A method is provided for identifying resonant frequency vibration events
in an assembly of rotating blades mounted on a rotor. A plurality of
circumferentially spaced stationary timing probes associated with the
blades detect the times at which the blades pass the respective probes.
The method includes the steps of: obtaining blade timings detected by
the probes; determining, for successive rotations of the assembly,
respective correlation factors for one or more of the blades, each
correlation factor quantifying the degree of correlation between the
blade timings detected by the probes for a particular blade on a
particular rotation and the blade timings detected by the probes for that
blade on the previous rotation; and identifying a resonant vibration
event when the one or more correlation factors cross a predetermined
threshold.