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Hi Paul,

Lots of good recommendations already provided here.  14224 is a good start although it takes work to tweak it for industries other than oil and gas, but is a great start.
I'd look at FMEA's you've done and start getting failure modes there, hydraulic cylinder leaks - deteriorated seal.

You can build or buy a library, then start cataloging the root causes from RCA's, deteriorated seal caused by wrong oil- poor oil handling - lack of proper training and instructions.  Was this a component, personnel, or training failure? just more for categorizing failures.
There are library solutions out there like those from Idcon, SwainSmith and others, any off the shelf solutions will still require tuning to your use case IMHO.

The key, again my opinion, to getting actionable information from historical data is to make the reporting easy. Having analyzed  a ton of work orders I am continually amazed by the lack useful failure codes and work order descriptions, Pump broke- Fixed pump, some of the the more frequent failure causes I've seen None & Other, Blank.  Remember keep it simple and build from there. Train your team on using your CMMS, explain why it is important  and then hold them accountable for using it properly.

MIL-HDBK-2155 Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Taken gives a good overview of FRACAS.  @Ricky Smith has also done some great presentations on this topic.

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Hank Kocevar, CMRP

Consultant/Owner, Guardian Technical Services, LLC

Hi Paul,

Lots of good recommendations already provided here.  14224 is a good start although it takes work to tweak it for industries other than oil and gas, but is a great start.
I'd look at FMEA's you've done and start getting failure modes there, hydraulic cylinder leaks - deteriorated seal.

You can build or buy a library, then start cataloging the root causes from RCA's, deteriorated seal caused by wrong oil- poor oil handling - lack of proper training and instructions.  Was this a component, personnel, or training failure? just more for categorizing failures.
There are library solutions out there like those from Idcon, SwainSmith and others, any off the shelf solutions will still require tuning to your use case IMHO.

The key, again my opinion, to getting actionable information from historical data is to make the reporting easy. Having analyzed  a ton of work orders I am continually amazed by the lack useful failure codes and work order descriptions, Pump broke- Fixed pump, some of the the more frequent failure causes I've seen None & Other, Blank.  Remember keep it simple and build from there. Train your team on using your CMMS, explain why it is important  and then hold them accountable for using it properly.

MIL-HDBK-2155 Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Taken gives a good overview of FRACAS.  @Ricky Smith has also done some great presentations on this topic.

​
Hank Kocevar, CMRP

Consultant/Owner, Guardian Technical Services, LLC