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 TM 55-1905-223-24-9
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
General Information ............................................................................................
Section II. Equipment Description and Data ..........................................................................
Section III. Principles of Operation ........................................................................................
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1. Scope. The scope of this manual is as follows:
a. Type of Manual. Unit, intermediate direct support, and intermediate general support maintenance manual.
b. Name of Equipment. The equipment covered by this manual is the steering gear system that is installed aboard
the LCU 2000 Class Watercraft. This manual is limited in scope to the hydraulic portion of the steering gear system.
See FIGURES 1-1 and 1-2. The steering control system is covered in TM 55-1905-223-10. Hydraulic components are
as follows:
(1)
Twin pumpset, Model TA30D.
(2)
Crossover relief valve used on hulls 2008 and subsequent.
(3)
Double acting relief/bypass/shutoff (DARBS) valve.
(4)
Pair of twin hydraulic cylinders, Model L 100-650.
(5)
Emergency manual helm pump Model 83.
(6)
Emergency hand pump used on hulls 2008 and subsequent.
(7)
2 Gallon header tank used on hulls 2008 and subsequent.
(8)
Two-litre (1/2 U.S. Gallon) header tanks.
c. Purpose of Equipment. The steering gear system electrohydraulic equipment causes the watercraft rudders to
move on command, which controls the direction of vessel travel.
1-2. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment
maintenance are prescribed by DA Pam 738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System.
1-3. Destruction of Army Materiel. Refer to TM 750-244-3 for instructions covering the destruction of Army materiel to
prevent enemy use.
1-4. Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR). If your equipment needs improvement, let us
know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us
know why you don't like the design. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to: Commander, U.S. Army
Troop Support Command; ATTN: AMSTR-MEQ; 4300 Goodfellow Blvd.; St. Louis, I Missouri 63120-1798. We'll send
you a reply.
1-5. Preparation for Storage or Shipment. Administrative storage of equipment issued to and used by Army activities
will have preventive maintenance performed in accordance with the Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
(PMCS) charts before storing. When removing the equipment from administrative storage, the PMCS should be
performed to assure operational readiness. Repacking of equipment for shipment or short term storage, is covered in
Hulls 2008 and subsequent
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