Systems Engineering Program

Department of Engineering Management, Information and Systems

EMIS 7305/5305 Systems Reliability, Supportability and Availability Analysis

Reliability Centered Maintenance Analysis (RCMA)

Dr. Jerrell T. Stracener, SAE Fellow

Leadership in Engineering

Reliability Centered Maintenance Analysis (RCMA)

RCMA is a process for developing and implementing an effective scheduled maintenance program
RCMA is a best-value added practice

Objective of RCMA

Development of an effective scheduled maintenance program that:

Life cycle of A Scheduled Maintenance Program

Establishment Of The Scheduled Maintenance Program

Execution Of The Scheduled Maintenance Program

Update Of The Scheduled Maintenance Program

RCM BASICS

RCM LOGIC

Maintenance Planning Process

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RCM FSI LOGIC PROCESS

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Significant Item Selection

Purpose: To Determine What Items Need RCM Analysis

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Potentially Significant Function Process

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Process Flow Chart

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Significant Item Selection Process

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Default Decision Logic Chart

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FMECA

Purpose: Analyzes What Can Fail, Effects Of Failures, & How Critical Failures Are Used During Design To Identify Areas Of Improvement FMECA Data Is Required By RCM To Perform Its Analysis -Determines Consequences Of The Failure Modes

-Identifies Failure Modes Which PM Seeks To Prevent

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Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

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Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) 1. Define system 2. Construct diagrams 3. Identify potential item and interface failure modes 4. Evaluate each failure mode 5. Classify severity of failure modes 6. Identify failure detection methods and compensating provisions

For each failure mode

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Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

FUNCTIONAL FAILURE The inability of an item to perform its normal or characteristic actions within specified limits

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Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

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Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

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Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) Classify severity of failure modes:

SEVERITY CATEGORY LIST

Category I
Category II Category III

Catastrophic
Critical Marginal

Category IV

Minor

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Age Exploration

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SI TASK APPLICABILITY CRITERIA

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Wear Out Age Determination

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Safe Life Limits

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