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Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) Navigating to Results

Item: Function: Reference: Responsible: Date:

Vacuum cleaner Model #321 Remove dirt effectively FMEA Enter Name 1/1/2020

Process Failure Mode Failure Effects S Potential O Present D R Correction Responsible p p p p

Step (Local) (System) E Causes C Controls E P (Action) (Owner) S O D R
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V C T N

add "Bag-Full"
open vacuum cleaner Engineering
dirt-removal is slow indicator (blinking
Vacuum floor low vacuum 7 dirt-bag is full 7 and check if bag is 9 441 department, M 7 6 6 252
and inefficient LED) to advise user
full Janson by 1/1/2020
to change the bag

customer used
Documentation
dirt-removal is slow vacuum cleaner to add warning in
Vacuum floor low vacuum 7 6 none 10 420 department, K. 7 3 10 210
and inefficient removed spilled operation manual
Morrison by 1/1/2020
water

add mesh in front of

loss of vacuum, large item (cloth) is
none, detected only the vacuum inlet to Engineering
loss of vacuum, motor overheats, sucked into the
Vacuum floor 9 5 by change of sound 8 360 prevent larger items department, M 5 5 8 200
motor runs motor burns out = vacuum hose and
(motor works harder) to be sucked into the Janson by 1/1/2020
total failure blocks the air flow
hose

motor overheated,
add thermal-fuse to
burned-out by none, detected only Engineering
loss of vacuum, total loss of function, prevent the motor
Vacuum floor 9 extensive non-stop 2 by smell of 9 162 department, M 9 1 1 9
motor does not run requires repair from
use over several overheated motor Janson by 1/1/2020
overheating/failure
hours

bag fits too tight =

For review with
needs strong force to redesign fitting,
floor dirty, needs to product designer J.
Replace dirt bag dirt spills out 2 be removed = 7 none 8 112 include a bag-release 2 5 8 80
be vacuumed again Pittner, due by
uncontrolled, dirt clamp
1/1/2020
spills out

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