PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-584
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 584
JULY 2001
Firing Stoppages
PS 584
JUL 01
42
MK 19 Machine Gun…
Stop Those
S
ome MK 19 machine guns have suddenly quit firing on the range. The Army thinks
the problem could be one-piece ammo links. But they need your help to make sure.
If your MK 19 stops firing,
follow the procedures in Para 4-
1 of TM 9-1010-230-10 to clear
the jammed round and make
sure there is no bore obstruc-
tion. Then charge the gun.
See
if the primary pawl has clicked
up behind the next round. If it
has, return to firing.
If the pawl hasn't moved to
the next round, tell your armorer. He should check out the MK 19 using the PMCS
and troubleshooting steps in TM 9-1010-230-23&P. Support also needs to check the
feed slide assembly and adjust it if necessary.
If nothing appears to be wrong
with the MK 19, your armorer
should file a malfunction incident
report. It should include the type of
ammo fired, the ammo lot number,
the number of rounds fired, the gun's
serial number, whether the ammo
was linked with one-piece or two-
piece links, and anything done to
correct the problem.
Armorers, for assistance filing the report, contact your local TACOM-Rock
Island logistics assistance representative (LAR).
For more
information,
see
TACOM
maintenance
advisory
message
00-021.
what’s
wrong?
Why did
you stop
firing?
I don’t
know!
I think I
need some
trouble-
shooting
help!
Primary pawl should move
up behind the next round
Are ammo links
two-piece, like this?
Female
end
Male
end
584. 42-43 (C)
6/6/01
10:50 AM
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