FMEA Mode Table BF
The following table describes the data that appears in characters 36 through 55 of the FMEA Mode Table BF. One row is added for each failure mode in the FMEA Worksheet table.
Characters
Data Element Title
Data Source
36
FAILURE MODE INDICATOR
Always set to F.
37-39
MODE NUMBER
If the Mode number field in the Generate LSAR File window is set to < Automatically generated > , the modes are numbered from 1 to n for each mode associated with an item. If a field from the FMEA Worksheet table is selected, the first three characters in this field are used. A common numbering scheme is 1A1, where:
The first character represents the item
The second character represents each unique failure mode for each item
The third character represents the cause of failure for each failure mode
40-49
ENGINEERING FAILURE MODE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE (MTBF)
Displays the inverse of the value for the Mode Failure Rate field from the FMEA Worksheet table (1 / Mode Failure Rate).
50
ENGINEERING FAILURE MODE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE MEASUREMENT BASE
Always set to H.
51
FAILURE MODE CLASSIFICATION
Always set to O.
52-55
FAILURE MODE RATIO
Displays the value for the Mode Percentage field from the FMEA Worksheet table.