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Failure codes based on ISO 14224

52 failure codes in three levels — what the equipment did, why, and what was done — following the structure of ISO 14224. Adds the codes your workspace does not have yet; the codes you already use stay as they are.

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Failure codes

Only what your workspace does not have yet is added: the entries you already have stay as they are.

Problem

  • FTSFail to start on demand

    Does not start when it is required to.

  • STPFail to stop on demand

    Does not stop, or stops too late, when it is required to.

  • USTSpurious stop

    Stops unexpectedly while running.

  • SPOSpurious operation

    Starts or acts without being asked to.

  • BRDBreakdown

    Serious damage: the equipment cannot run.

  • VIBAbnormal vibration

  • NOIAbnormal noise

  • OVERHEATOverheating

    Temperature above its normal range.

  • LEAKLeak

    External leakage of the process fluid or of a utility (oil, water, air).

  • INLInternal leakage

    Leakage inside the equipment, for example through a valve seat.

  • LOOLow output

    Output, flow or pressure below what is required.

  • HIOHigh output

    Output, flow or pressure above what is required.

  • EROErratic output

    Output oscillates or is unstable.

  • PLUPlugged or choked

    Flow restricted or blocked.

  • STDStructural deficiency

    Crack, deformation or damage to a supporting structure.

  • AIRAbnormal instrument reading

    A gauge, sensor or display shows a false or abnormal value.

Cause

  • WEARNormal wear

  • LUBELubrication failure

  • MISALIGNMisalignment

  • CONTAMContamination

  • OVERLOADOverload

  • OPERROperating error

  • CORRCorrosion

  • EROSErosion

  • FATGFatigue

  • CAVICavitation

    Vapour bubbles collapsing in a pump or a valve, pitting the metal.

  • LOOSLooseness

  • DEFODeformation

  • STCKSticking or seizure

  • BRKGBreakage

  • BLKGBlockage

  • SHRTShort circuit

  • OPENOpen circuit

  • NOPWNo power or voltage

  • EARTHEarth or insulation fault

  • CTRLControl failure

  • SIGNFaulty or missing signal

  • DESNDesign error

  • INSTInstallation error

  • MAINTMaintenance error

Remedy

  • REPLACEReplace component

  • REPAIRRepair

  • ADJUSTAdjust / align

  • LUBRICATELubricate

  • CLEANClean

  • TIGHTENTighten / secure

  • MODIFYModify

    Change the design or the installation so that the failure does not return.

  • OVERHAULOverhaul

  • REFITRefit / reinstall

  • RESETReset / restart

  • CALIBCalibrate

  • TESTCheck / test

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Industries: Manufacturing, Energy and utilities, Facilities, Food and beverage

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