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4 Subpart F – Block Tests; Turbine Aircraft Engines
55. 33.92 Rotor locking tests
56. 33.93 Teardown inspection
57. 33.94 Blade containment and rotor unbalance tests (weight changes)
58. 33.95 Engine-propeller system tests
59. 33.96 Engine tests in auxiliary power unit (APU) mode
60. 33.97 Thrust reversers
61. 33.99 General conduct of block tests Part33 -Appendix A – Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
Part 33 -Appendix B- Certification Standard Atmospheric Concentrations of Rain and Hail
Part 34 – Exhaust Emissions
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REPAIR SUBSTANTIATION CHECKLIST - HPT VANE PART FAMILY
Categories of HPT Vane Repair. Determine which repair description best fits the repair proposal. If no repair description is appropriate, contact the FAA Advisor for guidance.
CATEGORIES
OF REPAIRS
REPAIR DESCRIPTION
1. Strip and Re-coat Repair This repair removes and replaces any and all types of coatings.
2. Weld or Braze Repair (excludes detail parts replacement) Includes restoration of airfoil tip and chord length
3. Weld or Braze Repair Includes detail parts replacement
4. Assembly and/or disassembly This repair removes and replaces details parts without the use of permanent attachment techniques (i.e., welding or brazing) but assembly is either bolted or riveted.
5. Blend Repair
6. Dimensional Restoration by Coating or Plating
7. Straightening, Re-twist or Reforming Repair
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1. Applicable Degradation Modes: Select all that apply based on the function of the part and its operating environment in the engine. This section provides the background for establishing the substantiation requirements.
a. Thermo-mechanical fatigue
b. Oxidation
c. Corrosion
d. Elevated temperature-induced changes (creep, diffusion, ageing, temperature gradients)
e. Wear due to: adhesion, abrasion, corrosion, erosion, cavitation, fretting, oxidation
f. High cycle fatigue
g. Rubbing, foreign object impact damage, O3 chemical attack, etc.
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2. Select all mechanical, metallurgical, and physical properties of the part affected by the repair design, and assess their impact on the part’s airworthiness:
Mechanical Properties:
a. Stress-Strain
b. Fracture Toughness
c. Fatigue Strength (S-N, Goodman, Dwell Time)
d. Creep
e. Tensile Properties (Yield, Strength, Elongation)
f. Hardness
g. Young’s Modulus
h. Natural Frequencies
Metallurgical Properties:
i. Chemical Composition (Alloy constituents)
j. Microstructure (grain size – shape - boundary precipitates, gamma prime size and volume fraction, etc.)
k. Melting Point
l. Corrosion Resistance
m. Oxidation Resistance
n. Wear Resistance (Consider wear types in (1)(e))
o. Crack Propagation Rate
Physical Properties:
p. Density (weight)
q. Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
r. Refractive Index (X-Rays)
s. Center of Gravity
t. Polar Moment of Inertia
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3. Select all Material Properties/Characteristics for weldments or brazed joints that apply and evaluate them and their interface with the parent metal. The effect of any changes to the part’s metallurgy as a result of welds or braze should be evaluated for airworthiness.
a. Microstructure (grain size, grain shape, grain boundary precipitates, gamma prime size and volume fraction, etc.)
b. Porosity (weldment)
c. Diffusion Zone (brazing)
d. Heat Affected Zone (welding)
4. Select all Coating Properties/Characteristics that apply and evaluate them and their interface with the parent metal. The effect of any changes to the part’s physical and operational capability, as a result of the coating, should be evaluated for airworthiness.
a. Coating Material Composition
b. Thickness, Coverage & Uniformity
c. Coating and Diffusion Zone Microstructure
d. Coating Hardness
e. Sintering
f. Strip Requirements/Process
g. Residual Stress
h. Resistance to Spalling
i. Thermal Resistance (coefficient of thermal expansion for the coating)
j. Erosion Resistance
k. Bonding (interface contamination)
l. Hydrogen Embrittlement (plating)
m. Compatibility with Base Material/Other Coatings
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5. Select Surface Treatment that applies (Without Material Removal) and evaluate effect(s), if any, on airworthiness:
a. Burnishing
b. Peening
c. Butterfly Polish
d. Mass Media Finishing
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6. Evaluate any degradation in the part’s function or durability due to the following processes, when applicable, and assess its impact, if any, on existing ICAs.
a. Machining, Milling, Broaching, or Grinding
b. Non-traditional Machining
c. Welding, Brazing or Coating
d. Straightening, Re-twisting, Reforming
e. Blending
f. Honing
g. Lapping
h. Grit Blast
i. Stripping
j. Cleaning (chemical, power flash, ultrasonic)
k. Residual Plating, Stripping, or Cleaning Agents
l. Stress Intensity Factor (Kt)
m. Heat Treatment (time, temp, atmosphere, etc.)
n. Plating
o. Dimensional Short-falls
p. Repetitive or Conflicting Repairs Contamination
7. Establish the Applicability of the Repair and the Repair Processing Sequence or evaluate any changes to an existing repair sequence for potential impact on the airworthiness of the part.
8. Select all that may be potentially affected by the repair design, and evaluate system effect(s):
a. Structural Strength, including major load paths
b. Heat Transfer
c. Secondary Airflow
d. Aerodynamics
e. Weight
f. Center of Gravity
g. Moment of Weight
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7 Critical Measurable Characteristics
9. Dimension of sealing features (leakage, secondary circuits)
10. Establish Measurable Characteristics and the allowable tolerances for the repaired part features and for any replacement detail(s) and give due consideration to mating part(s):
a. Surface finish/texture
b. Shotpeen intensity/coverage
c. Bearing bore dimensions and location characteristics
d. Pressure strength test
e. Flow capacity test
f. Dimensions, including heat distortion effects Roundness Flatness Parallelism Concentricity True position tolerances Edge distance Requirements Finish dimensions Requirements
g. Airfoils Profile Leading & trailing edge contour Concave & convex contours Thickness Chord & airfoil length Twist/lean/bow
h. Tip length
i. Airfoil wall thickness
j. Throat area
11. Cooling (Total flow, flow split, back flow margin, hole exit geometry, allowable plugged holes)
Repair Process Capability Technical Substantiation Requirements
12. Technical Plan with Significant Operations Identified
13. Process Demonstration (including variability requirements)
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7 Repair Process Capability Technical Substantiation Requirements
14. Part Demonstration/Inspection
15. Manufacturing requirements for fabrication of repair details or replacement sections used to accomplish repair:
Drawings/Specifications Quality Requirements Source Substantiation Requirements
Applicable 14 CFR Part 33 Requirements
Subpart A – General
16. 33.4 Instructions for Continuous Airworthiness (ICA's)
17 33.5 Instruction manual for installing and operating the engine
18. 33.7 Engine ratings and operating limitations
19. 33.8 Selection of engine power and thrust ratings
Subpart B – Design and Construction;
General
20. 33.14 Start-stop cyclic stress (low cycle fatigue)
21. 33.15 Materials
22. 33.17 Fire prevention
23. 33.19 Durability (Note that 33.19 is associated with 33.27; 33.63; 33.83; 33.87;
33.88; and 33.90)
24. 33.21 Engine cooling
25. 33.23 Engine mounting attachments and structure
26. 33.25 Accessory attachments Subpart B – Design and Construction;
General
27. 33.27 Turbine, compressor, fan, and turbosupercharger rotors
28. 33.28 Electrical and electronic control systems
29. 33.29 Instrument connection Subpart E – Design and construction;
Turbine aircraft Engines
30. 33.62 Stress Analysis
31. 33.63 Vibration
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32. 33.65 Surge and stall characteristics (Note 2)
33. 33.66 Bleed air system
34. 33.67 Fuel system
35. 33.68 Induction system icing (operability aspects) (Note 2)
36. 33.69 Ignitions system
37. 33.71 Lubrication system
38. 33.72 Hydraulic actuating systems
39. 33.73 Power or thrust response
40. 33.74 Continued rotation
41. 33.75 Safety analysis
42. 33.76 Bird ingestion (operability aspects of ingestion)
43. 33.77 Foreign object ingestion (operability aspects of ingestion)
44. 33.78 Rain and hail ingestion
45. 33.79 Fuel burning thrust augmentor Subpart F – Block Tests; Turbine Aircraft Engines
46. 33.83 Vibration test
47. 33.85 Calibration tests
48. 33.87 Endurance test
49. 33.88 Engine overtemperature test
50. 33.89 Operation test (Note 2)
51. 33.90 Initial maintenance inspection
52. 33.91 Engine component tests (HCF/LCF bench testing)
53. 33.92 Rotor locking tests
54. 33.93 Teardown inspection
55. 33.94 Blade containment and rotor unbalance tests (weight changes)
56. 33.95 Engine-propeller system tests 57 33.96 Engine tests in auxiliary power unit (APU) mode
58. 33.97 Thrust reversers
59. 33.99 General conduct of block tests Part 33 -Appendix A – Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
Part 33 -Appendix B – Certification Standard Atmospheric Concentrations of Rain and Hail
Part 34 – Exhaust Emissions
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REPAIR SUBSTANTIATION CHECKLIST - LOW PRESSURE TURBINE (LPT) VANE
PART FAMILY
Categories of LPT Vane Part Family Repair. Determine which repair description best fit the repair proposal based. If no repair description is appropriate, contact the FAA Advisor for guidance.
CATEGORIES
OF REPAIRS
REPAIR DESCRIPTION
1. Strip and Re-coat Repair This repair removes and replaces any and all types of coatings
2. Overcoat Repair (without stripping)
3. Weld or Braze Repair (excludes detail part replacement) Includes restoration of airfoil tip and chord length
4. Weld or Braze Repair Includes detail part replacement
5. Disassembly and/or Assembly This repair removes and replaces detail parts without the use of permanent attachment (i.e.; welding or brazing) but assembly is either bolted or riveted.
6. Blend Repair
7. Dimensional Restoration Repair (by coating of plating)
8. Straightening, Re-twist, or Reforming Repair
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1. Applicable Degradation Modes: Select all that apply based on the function of the part and its operating environment in the engine. This section provides the background for establishing the substantiation requirements.
a. Thermo-mechanical fatigue
b. Oxidation
c. Corrosion
d. Elevated temperature-induced changes (creep, diffusion, ageing, temperature gradients)
e. Wear due to: adhesion, abrasion, corrosion, erosion, cavitation, fretting, oxidation
f. High cycle fatigue
g. Rubbing, foreign object impact damage, O3 chemical attack, etc.