Patent ID: 7761989

Claim:
A method for repairing a gas turbine engine component comprising: repairing one of a suction side or a pressure side of said component; wherein repairing one of said suction side or said pressure side comprises the steps of: applying a repair material in an amount sufficient to repair at least one of a first portion of said suction side or a first portion of said pressure side; welding said repair material in at least one of said first portion of said suction side or said first portion of said pressure side; and blending said repair material in said first portion with a contour and a wall thickness both internally and externally of one of said first portion of said suction side or said first portion of said pressure side; repairing internal geometry of said component after one of the suction side or the pressure side of said component is repaired; and repairing the other of said suction side and said pressure side of said component after said internal geometry of said component is repaired, wherein a backing material is utilized to preserve the internal geometry of said component when the other of said suction side and said pressure side of said component is being repaired.