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Recall the essential FMEA prompts for failure mode, effect, cause, controls, and action.
FECAV What five prompts make an FMEA row useful? Core recall Which FMEA row is decision-grade? Compare Useful FMEA rows are written so another engineer can act on them. Objection: "The RPN is low, so we can ignore it." Severity trap The failure has severe harm but low occurrence estimate. Your line Low occurrence does not erase high severity. Let's check whether detection and controls are strong enough, and record why residual risk is acceptable. A single score can hide severe harm behind uncertain occurrence assumptions. It keeps the team from treating arithmetic as judgment. When is the best time…
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