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Do these adequately list the evidence of failure, any
operator actions, risk of secondary damage etc.?
End effects Do these properly describe the effect on the end item,
including personnel safety, loss of equipment,
environmental considerations and effect on operational
capability?
RCM decision logic Do the decisions relating to consequences of failure reflect
the failure effects recorded in the FMEA?
Are the selected tasks correct and technically feasible?
Task description Are the task descriptions in sufficient detail?
Have access requirements been included?
Has the correct location been specified?
Figure 14 - Guide to RCM Process Audit parameters
Figure 15 - Guide to RCM Technical Audit parameters, provides guidance for the type of checks
required to fulfil an RCM technical audit.
End item and equipment Are statement technically correct?
operating context
Significant item selection Is the level of analysis technically correct, i.e. has the
functional modelling been done at the correct indenture
level?
Analysis level operating Is the operating context technically correct?
context
Are all identified operating modes technically correct?
FMEA or FMECA Are all functions correctly identified?
Are the FMEA/FMECA details technically correct?
RCM decision logic Are the recommendations technically accurate and feasible?
Task description Are the tasks and skill levels technically correct?
Figure 15 - Guide to RCM Technical Audit parameters
As with all lists within this handbook the details are for guidance only. The full requirement of a
process and a technical audit should be extracted from the RCM methodology adopted or the
organisation requiring the audit. The emphasis is on the independence of any such audit and the fact
that they are carried out by authorised and suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
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