Patent ID: 8354146

Claim:
A method for repairing a component comprising: providing a gas turbine engine component having a thermal coating, the gas turbine engine component having a defect exhibiting oxidation; removing the thermal coating from the gas turbine engine component; applying a sacrificial coating to the gas turbine engine component on the defect exhibiting oxidation and on an area evidencing inter-granular attack prior to cleaning; cleaning the gas turbine engine component such that at least some of the sacrificial coating and at least some of the oxidation are removed; and repairing the defect and said area evidencing inter-granular attack; wherein applying a sacrificial coating comprises plating said sacrificial coating; wherein, during plating of the gas turbine engine component, ultrasonic vibrations from an ultrasonic transducer are used to enhance uniformity of the plating about the gas turbine engine component.