This document discusses a finite element analysis carried out to analyze stress concentration factors for U-notches on gas turbine compressor blades damaged by foreign object impact. The complex geometry and stress fields of compressor blades makes simple notch analysis difficult. Therefore, the study idealizes a compressor blade cross-section as a rectangular cantilever plate with a single edge U-notch for finite element analysis. Stress concentration factors are determined and compared to existing empirical data. This methodology is then applied to analyze typical compressor blade geometries with notches of varying dimensions to understand stress concentrations from foreign object damage.