Patent ID: 8579583

Claim:
A strut for a turbine center frame of a jet engine having a turbine center frame, a housing and a strut casing, the strut comprising: a first end for connection to an internal structure of the turbine center frame; a second end, disposed opposite the first end, for connection to the housing; wherein the second end includes a flange-like element having at least one first aperture for accommodating a first attachment element for connecting the flange-like element to the housing; a flange having at least one second aperture for accommodating a second attachment element for connecting the flange to the housing; and wherein the flange-like element is removably connectable to the flange such that, when the flange-like element is connected to the flange, a strut casing may not pass over the flange toward the first end of the strut, but when the flange-like element is not connected to the flange, the strut casing may pass over the flange toward the first end of the strut.