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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Ronald Alan Pasquinelli, Minford, OH (US);
Kenneth Foster Cook, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ronald Alan Pasquinelli, Minford, OH (US);
Kenneth Foster Cook, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for performing maintenance on a gas turbine engine assembly includes unplugging a first connector from a first socket, the first connector electrically coupled to the engine control unit, the first socket electrically coupled to the hydromechanical unit, plugging a second connector into the first socket, the second connector electrically coupled to a driver simulator, cranking the engine core to a low speed value, and operating the driver simulator to reposition at least one of the variable stator vane assembly and the variable bypass valve from a first operational position to a second operational position that is different than the first operational position.