Potential Effect(s) of Failure
List all downstream effects of the failure modes.
¨ What are the consequences of the failure?
¨ How does the failure affect other functions and/or components or is the effect isolated and contained?
¨ Most failure modes result in multiple (undesirable) effects
FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMERS
¨ Remember, during the FMEA process, consider all the customers, not just the end user.
¨ The harder it is to find the potential failure, the more likely it is to reach the Customer.
¨ What would the Customer see or be aware of if the failure was not found before being sent to the Customer?