Patent ID: 7123031

Claim:
A system for monitoring the condition of a coating on a turbine engine component comprising: the turbine engine component; the coating applied aver at least a portion of the turbine engine component; a plurality of assessment wires extending about at least a portion of the component such that at least a portion of each assessment wire is in contact with the coating, wherein the plurality of assessment wires includes a first group of assessment wires and a second group of assessment wires, and wherein the first group of wires and the second group of wires are angled relative to each other such that each wire from the first group of wires crosses at least one wire from the second group of wires; a power source electrically connected to the plurality of assessment wires, wherein an electrical current is passed along the plurality of assessment wires; and a measuring device operatively associated with the plurality of assessment wires so as to determine the electrical resistance across plurality of assessment wires, whereby increases in resistance across the plurality of assessment wires indicate a disconnect in the at least one of the plurality of assessment wires which further indicates possible damage to the coating.