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Qualitative & Quantitative Top Down Analysis of Failure Conditions (FC)

System Safety Assessment

  Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA)
  Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  Failure Mode and Effects Summary (FMES)
  Preliminary System Safety Assessment (PSSA)
  System Safety Assessment (SSA)
  Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
 ü Common Mode Analysis (CMA)
 ü  Particular Risk Analysis (PRA)
 ü  Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA)
  Architectural Mitigation Analyses
  DAL Assessments / Justification reports
 

Reliability Engineering

  Reliability Management / Program Office
  Reliability Program Plans
  Reliability Modeling
  Reliability Development & Accelerated-Life
  Failure Rate / Reliability Predictions
  Failure Reporting, Analysis & Corrective Action
  System (FRACAS)


Technical Points / Summary

? Fault Tree Analysis is a top down modeling method for estimating the probability of multiple combinatory or single point failures contributing to the occurrence of a given failure condition (FC). 

? Typically performed using a software tool such as CAFTA. Can be qualitative, especially in the conceptual design phase, but most often includes failure rates and exposure times for basic events in order to facilitate the quantification of probabilities for top events (i.e. FCs identified in the aircraft or system FHA as well as the PSSA).

?   Parnassus has prepared FTAs for numerous electro-mechanical, hydraulic and electronic avionics, flight controls, hydraulic and hydro-mechanical items and systems certified for use on commercial and military jets.