CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND ENGINE-GENERAL

TM 55-2835-209-23 1-1 SCOPE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND ENGINE-GENERAL Section I GENERAL INFORMATION Type of Manual: Aviation Unit and In- termediate Maintenance Model Number and Equipment Name: GTCP36-150[BH] Pneumatic Power Gas Turbine Engine Assembly The GTCP36-150[BH] auxiliary power unit (APU) is designed to provide pneumatic and shaft power. Pneumatic power is for main engine start. Shaft power drives an electrical generator mounted on the gearbox assembly of the APU. 1-2 MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS AND REPORTS Department of the Army forms, records and reporting procedures used for equipment main- tenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-751. The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS). 1-3 DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIAL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE NOTE Decision to destroy an APU shall be made by appropriate authority. Destroy APU to prevent use by enemy when evacuation to safety is not possible. Refer to TM 750-244-1-5. 1-4 QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC) Refer to FM 1-511. 1-5 REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR) If your gas turbine engine (APU) needs improve- ment, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’s like about your equipment. Let us know why you do not like the design. Put it on a SF- 368, Quality Deficiency Report (QDR). Mail it to us at: Commander USAATCOM ATTN: AMSAT-I-MEA 4300 Goodfellow Blvd St. Louis, MO 63120 We will send you a reply. 1-6 OFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE NAMES AND DESIGNATIONS This listing includes nomenclature cross-refer- ences used in this manual. Official Common Name Nomenclature APU Auxiliary Power Unit APU Wiring Gas Turbine Engine Harness Assembly Branched Wiring Harness Assembly Atomizer Shroud Fuel Atomizer Shroud C h a n g e 1 1-1