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RCM is an analytical process to determine the appropriate failure management strategies, including PM (Program Manager) requirements and other actions that are warranted to ensure safe operations and cost-wise readiness. This process of developing PM requirements, with an auditable documentation package, is based on the reliability of the various components, the severity of the consequences related to safety and mission if failure occurs, and the cost effectiveness of the task. The primary objective of the RCM process is to identify ways to avoid or reduce the consequences of failures which, if allowed to occur, will adversely impact personnel safety, environmental health, mission accomplishment, or economics. Preventive maintenance is only one way that failure consequences can be mitigated. A PM task should be implemented when it is appropriate to do so, but that might not be the best solution in all cases. The RCM analysis might indicate, for example, that the best solution is to simply allow the failure to occur, then perform corrective maintenance to repair it. In yet other instances, analysis might indicate that some other action is warranted, such as an item redesign, a change in an operational or maintenance procedure, or any number of other actions which will effectively reduce the consequences of failure to an acceptable level.

Our task is to: function as the Naval Air Systems Command RCM technical experts, provide assistance in the implementation and application of RCM to new acquisitions and in-service weapon systems and equipment, and provide RCM training to the naval aviation community. For more information, please access the "Contacts Information" page at left.