Bad maintenance practices tend to sneak into the way things get done. Here are three more to guard against:
Bad Practice #50 — Endlessly Documenting the Same Problems.
If maintenance managers get into the habit of discussing every maintenance issue, they run out of time to actually solve them. Prioritize by cost, and focus on the worst ones first.
Bad Practice #51 — Seeing a Problem Come Up Repeatedly But “Fixing” it the Same Way.
If a failure repeats, there’s a deeper cause you have not found. Solve for that to prevent recurrence. Distinguish between related failures of different equipment that have a common root cause and the repeated failure of the same equipment that has a deeper cause.
Bad Practice #52 — Fixing Problems Using Outdated Test Equipment, Outdated Methods, and/or Outdated Materials.
What you’ll read in the paper manual was fine 10 years ago when that manual was printed. But newer information is probably out there so go online and look for it. You may even find videos that show updated methods.
