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TM 55-1905-242-14
OPERATOR MAINTENANCE
FOR LANDING CRAFT, MECHANIZED (LCM-8) (ALL VESSELS WITH MOD 2 APPLICATION)
OPERATOR TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES
PROPULSION SYSTEM
INITIAL SETUP:
Personnel Required:
References:
One Watercraft Engineer, 88L
MALFUNCTION
TEST OR INSPECTION
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Engine shutdown controls
Check shutdown cable and connections for
Notify unit maintenance.
inoperative.
obvious damage.
2. Exhaust system is too
Check mufflers for leakage or damage.
Notify general support
hot.
maintenance.
3. Exhaust system is too
1.
Check that raw water valve to mufflers is
OPEN the raw water valve.
noisy.
OPEN.
2.
Check that the raw water seacock is OPEN.
OPEN the seacock.
3.
Check the duplex strainer for stoppage.
Service the duplex strainer
4. Propulsion controls do not 1.
Check shutdown cable and connections for
Notify unit maintenance.
effect a clutch or throttle
obvious damage.
change.
2.
Check propulsion control head for obvious
Notify unit maintenance.
damage.
5. Propulsion system
Check propeller shaft and coupling for missing
Notify unit maintenance.
vibrates.
hardware or obvious damage.
6. Stuffing box excessively
Check adjustment of stuffing box.
Adjust stuffing box. If leakage
hot.
persists, notify general support
maintenance.
7. Stuffing box leaks
Check adjustment of stuffing box.
Adjust stuffing box. If leakage
excessively.
persists, notify general support
maintenance.
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