GSR 56 Environmental Qualification Form

Nomenclature:
Garmin GSR 56 Iridium Data Link

Type/Model/Part Number:
Garmin GSR 56, GPN 010-00815-0( ), (Includes 011-02268-0( ))

TSO Number:
TSO-C139

See Installation Manual 190-00836-00 for any additional authorizations.

Manufacturer's Specification And/Or Other Applicable Specification:

004-00300-00

Manufacturer:
Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Address:
Garmin International Inc.
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, KS 66062
U.S.A.

Date Tested:
August 2009-December 2009

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RTCA D O - 1 6 0 E Conditions 160E Description of Conducted Tests
Section
Temperature and Altitude 4.0 Equipment tested to Category A 4 C 3
(See Notes 1 and 2.)

Ground Survival Low (A4, C3) 4.5.1 Equipment tested to -40°C

Short-Time Operating Low (A4) 4.5.1 Equipment tested to -20°C

Short-Time Operating Low (C3) 4.5.1 Equipment tested to -55°C

Ground Survival High (A4,C3) 4.5.3 Equipment tested to +85°C

Short-Time Operating High (A4,C3) 4.5.3 Equipment tested to +70°C

Operating High (A4,C3) 4.5.4 Equipment tested to +70°C

In-Flight Loss of Cooling 4.5.5 Cooling Air Is Not Required

Temperature Variation 5.0 Equipment tested to Category B

Humidity 6.0 Equipment tested to Category B

Operational Shocks & Crash Safety 7.0 Equipment tested to Category B

Sustained Crash Safety 7.3.3 Equipment tested to Aircraft Type 5 , Test Type R

Vibration 8.0 Equipment tested to Category S, Test Curve B

and
Equipment tested to Category S , Test Curve M
(See Note 3)
Explosive Atmosphere 9.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Waterproofness 10.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Fluids Susceptibility 11.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Sand and Dust 12.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Fungus Resistance 13.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Salt Fog 14.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Magnetic Effect 15.0 Equipment tested to Category Z

Power Input (DC Equipment) 16.0 Equipment tested to Category B

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Voltage Spike 17.0 Equipment tested to Category A

Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility 18.0 Equipment tested to Categories B Z

Power Inputs
Induced Signal Susceptibility 19.0 Equipment tested to Categories Z C

Radio Frequency Susceptibility 20.0 Equipment tested to Category T

(Radiated and Conducted) (See Note 4)
Emission of Radio Frequency Energy 21.0 Equipment tested to Category H

Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility 22.0 (See Note 4 and 5)

Lightning Direct Effects 23.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Icing 24.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) 25.0 Equipment tested to Category A

Fire, Flammability 26.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Notes and Remarks:

See Garmin Report 005-00329-06 Supplemental Qualification Summary for substantiating data.

1. The GSR 56 requires the heater to be configured and up to a 30 minute warm-up time when operated below
-20°C

2. For RTCA/DO-160E section 4.6.1, Altitude Test, and 4.6.2, Decompression Test, the maximum operating
altitude was increased to 55,000 ft.

3. Vibration Test Curve M will be increased as follows: 0.1 inches pk-pk double amplitude from 15Hz to 17Hz
and 1.5g pk from 17Hz to 55Hz.

4. Qualification to additional levels and configurations are shown in Garmin Report 005-00329-06 Supplemental
Qualification Summary.

5. All pins tested to A2XXX. RF port tested to A1XXX.

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