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Small media ingestion has been known to cause erosion and result in corrosion to compressor components of gas turbine engines. Compressor degradation negatively impacts fuel consumption, engine performance, reliability, and maintenance costs. Power losses in the compressor section are often unrecoverable without increasing fuel consumption; therefore, protecting the compressor from excessive erosion/corrosion may extend the life of an engine, and reduce fuel, maintenance costs, and emissions. A study was conducted to investigate the effect of a new compressor blade and vane erosion/corrosion resistant coating on two Rolls-Royce T56-A7-B engines. The study included a comprehensive sand ingestion test that compared the performance and hardware condition of uncoated and coated compressor airfoils before, during, and after sand ingestion of 135 pounds of sand mixture.