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Boroscope Inspection 211<br />

scope. Due to the relative light weight of compressor blades, especially<br />

at the higher compression stages, blade failures may not create<br />

a noticeable amount of damage downstream of the compressor. Often<br />

only minimal damage is visible at the discharge of the compressor or<br />

the combustor inlet. Even damage resulting from severe compressor<br />

surge, which could wipe out several rows of compressor blades (and<br />

stator vanes if they are the cantilever design), seldom show a great<br />

amount of damage at the compressor discharge stators. However, a<br />

coating of a “plasma spray” consisting of compressor material will be<br />

Figure 13-4. Tar-like deposit on a first stage compressor blade leading<br />

edge. 5,000 horsepower gas turbine-generator drive unit after<br />

1,000 hours operation.

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