Patent ID: 8206121

Claim:
A method of repairing an airfoil blade, comprising the steps of: (A) providing the airfoil blade having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip and a base, a length of the airfoil blade defined by the tip and the base and a width of the airfoil blade defined by the leading edge and the trailing edge; (B) welding in a first direction along the length of the airfoil blade and welding in a second direction transverse to the first direction and along the width of the airfoil blade to form a first weld layer having a first portion extending across the length and a second portion extending across the width to restore at least a portion of the length and a portion of the width of the air foil blade; (C) welding a second weld layer on to the first weld layer such that an end wall of the second weld layer abuts the second portion of the first weld layer; and (D) welding a third weld layer on to the second weld layer such that an end wall of the third weld layer abuts the second portion of the first weld layer.