This activity is used to define a design failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) header, to create an associated checklist, and to approve the header. A design FMEA header is the connection between a structure alternate and a function, or intended purpose of a part. It contains basic FMEA information such as FMEA type, status, and the user ID of the person who created the FMEA record. Each header is associated with an FMEA checklist. This is a list of questions that you must check off before changing the header's status from Created to Approved.
To create a design FMEA header for a structure alternate select the specific structure alternate and click the new command on the Design FMEAS tab. Then enter data and click Save. To check the associated FMEA checklist open the Design FMEA Checklist page by clicking Design FMEA Checklist on the Design FMEAS tab. In the Design FMEA Checklist section on the page, the default checklist that was defined in the checklist templates basic data for FMEA is displayed. Optionally add, change or delete checklist items. To update the status of the design FMEA checklist from Created to Approved, approve each checklist item either individually or by clicking Approve All in the Design FMEA Checklist section. Finally, to update the status of the FMEA from Created to Approved open the page for the specific structure alternate, select it and click Approve on the Design FMEAS tab.
This activity requires the existence of a structure alternate.
To be able
to approve the FMEA checklist and the FMEA header at least one risk priority
number (RPN) must exist for the design FMEA. This means that at least one completely
defined design FMEA function, failure, effect, cause and control must exist.
As a result of this activity, you will have created a structure FMEA header with a status of Approved.