Introduction

Welcome to the FMEA Worksheet

This spreadsheet can be used to
1. Identify potential failure modes and their impact on product reliability.
2. Rank the potential defects to establish priority - The highest RPN value items deserve the most attention.
3. Capture owners, action plans, and status on high RPN items.
Note, FMEA's are living documents and this may be updated periodically.

Organization of Spreadsheet:
Descriptions - explains the spreadsheet cells
FMEA - the actual sheet used to enter data
Severity/Likelihood/Detectability - guidelines for the 1-10 rankins in these categories
Example - a partial example of an FMEA document

Sheet Protection:
Some sheets are protected. There is no password. 31-Jul-98
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most attention.
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Description of FMEA Worksheet

Protection:The spreadsheets are not protected or locked.

System Potential FMEA Number

Subsystem Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Prepared By
Component (Design FMEA) FMEA Date
Design Lead Key Date Revision Date
Core Team Page of

Action Results
Potential P

New RPN
New Occ
New Sev

New Det
S D R Responsibility &
Potential Failure Potential Effect(s) Cause(s)/ r Current Design Recommended
Item / Function e e P Target Completion Actions Taken
Mode(s) of Failure Mechanism(s) of o Controls Action(s)
v t N Date
Failure b
0 0
Coolant Crack/break. Leak 8 Over pressure 8 Burst, validation 1 64 Test included in J.P. Aguire 0
containment. Burst. Side wall pressure cycle. prototype and 11/1/95 E. Eglin
Hose connection. flex. Bad seal. production 8/1/96
Coolant fill. M Poor hose rete validation testing.

0 0
Write down each failure mode 0 Response Plans and Tracking 0
and potential consequence(s) 0 0
of that failure. 0 0
0 0
Risk Priority Number - The combined weighting of
Severity - On a scale of 1- Severity, Likelihood, and Detectability.
10, rate the Severity of each RPN
0 = Sev X Occ X Det 0
failure (10= most severe).
See Severity sheet.
0 0
0 0
Likelihood - Write down the Detectability -0Examine the current 0
potential cause(s), and on a design, then, on
0 a scale of 1-10, rate 0
scale of 1-10, rate the the Detectability of each failure
0 0
Likelihood of each failure (10 = least detectable). See
0 0
(10= most likely). See Detectability sheet.
Likelihood sheet. 0 0
0 0

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System Potential FMEA Number
Subsystem Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Prepared By
Component (Design FMEA) FMEA Date
Design Lead Key Date Revision Date
Core Team Page of

Action Results

New RPN
New Occ
New Sev

New Det
S Potential Cause(s)/ D R Responsibility &
Potential Failure Potential Effect(s) r Current Design Recommended
Item / Function e Mechanism(s) of e P Target Completion Actions Taken
Mode(s) of Failure o Controls Action(s)
v Failure t N Date
b

0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0

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Effect SEVERITY of Effect Ranking

Hazardous without Very high severity ranking when a potential failure mode 10
warning affects safe system operation without warning
Hazardous with Very high severity ranking when a potential failure mode 9
warning affects safe system operation with warning
Very High System inoperable with destructive failure without 8
compromising safety
High System inoperable with equipment damage 7

Moderate System inoperable with minor damage 6

Low System inoperable without damage 5

Very Low System operable with significant degradation of performance 4

Minor System operable with some degradation of performance 3

Very Minor System operable with minimal interference 2

None No effect 1

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PROBABILITY of Failure Failure Prob CpK Ranking

Very High: Failure is almost inevitable >1 in 2 < 0.33 10
1 in 3 ≥ 0.33 9
High: Repeated failures 1 in 8 ≥ 0.51 8
1 in 20 ≥ 0.67 7
Moderate: Occasional failures 1 in 80 ≥ 0.83 6
1 in 400 ≥ 1.00 5
1 in 2,000 ≥ 1.17 4
Low: Relatively few failures 1 in 15,000 ≥ 1.33 3
1 in 150,000 ≥ 1.50 2
Remote: Failure is unlikely ≤ 2 in 10,00,000 ≥ 1.67 1

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Detection Likelihood of DETECTION by Design Control Ranking

Absolute Design control cannot detect potential cause/mechanism and 10
Uncertainty subsequent failure mode
Very Remote Very remote chance the design control will detect potential 9
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Remote Remote chance the design control will detect potential 8
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Very Low Very low chance the design control will detect potential 7
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Low Low chance the design control will detect potential 6
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Moderate Moderate chance the design control will detect potential 5
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Moderately High Moderately High chance the design control will detect 4
potential cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
High High chance the design control will detect potential 3
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Very High Very high chance the design control will detect potential 2
cause/mechanism and subsequent failure mode
Almost Certain Design control will detect potential cause/mechanism and 1
subsequent failure mode

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