Flight Support, Inc. was founded in 1971. Over the years FSI has grown into a highly respected engineering and repair facility. The successful application of our techniques has revolutionized the repair of gas turbine blades and vanes.

Today, our processes for component repair result in improved performance; reduced fuel consumption; and substantially reduces total ownership cost (RTOC.) Our focus on research and the development of specialty repairs means our methods produce desired results. 

An example:

FSI holds numerous FAA-DER approvals, such as the Laser Weld Repair of the Z-Notch and thin shrouds on PT6 turbine blades.  We developed this repair at the request of a customer, due to the high replacement cost.  This repair includes our No Strip Repair (NSR) which can be performed several times.
 
Laser Weld Repair benefits include: a) perfect metallurgically bonded and fully dense coatings; b) deposits fully fused to the substrate with little or no porosity; c) minimal heat input results in a narrow heat affected zone, limiting distortion of the substrate and reducing the need for additional corrective machining; and, d) extended weldability of sensitive materials, e.g. carbon-rich steels or nickel-based superalloys, that are difficult to weld using conventional processes.
 
NSR eliminates the need to acid-strip parts, extending a component’s life-cycles; our process permits the wall thickness to be retained.  Used, but still serviceable, coating remains employed and any damage or wear is addressed, placing the component safely back into service.

This example is one of many from our years serving the aerospace industry: our ingenuity allows us to tailor processes to meet the custom needs of our clients.  Our flexible approach is illustrated in the above – using not one, but two, revolutionary practices of our business has resulted in an unparalleled answer to a difficult problem.

This is how we do business.