M833811-00
Shadin Avionics
INSTALLATION MANUAL
AIS-380 FUEL FLOW ADAPTER
Rev: C
P/N 833811-00
Page: 11 of 20
Shadin Avionics
6831 Oxford Street
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
USA
2
INSTALLATION
2.1
LIMITATIONS
The conditions and tests required for TSO approval of this article are minimum performance standards. It is
the responsibility of those installing this article either on or within a specific type or class of aircraft to
determine that the aircraft installation conditions are within the TSO standards. TSO articles must have
separate approval for installation in an aircraft. The article may be installed only if performed under 14 CFR
part 43 or the applicable airworthiness requirements.
This equipment is developed to Design Assurance Level (DAL C). TSO C44c lists the loss of fuel flow
functionality to be Hazardous. It is the responsibility of those installing this article to determine if it meets the
needs set forth in the System Safety Assessment.
2.1
INCOMPLETE SYSTEM
Shadin Avionics manufactures the AIS-380 833811 as an incomplete system under TSO-C44c,
Fuel
Flowmeters
and performs to the relevant performance standards of AS407C,
Fuel Flowmeters
as tested by
RTCA/DO-160F,
Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment.
The AIS-380 is compatible with any fuel transducer whose output is a pulse/frequency in the range of 0 to
+13VDC and within 2Hz to 2KHz. Installation Drawing D833811-00, included in Appendix A of this manual,
provides connector J1 pin out information for proper wiring.
The AIS-380 provides data conversion for display. The installer must substantiate the interoperability when
showing compliance to the applicable airworthiness.
2.1.1
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The AIS-380 meets the performance standards of AS407C paragraph 3.3 for Environmental Conditions, 4.5
for Power Variations, as defined in section 4 of this document in the Environmental Qualification Form (EQF)
for an incomplete system to the fuel flowmeter. Scale errors are within 0.5% in accordance with paragraph
6.1 of AS407C.
2.2
MOUNTING
The AIS-380 FUEL FLOW ADAPTER (P/N 833811-00) can be mounted in any orientation in the aircraft. The
hardware should be mounted using four (4) number 8 size screws in a dry location. The equipment should
be installed in a controlled temperature and pressurized location.
2.3
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
Installation Drawing D833811-00, included in Appendix A of this manual, provides connector J1 pinout
information.
2.4
REPAIR
Units needing repair or that have failed should be returned to Shadin Avionics. Contact technical support for
assistance by phone at (952) 927-6500 or (800) 388-2849, or email at
service@shadin.com
