BUILD AND INSTALL

EQUIPMENT RUN-OFF

Activities associated with the equipment run-off stage include:

1. Conduct machinery run-off (perform root cause analysis, Failure, Reporting Analysis, and Corrective Action System [FRACAS], complete testing, verify R&M and TPM requirements, validate diagnostic logic and data collection).

2. Complete preventative maintenance/predictive maintenance manuals and review maintenance burden .

At this point it is important to ask and answer this question: Has the plant maintenance department devised a maintenance plan based on expected machine performance?

OPERATION OF MACHINERY

Activities associated with the operation of machinery stage include:

1. Implement and utilize machinery data feedback plan.

2. Implement and utilize FRACAS.

3. Evaluate PM program.

4. Update FMEA and reliability predictions .

5. Conduct reliability growth curve development and analysis.

At this point it is important to ask and answer this question: Have design practices been documented for use by the next generation design teams ? (Also note that as the machinery begins to operate , the continuous improvement cycle phases begin to lead the R&M effort in phases four and five.)