METHOD OF REPAIRING DAMAGES OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENTS MADE OF WELDABLE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS

• Main Authors: ZAK, Leszek, SEIDEL, Frank, WEIDLICH, Nils
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.09.2021
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present invention relates to a method of repairing damages of an aircraft engine component made of weldable thermoplastic material(s), including welding of the weld filler material, preferably of the same material as the repaired component, into an initially prepared damage are such as cracked surface. The invention relates also to use of plastic welding technique for repairing damaged aircraft engine components made of weldable thermoplastic materials.