- Patent Title: Detection of fan case liner damage during turbine engine operation
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Application No.: US16697929Application Date: 2019-11-27
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Publication No.: US11305894B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Vincent DeChellis , Mike Lucas , Tongan Wang , Nicholas Ward , Paul Conti
- Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Applicant Address: US GA Savannah
- Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Current Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Savannah
- Agency: LKGlobal | Lorenz & Kopf, LLP
- Main IPC: B64F5/60
- IPC: B64F5/60 ; B64D45/00 ; G01M15/14

Abstract:
An aircraft includes a turbine engine, a vibration sensor, and a processor. The vibration sensor is attached to the turbine engine and is configured to output a vibration sensor signal. The processor is programmed to determine whether the vibration sensor signal indicates that fan case liner damage has occurred due to icing conditions. The processor is further programmed to indicate that a fan case inspection should be conducted in response to the vibration sensor signal indicating that fan case liner damage has occurred.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200172269A1 DETECTION OF FAN CASE LINER DAMAGE DURING TURBINE ENGINE OPERATION Public/Granted day:2020-06-04
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