FRACAS stands for Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System. It is a process that gives organizations a way to report, classify, and analyze failures, as well as plan corrective reactions in response to those failures. FRACAS is a closed-loop process that contains the following steps: creating the failure report, analyzing the failure, identifying the root cause, developing corrective actions, implementing corrective actions, and verifying the effectiveness of the corrective actions.
FRACAS is highly customizable based on an organizations needs, and there is no single FRACAS standard that is applied across the board, with many standards being industry-specific. Software is often used to implement a FRACAS system to help manage multiple failure reports and produce a history of failure with corresponding corrective actions, so recorded information from those past failures can be analyzed.
Positive aspects of FRACAS include its ability to improve maintenance through past failures, control or eliminate failures, and provide a closed-loop reporting system for controlling and eliminating equipment failure. Negative aspects of FRACAS were not found in the search results.
Ingredients or materials are not applicable to FRACAS as it is a process or system used in organizations to manage failures and improve reliability.
