VI. A. 2. a. Maintenance Strategies – RCM

VI. Maintainability and Availability
A. Management strategies

2. Maintenance strategies (Apply)

Identify the advantages and limitations of various maintenance strategies (e.g., reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance, repair or replace decision making), and determine which strategy to use in specific situations. 

One strategy is RCM, while it has been around for a while, it remains useful today.

 

Additional References

Reliability Centered Maintenance (article)

Quick Quiz

1-111. Which of the following is not a function of a reliability centered maintenance program?

(A) identifying failure modes that affect system function
(B) preserving system function
(C) monitor sensor data
(D) prioritizing function needs

Answer Discussion

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1-118. Specify one of the major premises of the reliability centered maintenance approach.

(A) Corrective maintenance should be eliminated.
(B) Equipment function should be preserved.
(C) System function should be preserved.
(D) Major equipment investments should be protected.

Answer Discussion