PRACTICE CASE STUDY:

Motor Driven Fire Pump had failed many times in the past years incurring a repair cost of more than
Php10M based on the CMMS record. Recurring failure was due to frequent replacement of motor
outboard bearing, pump packing seal and impeller. Fire protection system was out of service for a week
every time the pump failed. Find the root cause of the problem and develop corrective action to ensure
reliability of the motor driven fire pump.

1.Risk Rank:

Based on a Risk Based Work Selection Matrix, this problem is categorized as B1.

• B – System or equipment impairment costed the plant of more than Php10M.

• 1 – The probability of this recurring problem is Very Likely since this can occur once every 3
months.

Since this is a recurring problem that affects the Fire Protection System and has costed the company for
more than Php10M, we can categorized this as high risk and in need of a root cause analysis to identify
and eliminate the problem.

2.5P’s of the problem:

Parts

• Outboard Bearing
• Pump packing seal
• Impeller

Position

• Pump location

People

• Pump Operator/Technician

Paradigm

• Bypass
• Overconfident people
• No observation after repair

Paper

• CMMS record
• QC inspection certificate
3.Logic Tree Diagram for identifying Root Cause:

Submitted to:

Engr. Reynaldo Francisco

Submitted by:

Dominguez, Dennis Ivan

Enriquez, John Paul
Roque, Keifer Lee
Sioson, Julius
Lacson, Riel Jerome
Orozco, Nolasco Jr.