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Run npx skillmds@latest add ashfordeou/lightning-protection in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Lightning Protection free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free. This skill is licensed under Apache-2.

Who published Lightning Protection?

ashfordeOU (@ashfordeou) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Lightning Protection by ashfordeou — Agent Skill

Name: Lightning Protection
Author: ashfordeOU

Lightning Protection

Use when you must evaluate DO-160 lightning protection for airborne equipment: select the section 22 induced transient susceptibility test level and waveform set, and check the section 23 direct effects pass criteria. Verdict logic classifies whether test results pass with no physical damage, no upset, and no latch-up; level and waveform checks validate inputs before the verdict is issued. Selection and verdict logic only; no standard tables reproduced. Trigger: lightning, DO-160, waveform, test level, transient susceptibility.

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Lightning Protection (avionics/do160/lightning-protection)

Use when the task is DO-160 lightning protection: selecting the section 22 induced transient susceptibility test level and waveform set, and checking the section 23 direct effects pass criteria.

Domain quick reference

DO-160G (RTCA, EUROCAE twin ED-14G) section 22 covers induced transient susceptibility to lightning; section 23 covers lightning direct effects.
Equipment is tested at a selected test level from a defined 1-5 range with a selected waveform set; the actual level and waveform tables are standard data.
Pass criteria are no physical damage, no upset, and no latch-up after the applied transients.
The actual level and waveform tables must be read from the current revision of DO-160; this skill is selection and verdict logic only, no standard tables reproduced.

Workflow

Confirm the applicable DO-160 revision and the equipment test conditions.
Validate the test level with test_level_in_range.
Validate the waveform set with waveform_supported.
Classify the result with pass_verdict.
Gate the lightning protection assessment on the verdict.

Pitfalls

Using a test level outside the defined 1-5 range.
Using an unsupported waveform set (letters outside A-H).
Counting physical damage as a pass; damage, upset, and latch-up all fail the verdict.

Behavior contract (gate 3)

The selection and verdict logic is exercised by the gate 3 contract test: scripts/test_lightning_protection.py against scripts/lightning_protection_logic.py (stdlib unittest, offline). Run: python3 scripts/test_lightning_protection.py

Compliance

Standards referenced, not reproduced: DO-160 text is proprietary (RTCA); summary-only per standards-map.yaml and brief 06.
The level and waveform tables are standard data; read them from the current revision before use.
compliance: STANDARDS-REF, gated: false.

---name: lightning-protectiondescription: Use when you must evaluate DO-160 lightning protection for airborne equipment: select the section 22 induced transient susceptibility test level and waveform set, and check the section 23 direct effects pass criteria. Verdict logic classifies whether test results pass with no physical damage, no upset, and no latch-up; level and waveform checks validate inputs before the verdict is issued. Selection and verdict logic only; no standard tables reproduced. Trigger: lightning, DO-160, waveform, test level, transient susceptibility.license: Apache-2.0---# Lightning Protection (avionics/do160/lightning-protection)Use when the task is DO-160 lightning protection: selecting thesection 22 induced transient susceptibility test level and waveformset, and checking the section 23 direct effects pass criteria.## Domain quick reference- DO-160G (RTCA, EUROCAE twin ED-14G) section 22 covers induced transient susceptibility to lightning; section 23 covers lightning direct effects.- Equipment is tested at a selected test level from a defined 1-5 range with a selected waveform set; the actual level and waveform tables are standard data.- Pass criteria are no physical damage, no upset, and no latch-up after the applied transients.- The actual level and waveform tables must be read from the current revision of DO-160; this skill is selection and verdict logic only, no standard tables reproduced.## Workflow1. Confirm the applicable DO-160 revision and the equipment test conditions.2. Validate the test level with test_level_in_range.3. Validate the waveform set with waveform_supported.4. Classify the result with pass_verdict.5. Gate the lightning protection assessment on the verdict.## Pitfalls- Using a test level outside the defined 1-5 range.- Using an unsupported waveform set (letters outside A-H).- Counting physical damage as a pass; damage, upset, and latch-up all fail the verdict.## Behavior contract (gate 3)The selection and verdict logic is exercised by the gate 3 contracttest: scripts/test_lightning_protection.py againstscripts/lightning_protection_logic.py (stdlib unittest, offline).Run: python3 scripts/test_lightning_protection.py## Compliance- Standards referenced, not reproduced: DO-160 text is proprietary (RTCA); summary-only per standards-map.yaml and brief 06.- The level and waveform tables are standard data; read them from the current revision before use.- compliance: STANDARDS-REF, gated: false.

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