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AEROSPACE REPORT NO. TOR-2014-02163 Root Cause Investigation (RCI) Best Practices Guide Product Overview May 8, 2014 Roland Duphily Acquisition Risk and Reliability Engineering Department Systems Engineering Division Prepared for: National Reconnaissance Office 14675 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 20151-1715 Contract No. FA8802-14-C-0001 Authorized by: National Systems Group Developed in conjunction with Government and Industry contributions as part of the U.S. Space Program Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop. Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

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AEROSPACE REPORT NO. TOR-2014-02163

Root Cause Investigation (RCI) Best Practices Guide Product Overview

May 8, 2014

Roland Duphily Acquisition Risk and Reliability Engineering Department Systems Engineering Division

Prepared for: National Reconnaissance Office 14675 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 20151-1715

Contract No. FA8802-14-C-0001

Authorized by: National Systems Group

Developed in conjunction with Government and Industry contributions as part of the U.S. Space Program Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop. Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

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Acknowledgments

This presentation provides a summary overview of TOR-2014-02202, “Root Cause Investigation Best Practices Guide”, which was produced as part of the 2014 Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop. This document was created by multiple authors throughout the government and the aerospace industry. For their content contributions, we thank the following contributing authors for making this collaborative effort possible: Harold Harder (Co-Lead) The Boeing Company Roland Duphily (Co-Lead) The Aerospace Corporation Rodney Morehead The Aerospace Corporation Joe Haman Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp Helen Gjerde Lockheed Martin Corporation Susanne Dubois Northrop Grumman Thomas Stout Northrop Grumman David Ward Orbital Sciences Corp Thomas Reinsel Raytheon Jim Loman SSL Eric Lau SSL A special thank you to Harold Harder, The Boeing Company, for co-leading this team, and to Andrew King, The Boeing Company, for sponsoring this team; your efforts to ensure the completeness and quality of this document are appreciated.

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Acknowledgments (Cont)

The Topic Team would like to acknowledge the contributions and feedback from the following subject matter experts (SMEs) who reviewed the document: Lane Saechao Aerojet Rocketdyne Tom Hecht Aerospace Matthew Eby Aerospace Richard Pfisterer APL David Eckhardt BAE Systems Mary D’Odine Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp Gerald Schumann NASA Mark Wroth Northrop Grumman Larry DeFillipo Orbital Sciences Corp Mauricio Tapia Orbital Sciences Corp Deanna Musil SSL Matteo Genna SSL

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U.S. SPACE PROGRAM MISSION ASSURANCE IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION | DULLES, VA | MAY 7 - 8, 2014

Root Cause Investigation (RCI) Best Practices Guide

Overview Harold Harder, The Boeing Company

Roland Duphily, The Aerospace Corporation

May 21, 2014 This presentation provides a summary overview of TOR-2014-02202, “Root Cause Investigation Best Practices Guide”, which was produced as part of the 2014 Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop.

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RCI Overview Agenda

• Motivation for RCI Guide • Example • Product Overview • Topic Details • Product Implementation Recommendations • Topic Follow-on Recommendations • Team Membership and Recognition

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Motivation for RCI Guide

• Some root cause failure investigations failed to identify true root cause – Unfortunately, failure recurred after corrective actions were implemented for

what was believed to be the root cause • Projects and teams may lack leadership and guidance documents on

performance of root cause analysis (RCA) • Variability in RCA techniques used can result in ineffective or inefficient

root cause investigations • For the National Security Space community, no recognized RCI best

practice exists

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Summary • This guide has been prepared to help determine what methods and

software tools are available when significant detailed root cause investigations are needed and what level of rigor is appropriate to reduce the likelihood of missing true root causes identification. For this report a root cause is the ultimate cause or causes that if eliminated would have prevented the occurrence of the failure. In reality, many failures require only one or two investigators to identify root causes and do not demand an investigation plan that includes many of the practices defined in this document.

• During ground testing and on-orbit operations of space systems, programs have experienced anomalies and failures where investigations did not truly establish definitive root causes. This has resulted in unidentified residual risk for future missions

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Notional Failure Recurrence Example

Feb 2009 Mar 2011

Payload Fairing Failed to Separate

Payload Fairing Failed to Separate

4 possible root causes identified and corrective action implemented

2 likely intermediate causes identified Unable to identify root cause Several technical recommendations made

Failure to Identify True Root Cause Increases Mission Risk Goal of RCI Best Practices Guide is to Improve Identification of True Root Causes and Minimize Mission Risk

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RCI Topic Team Charter

• Establish a cross industry and government team to formulate foundational information and recommended best practices for Root Cause Investigations (RCI) focused on the space industry

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Root Cause Investigation Purpose and Scope

• During ground testing and on-orbit operations of space systems, programs have experienced anomalies and failures where investigations did not truly establish definitive root causes. This has resulted in unidentified residual risk for future missions

• Guide focuses on RCA elements of the broader Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) process per request of the Steering Committee. Corrective action process is not discussed in this guide.

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Root Cause Investigation Guide Traceability to Steering Committee

Deliverable Requested

Location in RCI Guide

Overview of basis for RCAs, definitions and terminology, commonly used techniques, needed skills/experience

Sec 2, Sec 3, Sec 8, Sec 5.3

Key early actions to take following anomaly/failure Sec 5.0

Data/information collection approaches Sec 6.0

Structured RCA approaches – pros/cons Sec 8, Table 11

Survey/review of available RCA tools Sec 9.0

Guidance on criteria for determining when a RCA is sufficient (when do you stop)

Sec 10.0

RCA of on orbit vs. on ground anomalies Sec 11.0

Handling of root cause unknown and unverified failures

Sec 12.0

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Root Cause Investigation Best Practices Guide

• Focus is on Root Cause Analysis Methods and Tools utilized by the RCI Space Systems Team and companies – No magic methods or tools; identified common issues and facilitation techniques – Many ground failure RCI’s validate true root cause quickly (hardware available) – A few complex anomalies benefit from a combination of items in the RCI guide

7. Problem

Definition

8. Root Cause

Analysis

9. Corrective

Action Plan

10. Implement

& Verify

11. Validate Actions

Effective

Return to Step #6 if Problem Recurs

6. Collect &

Classify Data

2. Preserve Scene

3. Communication

& Documentation

4. Team Composition

5. FRB & Other Process Initiation 1. Containment

Key Early Actions following the failure/anomaly are included in the top chevron bar, and the balance of the RCCA process is included in the bottom chevron bar. Note that this document only addresses those actions that significantly affect the Root Cause Analysis step (noted in bold blue):

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RCI Guide Details

• This Guidance Document summarizes root cause investigation best practice recommendations and key takeaways for use with simple or complex on-ground or in-orbit failures and anomalies.

• The industry Core Team focused on combining most effective root cause investigation approaches from each company in a usable format.

• Provide Pro and Cons for RCA Methods and RCA Pitfalls.

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RCI Guide Details- Cont

• Preservation of the “scene” of the failure: Don’t contaminate evidence (by immediately reworking affected unit to restore operation if it would affect failure investigation)

• Immediate Data Collection: Interviews, observations, measurements, audio/video, chart recordings, all relevant data, etc.

• Determine Team Composition (as appropriate): Ideally include 6-8 people including Process Performers (operators, technicians, etc.), Subject Matter Experts (engineers, scientists, etc.), Customer or Rep (Quality, Mission Assurance, etc.), RCCA Facilitator, Team Leader/Chair; define roles (RACI – Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed and/or RAA – Responsibility, Accountability, Authority)

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RCI Guide Details - Cont

• Problem Definition (“Problem Definition Worksheet”): Define, understand and agree upon the facts surrounding the anomaly: Title, Customer, What happened (be specific)?, When did it happen (start date/time – stop date/time)?, Where did it happen (be specific)?, How often did it happen?, Was it repeatable under specific conditions?, Importance/Significance?, Avoid “Who” (may inhibit cooperation if people think they are being blamed), Avoid “Why” and “How” (RCCA process will determine this)

• Brainstorm potential causes/contributing factors including use of Data Collection above: Classify data utilizing KNOT Chart, may also use Affinity Diagram, Pareto or Scatter Chart, Histogram, or other tools; assign actions, ECD’s, etc

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RCI Guide Details - Cont • Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Almost always more than one root

cause, and the level of rigor is determined by complexity of problem. Consider “Severity/Recurrence Risk Cube” analysis for RCA approach – RCA Techniques (may use one or more): Timeline, 5-Whys, Apollo,

Fishbone (Ishikawa) Cause and Effect Diagram, Process Analysis or Process Classification Method including Process Mapping or Logic Flow Pert Chart , Advanced Cause and Effect Analysis (complex Cause/Effect relationships in Fault/Failure Tree format ), RCA “Stacking” (apply multiple techniques) or Interaction of methods (i.e., Fishbone diagram followed by 5-Why’s on the identified RC from the Fishbone)

– Special Considerations for Space RCA: Low volume, high value assets vs. serial production situations, Pre-launch vs. on-orbit investigations, Managing schedule pressures and team technical independence

– Unverified Failures (UVF ): What to do when root causes cannot be determined (in this context the UVF discussion is often about “how far do you go in looking for root cause?”)

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RCI Outline – 1 of 3 1. Overview .. ..... ...... ..... ..... ... ... .. ..... ...... ..................... ..... ...... ............. ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... .... .... 1

1.1 MAIW RCI Team Formation ... ..... ..... .................................................................... 1

2. Purpose and Scope ................. ..... ...... ..... ............. ..... ...... .................. ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ... 2

3. Definitions ..... ..... ...... ...... ..... .. ..... ... .............. ................................................................... .4

4. References .... ..... ...... ..... ... ........ ..... ...... ..... ............. ..... ...... .................. ..... ...... ..... ..... .... .... 7

5. RCA Key Early Actions .. ... .... ............ ..... ..... .................................................................... 8

5.1 Preliminary Investigation ... .. ..... ...... ..... ....... ......... ..... ...... ............. ..... ...... ..... ..... .... 8

5.2 Scene Preservation and Data Collection ............................................................. 9

5.2.1 Site Safety and Initial Data Collection ..... ..... ...... ............. ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... .... 9

5.2.2 Witness Statements ... ..... ..... ..... ......................................... ......... .. ... .. ..... ... . 1 0

5.2.3 Physical Control of Evidence .. ... .................. ..... ...... ............. ....... .... ..... ..... .. 1 0

5.2.4 NASA Mishap Reference ..... ..... .................................................................. 11

5.3 Investigation Team Composition and Facilitation Techniques .......... ..... ..... ..... .. 11

5.3.1 Team Composition ..... ..... ..... ..... .................................................................. 11

5.3.2 Team Facilitation Techniques ................. ..... ..... ...... ............. ....... .... ..... ..... .. 13

6. Collect and Classify Data .. .... ..... ... ......... ..... .................................................................. 14

6. 1 KNOT Chart .. ... .. ...... ..... ..... ...... ............. ..... ...... .................. ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... 16

6.2 Event Timeline ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... .................................................................. 17

6.3 Process Mapping .. ... ..... ...... ............. ..... ..... ...... ............. ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... 18

7. Problem Definition .. .. ... ... ... .... ............ ..... ..... .................................................................. 20

, U.S. Space Program

l ' Mission Assuranc~ . ... :1' Improvement ~

.., -~• Workshop

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RCI Outline – 2 of 3 8. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Methods ........................................................................... 24

8. 1 RCA Rigor Based on Significance of Anomaly ............ ... ........ .... ............ ......... .. 24

8.2 Brainstorm ing Potential Causes/Contributing Factors ... ...... ... ... .......... .. .... ........ 28

8.3 Fish bone Style ......................... ........................ ....... .................................... ... .... 29

8.4 Tree Techn iques ......... ..................................... ....... .................................... ... .... 31

8.4.1 5-Why's ... ................................................ .................................................... 31

8.4.2 Cause Mapping ......................................... ........... ..................... .............. .... 32

8.4.3 Advanced Cause and Effect Analysis (ACEA) ............................................ 33

8.4.4 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) ......................... ........... ............ ......................... .. 35

8.5 Process Flow Style ..... ................................. ...................................................... 38

8.5.1 Process Classification ...... ................ ......... .................................................. 38

8.5.2 Process Analysis ................................... .. ......... .................................... ... .... 39

8.6 RCA Stacking ..................................................................................................... 39

9. Root Cause Analysis Tools (Software Package Survey) ........ ... ......... ... ............ ......... .. 40

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.., -~• Workshop

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RCI Outline – 3 of 3 9.1 Surveyed Candidates .. _ ... . _ .. .. _._ .... _ .... _._ .... _ .... _ .. .. _._ .... _ .... _._ ... . _ .. .. _._ .. _._ .... _ .... _._ ... .41

9.2 Rea lity Charting (Apollo ) ..... ..... .. .......... ............ ... ........ ........ .......... .. ........ .. ... ...... 41

9.3 TapRooT ..... ...... ......... ..... .... ..... .......... ........ ...... ... ............ ..... ... .... ..... ....... ........ ... 43

9.4 GoldFire ..................... ...... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... ... ..... ............. ..... .. .......... ...... ..... .... ... 46

9.5 RCAT (NASA Tool) ......... .... ..... ... ....... .......... .... ........ ............ .... ... ............ .......... .48

9.6 Think Reliabili ty ....... ... ............. .... ........ ....... .... .... ... ....... .... ....... ..... .... ........ ...... .... 50

10. When is RCA Depth Sufficient ... ....... .. ............... ...... ... ......... ...... ..... ...................... ....... . 52

10.1 Prioritization Techniques ..... ..... ... ....... ..... ............ ............... ...... .... ..... ............ ...... 54

10.1.1 Risk Cube (Harder-need Clarification) .. .... ........ ............ .... ....... ............. ...... 54

10.1.2 Solution Evaluation Template (Harder-need Clarification ) .. ..... .. ...... ........... 55

11. RCA On-Orbit versus On-Ground ... ...... ...... ............. .. .... ...... .... ...... ..... ....... ....... ............ 55

12. RCA Unverified and Unknown Cause Failures .. ...... ... ........... .... ..... ......... ................. ... . 58

12.1 Unverified Failure (UVF) ... .. ....... ......................... ... ....... ...... ............ ......... .......... 58

12.2 Unknown Direct/Root Cause Fa ilu re ..... .... .... ...... .... ...... ..... .............. ... ....... .... .... 61

13. RCA Pitfalls ... .. ....... ......... ...... ........ .... ..... ....... ....... ...... .... ............ ..... ... .... ..... ....... ....... .... 62

A.1 Type B Reaction Wheel Root Cause Case Study ........ ........ ......... ............... ...... 63

, U.S. Space Program

l ' Mission Assuranc~ . .. :1' Improvement ~

.., -~• Workshop

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Reasons For Missing True Root Cause

• Incorrect team composition

• Incorrect data classification

• Lack of objectivity/incorrect problem definition

• Cost and schedule constraints

• Rush to judgment

• Lack of management commitment

Details on RCA Pitfalls Covered in Exec Overview and Section 13

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Team Facilitation Techniques • Knowledge of group dynamics

– Ability to “read” the team (confusion, progress, intimidation)

– Ability to create a safe environment

– Ability to deal with disruptions and intimidation

• Ability to determine if team is diverse enough

• Approach the problem from both right brain creative and left brain

logical perspectives

• Classify data accurately (KNOT)

• Use RCA tool with which the team is most comfortable

• FOLLOW THE PROCESS (deviation introduces risk)

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RCA Level Based on Risk Matrix

Failure Risk Matrix used to Determine RCA Rigor Needed

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Items Level 2 RCA Level3 RCA Level 1 RCA

Low Med ium High

Recurrence

< Likelihood of the Event Recurring >

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RCA Level by Impact Matrix

Impact Matrix Provides Guidance on Applicable RCA Methods

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Intended RCI Guide Use • Primary use

– Guide for RCI teams and sponsors on space related investigations – Help develop effective RCI plan and depth of rigor

• Publicize RCI guide at conferences – International Society of Testing and Failure Analysis (ASM) – International Reliability Physics Symposium (IEEE) – Reliability Availability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) – And others

• Specific recommendations for industry: – Incorporate best practices in corporate command media – Use as a reference to subcontractors to set expectations and improve

communications

• Specific recommendations for government: – Use as a reference to contractors to set expectations and improve

communications – Consider using as reference in program offices and RFP’s

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Core Team Additional SME

Company Participant Company Participant The Aerospace Corporation

Ron Duphily

Rodney Morehead

The Aerospace Corporation

Tom Hecht

Matthew Eby Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp

Joseph Haman Orbital

David Adcock

Mauricio Tapia

Larry Defillipo The Boeing Company Harold Harder Northrop Grumman

Mark Wroth

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Helen Gjerde Aerojet Rocketdyne Iane Saechao

Northrop Grumman Susanne Dubois

Thomas Stout

NASA

Gerald Schumann

Orbital David Ward BAE Systems David Eckhardt

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems

Tom Reinsel Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp

Mary D’Odine

SSL Jim Loman

Eric Lau

RCI Team Introductions

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Approved Electronically by:

AEROSPACE REPORT NO.TOR-2014-02163

Root Cause Investigation (RCI) Best Practices Guide Product Overview

Jacqueline M. Wyrwitzke, PRINCDIRECTORMISSION ASSURANCE SUBDIVISIONSYSTEMS ENGINEERING DIVISIONENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYGROUP

Russell E. Averill, GENERAL MANAGERSPACE BASED SURVEILLANCEDIVISIONSPACE PROGRAM OPERATIONS

Manuel De Ponte, SR VP NATL SYSNATIONAL SYSTEMS GROUP

Jackie M. Webb-Larkin, SECURITYSPECIALIST IIIGOVERNMENT SECURITYSECURITY OPERATIONSOPERATIONS & SUPPORT GROUP

© The Aerospace Corporation, 2014.

All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

SK0669

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Technical Peer Review Performed by:

AEROSPACE REPORT NO.TOR-2014-02163

Root Cause Investigation (RCI) Best Practices Guide Product Overview

Jacqueline M. Wyrwitzke, PRINC DIRECTORMISSION ASSURANCE SUBDIVISIONSYSTEMS ENGINEERING DIVISIONENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Norman Y. Lao, DIRECTOR DEPTACQ RISK & RELIABILITY ENGINEERING DEPTMISSION ASSURANCE SUBDIVISIONENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY GROUP

© The Aerospace Corporation, 2014.

All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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Thomas [email protected]

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Stephen CrossULA [email protected]

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Tracy [email protected]

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Luigi GrecoExelis [email protected]

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Rick [email protected]

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Charles MillsLockheed [email protected]

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Gerald [email protected]

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Brian WeirBooz Allen [email protected]

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