When you create a Failure Distribution and associate it with a Spare Application, you are defining the time interval during which a spare part can fail, requiring a replacement (or repaired to as good as new) spare part.
Select the Failure Distributions tab, and then select .
The datasheet for the new Failure Distribution appears.
As needed, enter values in the available fields, and then select OK.
The Failure Distribution details are saved and appear in the Failure Distributions section.
Results
The New Failure Distribution is associated with the Spare Application.
When you define multiple Failure Distributions for a Spare Application:
After a failure occurs and a replacement (or repaired to as good as new) spare part is put into service, the time in-service for the spare part is reset to zero (0) for all the Failure Distributions defined for that Spare Application to reflect that a replacement (or repaired to as good as new) spare part is placed into service.
After you complete preventive maintenance on a spare part to mitigate one failure, the time in service for the spare part is reset to zero (0) for all the Failure Distributions defined for that Spare Application to reflect that conducting preventive maintenance on a spare part is equivalent to replacing (or repairing to as good as new) the spare part.
