GA 58 Antenna Environmental Qualification Form

Nomenclature:
GA 58 Antenna

Type/Model/Part Number:
GA 58 GPN 010-10720-0( ) (Includes 011-01346-0( ) )

TSO Number:
TSO-C119b See Installation Manual 190-00587-00 for any additional TSO or PMA authorizations.

Manufacturer's Specification And/Or Other Applicable Specification:

004-00235-05 MPS, GA 58 Antenna

Manufacturer:
Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

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

Date Tested:
Initial TSO Testing 4/2008 – 5/2009. See supplemental reports for the applicable test dates.

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RTCA D O - 1 6 0 E Conditions 160E Description of Conducted Tests

Temperature and Altitude 4.0 Equipment tested to Category F 2

Ground Survival Low/Short-Time Operating Low 4.5.1

Operating Low Temperature 4.5.2
Ground Survival High/Short-Time Operating High 4.5.3
Operating High Temperature 4.5.4

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

Altitude, Decompression & Overpressure 4.6

Altitude 4.6.1
Decompression 4.6.2 Not applicable – Non-pressurized location.
Overpressure 4.6.3 Not applicable – Non-pressurized location

Temperature Variation 5.0 Equipment tested to Category S1 (Temperature rate

15C/min.)
Humidity 6.0 Equipment tested to Category C

Operational Shocks & Crash Safety 7.0 Equipment tested to Category B

Sustained Crash Safety 7.3.3 Equipment tested to Category B, Aircraft Type 5, Test
Type R
Vibration 8.0 Equipment tested to Category S, Test Curves C, L, and Y.
(See Note 2.) and Category U, Test Curve G (See Note
6.)
Explosive Atmosphere 9.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed

Waterproofness 10.0 Equipment tested to Category S

Fluids Susceptibility 11.0 Equipment tested to Category F

(See Note 3.)
Sand and Dust 12.0 Equipment tested to Category S

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

Salt Fog 14.0 Equipment tested to Category S

Magnetic Effect 15.0 Equipment tested to Category Z

Power Input 16.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.

(See Note 4.)
Voltage Spike 17.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.
(See Note 4.)
Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility 18.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.
˙ Power Inputs (See Note 4.)
Induced Signal Susceptibility 19.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.
(See Note 4.)

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Radio Frequency Susceptibility 20.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.
(Radiated and Conducted) (See Note 1.)
Emission of Radio Frequency Energy 21.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.
(See Note 4.)
Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility 22.0 Equipment tested to Category B4XXX. (See Note 1.)

Lightning Direct Effects 23.0 Equipment tested to Category 2A (See Note 5 for
additional testing.)
Icing 24.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) 25.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test performed.

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

2. Sinusoidal Test Curves L and Y were combined into one Test Curve that met or exceeded the requirements of
both curves. DO-160E was used for these tests.

3. Fluids Susceptibility – spray tested with exposure to the following fluids:

De-Icing Fluid – SAE Type I
Anti-Icing Fluid – SAE Type IV
Av Gas – 100LL
Jet A Fuel
Denatured Alcohol
Isopropyl Alcohol
Mineral Based Hydraulic Fluid (MIL-PRF-5606)
Phosphate Ester Based Hydraulic Fluid (Skydrol L4)

4. The GA 58 is a passive antenna and therefore no testing is required.

5. GA 58 antenna continues to provide all system functionality after the completion of RTCA/DO-160E Section 23
Lightning Direct Effects Category 2A testing. Additional RTCA/DO-160F Section 23 Lightning Direct Effects
Category 1A1A testing was conducted on the GA 58. The coaxial cable RF connectors disengaged from the
antenna, post high current Category 1A lightning test, but no part of the antenna departed the test setup. The
coaxial cable RF connectors should be inspected after a suspected lightning attachment, if the GA 58 is installed
in Zone 1A, to insure that the coaxial cable RF connectors are secured to the antenna.

6. DO-160F was used for Category U, Test Curve G. Resonant frequency changes are noted below, per Section
8.8.2 Sine-on-Random Test Procedure. Shaded Cells indicate that no resonant frequency was observed during
sweep.

GA 58 Resonant Frequencies
Sine sweep before performance and endurance Sine sweep after performance and endurance
Axis Frequency (Hz) Acceleration (g) Frequency (Hz) Acceleration (g)
X 890.34 2.07 None None

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