by Richard | Sep 19, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
This week’s tip continues discussing the Analysis phase of FRACAS, and we’ll focus on some of the analysis tools that can be used to help determine the root cause. A key point to remember from last week’s tip is to ensure that you have the problem (failure incident)...
by Richard | Sep 12, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
This week’s tip continues discussing the Analysis phase of FRACAS. As mentioned in last week’s tip, there are a number of Problem Resolution/Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) processes and tools that are available. Figure 1 below illustrates a typical process that...
by Richard | Sep 6, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
This week’s tip continues discussing the Analysis phase of FRACAS. There are a number of Problem Resolution/Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) processes and tools that are available. So many, in fact, that a variety of books and guides have been written on both the...
by Richard | Aug 29, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
The Analysis part of FRACAS can at times be the most difficult, challenging and even fun (yes, fun!) phase of the overall FRACAS process. This phase is focused on determining the cause(s) of the failure. Let’s start with a couple of definitions of two different types...
by Richard | Aug 22, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
Last week I provided an introduction to Failure Reporting, and its importance. This week, I’ll go a bit deeper. I’ve always stressed two things when talking about Failure Reporting: Report the failure! I know, it sounds silly. But if you aren’t doing any...
by Richard | Aug 15, 2017 | Maintenance, Operation, System Analysis
Last week I introduced Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System, otherwise known as FRACAS. This week, I’ll talk about the “FR” … Failure Reporting. Let’s start by defining what a failure is. There are many, but I prefer...
