, coupling the inspection bar to the body portion such that the inspection bar is substantially horizontal with respect to the body portion, moving the ultrasonic probe assembly along a substantially vertical axis while generating ultrasonic data of the component, and utilizing the generated data to reconstruct an image of the component.