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Reliability

How to deal with redundancies when conducting Reliability Prediction Analysis
A Reliability Prediction Analysis (RPA) is a bottom-up methodology used by reliability engineers during the design phase in order to detect and eliminate reliability weaknesses in components, to allow comparison among...

Best practices for an effective FRACAS implementation
FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System) is one of the most extended methodologies for reliability analysis in the aerospace industry. FRACAS provides a structured process for the calculation...
Safety

Free template for Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSISFailure Mode and Effect Analysis is a bottom-up risk analysis technique used to identify potential failures in which each basic component of the system could fail. The standard ARP4761...

8 steps to perform a FMEA analysis
WHAT IS FMEA OR FMECA?Failure Mode and Effect Analysis is a bottom-up risk analysis technique used to identify potential failures in which each basic component of the system could fail. Thereafter, the effects of these...

What are the dirty dozen factors that may lead to catastrophic consequences in aviation?
In recent years, the emergence in mass culture of the phrase "human factors related" indicates that accidents are often not due to a single cause, but almost always to a chain of events triggered by several factors. In...

Cybersecurity requirements for airborne systems
In the past years, the aircraft systems and components have increased the data connections between them. These connections are delicate links susceptible to security threats. This is the major reason EASA started to...

10 steps to achieving Specific Operations Risk Assessment
Safety is a key parameter in design which shall be considered since the very beginning of any Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) design development in order to obtain authorisation to fly. Unexpected losses of communication...

How is safety engineering integrated in the design process of aerospace products?
System and safety engineers: best friends forever The purpose of a safety engineer is to ensure that aerospace engineered systems provide acceptable levels of safety according, not only to regulations, but also to...
Maintainability

Call for partnership in predictive maintenance research project
Exploit the full value of aerospace field dataDo you work with aerospace systems and collect large quantities of data? Do you manage fleets’ reliability and failure reports? Would you like to exploit the full value of...

Neuronal networks and AI to reshape maintenance operations in the aerospace sector
Optimized and less costly maintenance plans The aerospace industry, as well as any industry heavily invested in mechanical and electronic machinery, works with the assumption that any system will eventually fail....

The presence of human error in aviation maintenance
Identifiable parts in maintenance operationsEvery operator of a Maintenance and Repair Organization has been trained perform tasks involving part tagging, part traceability and part classification respecting...

Implementation of a Predictive Maintenance Method based on Deep Learning for Aviation
In this article, we explain the development of a Predictive Maintenance Deep Learning methodology based on Big Data. The term “Big data” is widely spread these days in technological industries such as aerospace.
General Engineering

REACH and RoHS implementation within the EU framework
INTRODUCTIONChemicals are an essential component of our daily lives, but some of them can severely damage our health and the environment. There is an increase in health problems that can be partially explained by the...

How to prepare your company for a Quality certification
Most companies aim to provide a high level of quality in the services and products they offer daily, as this is aligned with the organization values. However, receiving a certification from an external agency is one...
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