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Reliability and Maintainability Data

For more information on R&M data, contact the GIDEP Help Desk and ask for the R & M Manager.

Purpose

RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY (R&M) DATA contains reports on theories, methods, techniques and procedures related to reliability and maintainability practices. This also contains failure rate, failure mode and replacement rate data on parts and subsystems based upon field performance and demonstration tests of equipment, subsystems and systems. In addition to electronics, the database also includes R&M information on mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic items. A myth about GIDEP is that the information is only related to military products. This is not true! GIDEP has data on commercial products as well. GIDEP would like to expand its information on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products.

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R&M Document Types

The bulk of GIDEP R&M Data consists of documents and reports on the reliability-maintainability theories and methods. It also includes R&M information on parts, subsystems and systems based on operational field performance data, accelerated laboratory life testing, and R&M demonstration tests. R&M Data is divided into four categories:

GIDEP does not contain classified, copyright, or proprietary data.
Examples on each category, also known as the Document Designator (DD), show documents pertaining to each designation.

Benefits of R&M Data

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Other FAQ on R&M Data

Q: Where does the information come from?
Q: How Much Information Is There?
Q: How Is The R&M Data Stored?
Q: How is the R&M data utilized?

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ANY QUESTIONS?
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Q: Where does the information come from?

A: The reason behind the broad spectrum of information is mainly due to the variation of GIDEP participating activities, who are the source of all GIDEP data. If you have any R&M related reports send them to GIDEP to be included to the database.

Q: How Much Information Is There?

A: Currently, the R&M database contains over 3600 documents. The information that's available is a collection from over the past 30 years. Between 80 and 100 R&M documents are input into the database each year.

Q: How Is The R&M Data Stored?

A: Documents dated:

1995 to present...
Full text and PDF images available on-line.
1992 to 1994 ...
If document length is 50 pages or less - Abstract On-line, full text On-line, All pages of document retrievable from database while On-line.
If document length is greater than 50 pages - Abstract On-line, All pages of document retrievable from database while On-line. Microfilm Reels of entire document available.
1968 and 1992 ...
Abstract On-line, Microfilm Reels of entire document available.

Q: How is the R&M data utilized?

A: ABEX/NWL AEROSPACE - Used GIDEP R&M and obtained Failure Rates for realistic RAM predictions, this contributed to RAM assessments on various program and cost avoided $107,900

PARKER BERTEA AEROSPACE - Used GIDEP R&M prediction data to predict electric motors failures on an aircraft and cost avoided $50,000.

QED Systems, Inc - Used GIDEP R&M to obtained data for component R&M predictions, to provide LSA input data for new equipment. Resulted in reduction of engineering man-hours and CPU time.