We are a cutting edge inspection company that develops and offers inspection services that you can't get anywhere else. We have fifteen highly skilled inspectors available to meet your inspection needs. Our inspectors include: Rod Shidler, Rick Ginder, Robert Burkhart, Mark Richards, Heath Roy, Dustin Irlbeck, Brett Fuller, Luis Hernandez, Craig Recor, Rob Boyer, Silvio Coronado, Greg Hernandez, Allan Kuiper and Mike Hoogsteden.
These include:
• Eddy Current Inspections of the Frame 5, Frame 7EA and 7FA S-0, S-1, S-2 stator vanes to detect cracking that has lead to stator vane failures on numerous gas turbines. • R-0 and R-1 phased array ultrasonics on the 7FA rotor blades to detect cracking on the P-Cut and Standard Compressor Blades. We have identified cracked standard R-0 blades on 30% of the units inspected. • R-1 Eddy Current Inspections to detect cracking at the blade platforms. • Remote Blending of the R-1 blades (7FA) and R-2 blades (7EA) to remove cracks and impact damage without case removal. • Remote shim removal and or grinding on the S-0 to S-2 compressor shims per TIL 1562.
We are the only company that has found a verified R-1 dovetail crack using phased array ultrasonics INSITU without unit disassembly.
We are a cutting edge inspection company that develops and offers inspection services that you can't get anywhere else. We have fifteen highly skilled inspectors available to meet your inspection needs. Our inspectors include: Rod Shidler, Rick Ginder, Robert Burkhart, Mark Richards, Heath Roy, Dustin Irlbeck, Brett Fuller, Luis Hernandez, Craig Recor, Rob Boyer, Silvio Coronado, Greg Hernandez, Allan Kuiper and Mike Hoogsteden.
These include:
• Eddy Current Inspections of the Frame 5, Frame 7EA and 7FA S-0, S-1, S-2 stator vanes to detect cracking that has lead to stator vane failures on numerous gas turbines. • R-0 and R-1 phased array ultrasonics on the 7FA rotor blades to detect cracking on the P-Cut and Standard Compressor Blades. We have identified cracked standard R-0 blades on 30% of the units inspected. • R-1 Eddy Current Inspections to detect cracking at the blade platforms. • Remote Blending of the R-1 blades (7FA) and R-2 blades (7EA) to remove cracks and impact damage without case removal. • Remote shim removal and or grinding on the S-0 to S-2 compressor shims per TIL 1562.
Our goal is to provide you with a thorough, unbiased, condition assessment of your combustion turbines. In addition to the semi-annual or annual borescope inspections, our services have been utilized for baseline inspections, outage planning, pre-commissioning, post-overhaul, unit troubleshooting and warranty inspections.
Our inspectors have been inspecting combustion turbines for utilities since 1993. We carry American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) TC-1A Certifications in visual weld inspection, magnetic particle (MT), and dye penetrant testing (PT). Our staff includes two ASNT Level II and III Eddy Current and Ultrasonic Inspectors capable of meeting all of the NDE requirements for inspecting General Electric and Westinghouse Gas Turbines.
We have extensive borescope inspection experience inspecting the following combustion turbines: GE Frame 5's, 6&6B's, 7B's, 7EA's, 7FA's, LM6000's, Pratt and Whitney FT-4 and FT-8, Westinghouse 191's, 251's, 301's, 501AA's, 501B's, 501F's, D5A's and V84.3’s.
Our client list includes: American Electric Power, AES, Ameren, Calpine, Con Ed, Constellation, CSW, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy,Gainesville Regional Utilities, Progress Energy, SRP, TVA, Tenaska and others.
References:
Steve Townsend; Duke Energy, (662) 539-2471
Ron Alford,
Paul White, Dominion,
Stan Rose, TVA,
Richard Evans, Tenaska FT-8's,
Errol Morgan, FPL,
Jim Chamberlain, Dynegy,
Professional Borescope NDE / NDT Services
Advanced Turbine Support offers a diversified portfolio of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods. We provide all of the basic surface inspection services you expect, plus a complete internal advanced borescope inspection providing the detailed data you need for critical decisions.
WE WILL BEAT ANY COMPETITIVE U.S. INSPECTION PRICING BY 10%!