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Multi-Axial Accelerometer

Product overview

The Multi-Axial Accelerometer is an essential component in L3Harris' advanced accident-survivable flight recording systems designed for use in commercial and military aircraft. The hermetically sealed instrument houses single-, dual- or tri-axial sensors for measuring vertical, longitudinal and lateral acceleration.

  • Meets the mandatory requirements of the FAA and other regulatory authorities
  • Compliant to ARINC 542A/573/717/747 and certified to TSO C124b
  • Lightweight, easily customizable, long-lasting and hermetically sealed for harsh operational environments
  • Direct replacement for other ARINC-compliant accelerometers

Key Features

Hermetically sealed for safety

When something goes wrong in an aircraft, for whatever reason, it’s critical that investigators have enough information to reconstruct the conditions and factors that lead up to the problem. With a hermetically sealed housing, your single-, dual- or tri-axial sensors will be ready to tell their stories – even in the toughest, harshest operational environments.

 

Designed for long operational life

The lightweight Multi-Axial Accelerometer is designed to give you peak performance, with a MTBF rating of than 50,000 hours. That’s a long time by any measure and it means that you won’t be worrying the status of the accelerometer for at least the next 5.7 years (assuming you used it 24 hours a day during that period without ever turning the unit off).

Product specifications

SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL

Dimensions: Per ARINC 542A/573/717/747
Weight:

  • 542: 12 oz. (340 g)
  • 717: 8 oz. (227 g)

Hermetically: Sealed
Connector: MS3113 H12C10P for ARINC 717 and ARINC 542A MS3113 H12C8P for single- and dual-axis

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

AXIS

RANGE

OUTPUT

Up
Down
Forward
Aft
Right
Left

+6g
-3g
+1g
-1g
+1g
-1g

5000 mV
200 mV
5000 mV
200 mV
5000 mV
200 mV

Vertical
Longitudinal
Lateral

1800 mV
2600 mV
2600 mV

 

 

Excitation: 18 VDC to 32 VDC (28 VDC nominal)
Output: 5.0 VDC max
Accuracy: 0.75% FSO
Resolution: 0.01% FSO
Supply Current: <30 mA 32 VDC excitation; 75 is max allowed by 717

ENVIRONMENTAL

Temp Operating Range: -65 °F to 160 °F (-55 °C to 70 °C)
Compensated Range: -65 °F to 160 °F (-55 °C to 70 °C)
Thermal Effect on Zero: ±0.01% FSO/°F
Thermal Effect on Sensitivity: ±0.01% FSO/°F
Vibration:

  • 5 Hz to 2000 Hz, 4.12 g random
  • DO-160E Cat. S Curve C
  • DO-160E Cat. H Curve R
  • DO-160E Cat. S Curve L

Shock: Peak acceleration of 6 G minimum, for duration of 11 milliseconds at half-sine wave (DO-160E Cat. A)
Insulation Resistance: 100 MW minimum at 50 VDC

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION FAA TSO-C124b
COMPANY CERTIFICATION ARINC 524A/573/717/747
REGULATORY SPECIFICATIONS ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100:2009 Rev. C Certified

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Technical support:
Email: techsupport.cas@l3harris.com
Phone & AOG hotline: +1 (321) 674-4900

Technical publications:
Email: avionics.techpubs@l3harris.com

Cage Code / Federal Supply Code: 25583

Facility / Shipping / Mailing address:
5353 52nd Street, S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-9704 USA

Order administration / Sales / General inquiries:
Phone: +1 (616) 949-6600
Email: avionics.sales@l3harris.com

Repair and overhaul administration: 
Email: avionics.service@l3harris.com
Phone: +1 (321) 674-4900
Fax: +1 (616) 977-6895
For service repair (Part 145) returned material authorizations (RMA): Visit RMA website

Data services:
Email: dataservices.avionics@l3harris.com

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