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The timeline:
2006. Clashingthe word adopted to describe the contact that
occurs when the tip of a stationary vane moves forward and contacts
passing rotating blades near their platformswas first identified in
the first stages of multiple 7EA compressors. Years later it would be
found in 7FA and 6B compressors as well.
S5 vane rock. One way users can mitigate this is by pinning vanes.
For R1 and R2 blades with signs of tip distress, conduct visible dye-
penetrant inspections to determine if radial cracks have initiated.
These should be done up to four times at 25-start intervals, followed
by two inspections at 50-start intervals, and then after every 100
startsor annually.