Patent ID: 9494052
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A gas turbine engine comprising: a plurality of bores through a first gas turbine engine structure, the bores equally spaced around a circumference of a gas turbine engine; a plurality of pins adapted for insertion into the bores to couple the first gas turbine engine structure to a second gas turbine engine structure; an inspection path defined through one of the bores, the second gas turbine engine structure, and an opening into a gas path of the gas turbine engine; and a removable plug for insertion into the inspection path, the removable plug adapted to couple the first gas turbine engine structure to the second gas turbine engine structure, the second gas turbine engine structure including a plurality of bushings adapted to allow radial movement of the pins and the removable plug, the plurality of bushings configured to reduce erosion wear with the pins and the removable plug during thermal transitions.