Talk:Failure cause

Overhaul needed
This page requires a complete overhaul. Firstly it is the page for Failure causes and not Failure Modes. This is evident from the citation at the beginning. Is is also questionable that alternate pages are needed to detail the terminology used in conjunction with FMEA and FMECA. This is likely not needed.

I noted on the primary topic page FMEA the relation between Andon and Failure mode. Since there are other relative monitoring and inspecting, methods and techniques there should be links to these under the FMEA page during discussion of the relevant terms. This is not attempt to delete the local page but to show that it is not necessary. Should the community want to continue with the page I would only ask that they correctly describe modes and move the discussion of causes to another page or the Primary Topic page.

CWDURAND

Proposed merge from ultimate failure
Ultimate failure has a good introduction to the mechanical failure modes of buckling and fracturing, which are two of the failure causes that don't have a good introduction here yet. While this might not be the best destination, its at least a start. Wizard191 (talk) 01:09, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

This article needs further elaboration centered on the reliability engineering definition of failure modes and failure causes. This page was linked from failure rate so I find that gives justification for increasing the scope of the definition. I would suggest discussing failure modes of electronic components as well i.e. open, short, parameter change, short to highest potential. In the classic sense, theses failure modes become a failure cause when they are attributed to a piece-part or function with a defined end effect, such as in a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. The failure mode distribution across a part, component, or function is paramount to completing the Criticality Analysis task for a Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis. Distribution of the failure rate across the failure causes yields a failure mode failure rate. The utility of failure analysis as a predictive design tool hinges on the failure mode failure rate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.76.96.149 (talk) 19:08, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

need definition
What is "part application"?

Important that it be defined, as it is one of the four defined 'failure causes'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.8.207.146 (talk) 18:31, 11 May 2016 (UTC)