Abstract
Blade faults are ranked among the most frequent causes for gas turbine failures. This paper provides a review on the types of blade faults as well as its pertinent detection methods. In this paper, blade faults are categorized into five major groups according to their nature and characteristics namely, blade rubbing, blade fatigue failures, blade deformation, blade fouling, and blade root related problems such as cracked root and loose blade. This paper aims to provide an overview on the characteristics of each type of blade fault as well as its best detection methods available to date.
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