APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BALANCING A SHAFT OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE

摘要

An apparatus for balancing a shaft(12) of an assembled aircraft engine(10) using a mounting plate (20) and standard fasteners(33). The mounting plate(20), which can be accessed from the front of the assembled engine, provides mounting means for the nose cone assembly (18) and balancing means by the addition of balancing weights through fasteners (33). The mounting plate (20) comprises a first group of holes (32) ans a second group of holes (34) to accommodate the fasteners (33).