FMEA Memory Jogger
FMEA Memory Jogger
Effects Analysis
(Information Sheet)
PFMEA Number:
Process Name:
Process Responsibility:
Prepared By:
Affected Product(s):
PFMEA Key Date:
PFMEA Origination Date:
PFMEA Revision Date:
Core Team Members:
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Function
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Potential Failure
Modes (process
defects)
Potential
Effect(s) of
Failure
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Potential
Cause(s) of
Failure
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Current
Process
Controls
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Recommend
Actions
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Person &
Target Date
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Actions
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Potential Failure
Modes (process
defects)
Potential
Effect(s) of
Failure
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Cause(s) of
Failure
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Controls
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Actions
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Person &
Target Date
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Potential Failure
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defects)
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Effect(s) of
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Target Date
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defects)
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Effect(s) of
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Cause(s) of
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Actions
Responsible
Person &
Target Date
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Actions
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defects)
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Effect(s) of
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Actions
Responsible
Person &
Target Date
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defects)
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Effect(s) of
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Cause(s) of
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Person &
Target Date
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Potential Failure
Modes (process
defects)
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Effect(s) of
Failure
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Cause(s) of
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Target Date
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Potential Failure
Mode
Potential
Effect(s) of
Failure
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Current Design
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Failure
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Target Date
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Effect(s) of
Failure
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Failure
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Actions
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Target Date
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Effect
Hazardous:
Without Warning
Hazardous: With
Warning
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Minor
Very Minor
None
Ranking
10
Be illegal
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Probability of Failure
Time Period
Probability
Ranking
> 30 %
10
< 30 %
<5%
<1%
< 0.03 %
Very High:
Failure is almost inevitable
Detection
Ranking
Almost Impossible
10
Very Remote
Remote
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Moderately High
High
Very High
Almost Certain
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Prior to developing the PFMEA a team should be selected and a process map
developed for the process in question
List the process steps in the first column of the PFMEA form
For each process step brainstorm a list of the potential failure modes - ways is
which the product or service might fail.
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Identify the potential effects of each failure mode and rate the severity of the effects
Identify the potential causes of the failure modes and rate their likelihood of
occurrence
List current controls in place and rate the ability of the control to detect or prevent
the failure mode or cause
Multiply the three ratings to get the Risk Priority Number (RPN)
Identify improvement actions to reduce or eliminate the risk associated with high
RPN's
Recalculate the RPN to verify it is below the economically feasible threshold