Copy SAB meses Renospace [see [sane pyreguarronst RECOMMENDED = [ico acai ‘A Guide to the Reliability-Centerad Maintenance (RCM) Standard Foreword—Relabilty-Centered Maintenance (RCM) was first documented in a report written by F.S. Nowlan and HF, Heap of United Airlines and published by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1978. It described the then- current state-of-the-art processes used to develop maintenance programs for commercial aircraft. Since then, the RCM process has been widely used by other industries, and has been extensively refined and developed. These rofinoments have been incorporated into numerous application documonts, published by a variety of organizations around the world. Many of these documents remain faithful to the basic principles of RCM as expounded by Nowlan and Heap, However in the development of some of these documents, key elements of the RCM process have been omitted or misinterpreted. Due to the growing popularity of RCM. other processes have emerged that have been given the name "RCM" by thelr proponents, but that are not based on Nowian and Heap at all. While most of these processes may achieve some of the goals of RCM, a few are actively counterproductive, and some are even dangerous. ‘As @ result, there has been 2 growing international demand for a standard that sets out the oriteria that any procese must comply with in order to be called “RCM.” SAE JA1011 mosts that need. However SAE JA1011 presupposes a high degree of familiarity with the concepts and terminology of RCM. This Guide amplifies, and where necessary clarifies, those key concepts and terms, especially those that are unique to RCM. Note that this Guide is not intended to be a manual or a procedural guide for performing RCM. Those who wish to apply RCM are strongly encouraged to study the subject in greater detall, and to develop their competency under the quidance of experienced RCM praciilioners. ‘SAG Tectia Standate Baar Rules prove hat “Thi eprtc pled by SAE to acuance he ite of chal and aging adences. Thaw: reporizertay ‘elu, and fi eppenity ard aot fe any parce, sncuding ety pert tinge aang teat, athe nl respons oo user ‘SRE rowiows each ohne report at lest ever fe year at when tne itmay be resis, revises or eancelad. SAE res your itn comment ans sggestons ‘TOPLACE A DOCUMENT ORDER; (724) 776-4970 FAK: (724) 778-4700 'SAEWEB ADDRESS mipvowsa0.0rg Copyright 2002 Society of Autsmatve Engineer, ne Ans resores Prmos n USA nt by th e SAF Internationa Tue Sep 28 16:04:12 2010Copy TABLE OF CONTENTS ‘Scope Organization of the Guide. References Applicable Documents Related Publications Other Publications Definitions Acronyms: Asset Definition Functions Operating Context List of Functions. escnbing Functions Performance Standards. Functional Failures Partial and Total Failure. Upper and Lower Limits. Failure Modes Identifying Failure Modes Establishing What is Meant by “Reasonably Likely” Levels of Causation Sources of Information Types of Fallure Modes Failure Effects Basic Assumptions Information Needed Failure Consequence Categories Consequence Categories Assessing Fallure Consequences Failure Managmement Policy Selection The Relationship between Age and Failure Technically Feasible and Worth Doing Cost Effectiveness Failure Managoment Policy Solection Failure Consequence Management Evident Failure Modes with Satety or Environmental Consequences Hidden Failure Modes with Safety or Environmental Consequences Evident Failure Modes with Economic Consequences. . Hidden Failure Modes with Economic Consequences. Failure Management Policies—Scheduled Tasks il by the SMF Internationa Tue Sep 28 16:04:29 201017. 174 172 18. 18.4 182 183 184 186 186 187 1a 189 19. 194 Figure 4 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 On-Condition Tasks. ‘Scheduled Restoration and Scheduled Discard Tasks. Failure-Finding Tasks Combination of Tasks Failure Management Policies—One-Time Changes and Run-to-Failure. One-Time Changes Run to Failure Failure Management Policy Selection ‘Two Approaches The Rigorous Approach. Decision Diagram Approaches A Living Program. Mathematical and Statistical Formulae Logically Robust. ‘Available to Owner or User Important Additionat Considerations Prioritizing Assets and Establishing Objectives Planning Level of Analysis and Asset Soundaries Technical Documentation Organization Training Role of Computer Software Data Gathering Implementation Notes Key Words Funotion of @ pump ‘Allowing for deterioration Failure Modes of a Pump. Failure Modes at Different Levels of Detail Evident Failure of a Protective Function Hidden Failure of a Protective Function ‘Six patterns of failure. The P-F Curve. The P-F Interval Net P-F interval. Random failures and the P-F Interval ‘Alinear P F curve. Inconsistent P-F Intervals. Safe Life Limits . Failure-Finding Interval, Availabilty, and Reliability First Decision Diagram Example. ‘Second Decision Diagram Example Copyright by the SAP Internationa Tue Sep 28 16:04:29 2010