FMECA was one of the first systematic techniques for failure
analysis
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FMECA was developed by the U.S. Military. The first
guideline was Military Procedure MIL-P-1629 “Procedures for
performing a failure mode, effects and criticality analysis
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dated November 9, 1949
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FMECA is the most widely used reliability analysis techniqu
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in the initial stages of product/system development
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FMECA is usually performed during the conceptual and initial
design phases of the system in order to assure that all
potential failure modes have been considered and the proper
provisions have been made to eliminate these failures