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5. Glossary
RCA: root cause analysis
Systematic process aimed at identifying the causes of a stress event.
Cause of failure; failure cause
Reason for failure.
the reasons may be due to at least one of the following factors: failure due to design, manufacture, installation, misuse, faulty operation or maintenance.
Initial cause; root cause
An unprecedented causal factor relevant to the analysis.
Défaillance; failure
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system, United. - MIL-HDBK-2155 - 1985
- Analyse de cause initiale (RCA). - CEI 62740 :2015 - Février 2015
- Terminologie de la maintenance [Annulée le 29 octobre 2010]. - NF EN 13306 - Juin 2001
- System reliability analysis technique – Procedure for analyzing failure modes and their effects (FMEA). - CEI 60812 :2006 - Janvier 2006
Websites
Air Crash – Season 16 – A crucial detail – China Airlines Flight 120
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xhfsx
FAA : China Airlines Downstop Failure Animation film
http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ChinaAirlines120/ChinaAirlines120_Downstop_pop_up.htm
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