
4. Glossary
Maintenance; maintenance
All technical, administrative and management actions during the life cycle of an asset, designed to maintain or restore it to a state in which it can perform the required function (according to NF-EN-13306).
Reliability
Ability of a system or equipment to perform a required function under given conditions over a given time interval.
Level of inherent reliability; inherent reliablity
Value of the reliability of a component or piece of equipment that can be achieved through an effective scheduled maintenance program.
Défaillance fonctionnelle; functional failure
Inability of a piece of equipment to perform as specified.
Défaillance potentielle; potential failure...
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RELIASOFT, 2017, Synthesis 11 http://www.reliasoft.com
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Standards and norms
- Operator/Manufacturer Scheduled Maintenance Development, vol. 1 – Fixed Wing Aircraft – vol. 2 – Rotorcraft, Air Transport Association - MSG-3 - 2013
- A Guide to the Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Standard, Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE JA1012 - 2011
- Dependability management – Part 3-11: Application guide – Reliability centred maintenance - IEC 60300-3-11 - 2009
- Risk-Based Inspection...
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