Abstract
The Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft vehicles use two Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) engines to provide AC power to the craft and bleed air to start the main engines. The APU Engine Sequencing Unit (ESU) and bleed air valve have consistently been high failure items. NAVSEA Philadelphia and Hamilton-Sundstrand have developed a Component Improvement Program (CIP) to increase the APU reliability and reduce repair/replacement cost by upgrading the ESU and bleed air valve. This paper will document and outline the APU CIP development effort, along with the installation, testing, and operation of the new APU components.
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