The NASA Root Cause Analysis Tool (RCAT) has been designed to facilitate the analysis of anomalies, close calls, and accidents and also identify the appropriate corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

May 25, 2016 · The NASA Cause Analysis Tool (NCAT) is a custom-developed web application used to collaborate on root cause analyses (RCA). NCAT will support the full mishap investigation process as defined in NPR 8621.1, but also makes root cause analysis techniques more accessible for smaller mishap investigations and other use cases, such as assessments.

It is generally agreed that the purpose of root cause analysis is to find efective solutions to our event-based problems such that they do not recur. Accordingly, an efective root cause analysis process should provide. clear understanding of exactly how the proposed solutions meet this goal.

May 30, 2014 · 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. Some reasons the team observed for missing the true root cause include the following:

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RCAT was developed at JPL, California Institute of Technology, under the Reliable Software Systems Development project, using National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) funds administered through the NASA Exploration Systems Missions Directorate.

Establish common terminology in the NASA community to facilitate improved communication and understanding. Ensure that when teams say that they have performed “root cause analysis,” they are describing the results of detailed evaluations which reach the same level of causation.

Mar 3, 2017 · In a similar light, RCAT compiles anomalies, close calls, and accidents, and links them with corrective actions to prevent recurrence. This one sounds like some sort of educational gaming...

s). 2008-02-07 Action 2: Part 1: (Recommend Closure) NASA has completed the development of the NASA Root Cause Analysis Tool (RC. T). The RCAT is designed to facilitate the analysis of anomalies, close calls, and accidents and the identification ofappropriate corrective actions to prevent recun-e.

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