Designation:D7874−13(Reapproved2022)StandardGuideforApplyingFailureModeandEffectAnalysis(FMEA)toIn-ServiceLubricantTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7874;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribesamethodologytoselectteststobeusedforin-servicelubricantanalysis.Theselectionoffluidtestsformonitoringfailuremodeprogressioninindustrialapplicationsappliestheprinciplesoffailuremodeandeffectanalysis(FMEA).1.2AlthoughtypicalFMEAaddressesallpossibleproductfailuremodes,thefocusofthisguideisnotintendedtoaddressfailuresthathaveaveryhighprobabilityofunsafeoperationastheseshouldimmediatelybeaddressedbyothermeans.1.3Thisguideislimitedtocomponentsselectedforcondition-monitoringprogramsbyprovidingamethodologytochoosefluidtestsassociatedwithspecificfailuremodesforthepurposeofidentifyingtheirearliestdevelopingstageandmonitoringfaultprogression.Thescopeofthisguideisalsofocusedonthosefailuremodesandtheirconsequencesthatcaneffectivelybedetectedandmonitoredbyfluidanalysistech-niques.1.4Thisguidepertainstoaprocesstobeusedtoensureanappropriateamountofconditionmonitoringisperformedwiththeobjectiveofimprovingequipmentreliability,reducingmaintenancecosts,andenhancingfluidanalysismonitoringofindustrialmachinery.Thisguidecanalsobeusedtoselectthemonitoringfrequenciesneededtomakethefailuredetermina-tionsandprovideanassessmentofthestrengthsandweak-nessesofacurrentcondition-monitoringprogram.1.5Thisguidedoesnoteliminatetheprogrammaticrequire-mentsforappropriateassembly,operational,andmaintenancepractices.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimit...
