Product/Process Quad Detachable Lift

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Initial Draft

Date 17/01/2017

SEV

Class

Function /
Potential effect of
Requiremen Potential failure mode
failure
t

Chair Falls

Injury or Death

10

SRL

Restraining Bar will not lower

Legal Exposure

SRL

9
9
9

SRL
SRL
SRL

SRL

Chair/Basket

Chair
Loading/
Unloading

Skier Falls Loading

Injury
Skier Falls Unloading
Injury
Skier Abort (changes mind) Panicked Skier, Injury

Long Term Lift Stoppage

Bullwheel

Panicked Skier, Injury

Tensioning System Failure Excessive slack in cable 8

Braking System Failure Inop Overspeed Protection 6

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Functions,
Functions, Potential
Potential Failure
Failure Modes,
Modes, and
and Effects
Effects
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possible failure
failure modes.
modes. For
For each
each failure
failure mode,
mode, identify
identify the
the
possible
possible effect(s)
effect(s) and
and place
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column "Potential
"Potential effect
effect of
of failure".
failure".
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SEV
SEV == Severity
Severity (1
(1 == Least
Least Severe,
Severe, 10
10 == Most
Most Severe)
Severe)
Occur
=
Probability
of
Occurance
(1
=
Least
Occur = Probability of Occurance (1 = Least Likely,
Likely, 10
10 == Most
Most Likely)
Likely)
Det
Det == Probability
Probability of
of Detection
Detection (1
(1 == Least
Least Likely,
Likely, 10
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Most Likely)
Likely)
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Occur == Probability
Probability of
of Occurance
Occurance (1
(1 == Least
Least Likely,
Likely, 10
10 == Most
Most Likely)
Likely)
Det
=
Probability
of
Detection
(1
=
Least
Likely,
10
=
Most
Det = Probability of Detection (1 = Least Likely, 10 = Most Likely)
Likely)
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Potential cause
Cable failure
Cable Coupling Breaks
Detachable Grip Failure
Detachable Grip Corrosion
Obstructing object
Frozen Bearing

Occu
r

Current process controls

Prevention

1 10 X Design Margin
1 10 X Design Margin
1 10 X Design Margin

Detection

Det

None
None
None

R.P.N.
0
0
0

2
Inspection
During Inspection
4
Operator
Operator
1 Low temp bearing
Operator

1
3
3

20
108
27

Dragged or Pushed Skier

Dragged or Pushed Skier
Humans

8
8
3

Detached Chair
Detached Chair
Warning

2
2
3

144
144
81

Cat. Prime and Aux Mover Failure

Catasrophic Mechanical Failure
Systemic Failure
Mechanical Failure

1
1
1
2

Preventative MX
Operator
Preventative MX
Operator
Preventative MX Control System
Inspection
Inspector

1
1
1
2

9
9
8
24

Operator
Operator
Operator

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

Class

R.P.N
.

Actions Taken

Det

Responsible

Action results
Occu
r

Recommended
actions

Target
completion
date

Sev

Recommended actions

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Al

FMEA Rating Tables

Severity of Effect
10

May result in safety issue or regulatory violation without

warning

May result in safety issue or regulatory violation with warning

Primary function is lost or seriously degraded

Primary function is reduced and customer is impacted

Secondary function is lost or seriously degraded

Secondary function is reduced and customer is impacted

4
3
2
1

Loss of function or appearance such that most customers

would return product or stop using service
Loss of function or appearance that is noticed by customers
but would not result in a return or loss of service
Loss of function or appearance that is unlikely to be noticed
by customers and would not result in a return or loss of
service
Little to no impact

Probability of Occurrence
10

1 in 2

1 in 10

1 in 50

1 in 250

1 in 1,000

1 in 5,000

1 in 10,000

Safety /
Regulatory /
Legal Zone

Warranty/
Field Failure Zone

1 in 50,000

1 in 250,000

1 in 1 Million

These definitions have been provided as a reference only, your industry may
Each of the following organizations has t

SAE J1739: http://www.sae.org/technical/sta

SAE ARP5580: http://www.sae.org/technica
AIAG: https://www.aiag.o
ISO 9000: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/c
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provided as a reference only, your industry may use different Severity, Occurrence, or Detection values.
A list of other organizations with links to their ratings is at the bottom of this sheet

Likelihood of Detection

Safety /
gulatory /
gal Zone

arranty/
Failure Zone

10

Absolutely uncertain that failure will be detected

Very remote chance that failure will be detected

Remote chance that failure will be detected

Very low chance that failure will be detected

Low chance that failure will be detected

Moderate chance that failure will be detected

Moderately high chance that failure will be detected

High chance that failure will be detected

Very high chance that failure will be detected

Almost certainty that failure will be detected

Severity

Class Column Symbol Table

SRL Safety/Regulatory/Legal
WFF Warranty/Field Failure

10

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

SRL

WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF

WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF

WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF

WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF

WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF WFF

Se
2
1
1

Occurrence

only, your industry may use different Severity, Occurrence, or Detection values.
wing organizations has their own standard:

ww.sae.org/technical/standards/J1739_200208
p://www.sae.org/technical/standards/ARP5580
AIAG: https://www.aiag.org
catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42180
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