Patent ID: 8127442
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: B23P,C23C,F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for repairing a turbine engine component comprising the steps of: providing a turbine engine component having an airfoil portion with a coating, a tip portion and two surfaces; removing said coating on the airfoil portion of said turbine engine component; applying a restoration coating to said two surfaces of said airfoil portion; said restoration coating applying step comprises applying said restoration coating to said two surfaces of said airfoil portion only from the tip portion to a mid-span portion of said airfoil portion; placing said turbine engine component with said applied restoration coating into a die set and simultaneously restoring the tip portion, a chord, and said two surfaces of said airfoil portion to original dimensions in a single flow forming operation and removing flash from said airfoil portion after said restoring step.