Environmental enclosure

A rotorcraft comprising:

• a mounting surface having a shell opening disposed therein;
• an enclosure disposed on the mounting surface, the enclosure having a plurality of sides and further having a first connector surface extending away from the mounting surface, the plurality of sides and the first connector surface bounding an interior cavity of the enclosure disposed over the shell opening, wherein the first connector surface has a first connector opening;
• a first connector disposed in the first connector opening and extending from the interior cavity through the first connector surface;
• a first internal line connected to an interior portion of the first connector and extending through the shell opening;
• and
• a first external line connected to an external portion of the first connector.

A method, comprising:

• providing an enclosure having a bottom side with a pass through opening, the enclosure further having a connector surface with a connector opening, the enclosure further having a first side adjacent to the connector surface and a second side, wherein the first side, the second side, the connector surface and the bottom side bound an interior cavity of the enclosure;
• securing the enclosure over a shell opening disposed in a mounting surface of a vehicle, wherein the interior cavity is adjacent to the shell opening after the enclosure is secured over the shell opening, and wherein the connector surface extends away from the mounting surface after the enclosure is secured over the shell opening;
• affixing a harness to the enclosure such that an internal line of the harness passes through the shell opening to into the interior cavity of the enclosure, wherein, after affixing the harness, the internal line is attached to an interior portion of a connector that is disposed in the connector opening and that extends from the interior cavity through the connector surface;
• and
• affixing an external line to an exterior portion of the connector.