Environmental Qualifications

APPENDIX C - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS

The Apollo SL40 has been tested to the following environmental categories per procedures defined in RTCA/DO-160C.

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Qualification Form

Nomenclature: SL40

 

 

Manufacturer:

Part No.: 430-6040-200

 

 

Garmin AT, Inc.

TSO No.: TSO-C37d, TSO-C38d, and

2345 Turner Road SE

TSO-C128

 

 

Salem, Oregon 97302

Conditions

 

Section

Description of Conducted Tests

Temperature and Altitude

 

4.0

Equipment tested to Category C1 with

In-flight Loss of Cooling

 

4.5.4

No cooling required

Altitude

 

4.6.1

Equipment tested to 35,000 feet

Overpressure

 

4.6.3

Equipment tested for overpressure

Temperature Variation

 

5.0

Equipment tested to Category C, 2GC/min

Humidity

 

6.0

Equipment tested to Category A, standard humidity

 

 

 

environment

Operational Shocks and Crash

 

7

Equipment tested for both operational and crash safety

Safety

 

 

shocks. (Equipment operated normally after the crash safety

 

 

 

shocks.)

Vibration

 

8.0

Equipment tested without shock mounts to Categories B, M,

 

 

 

& N

Explosion Proofness

 

9.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Waterproofness

 

10.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Fluids Susceptibility

 

11.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Sand and Dust

 

12.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Fungus Resistance

 

13.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Salt Spray

 

14.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Magnetic Effect

 

15.0

Equipment is Class Z

Power Input

 

16.0

Equipment tested to Categories A & B

Voltage Spike

 

17.0

Equipment tested to Category A

Audio Frequency Conducted

 

18.0

Equipment tested to Categories A & B

Susceptibility - Power Inputs

 

 

 

Induced Signal Susceptibility

 

19.0

Equipment tested to Category Z

Radio Frequency Susceptibility

 

20

Equipment tested to Category V for conducted, Category U

(Radiated and Conducted)

 

 

for radiated.

Emission of Radio Frequency

 

21

Equipment tested to Category Z

Energy

 

 

 

Lightning Induced Transient

 

22.0

Equipment tested to Categories A3 and B2.

Susceptibility

 

 

RS-232 input/output tested to A3 and B1.

Lightning Direct Effects

 

23.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Icing

 

24.0

Equipment identified as Category X, no test required

Remarks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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