Maintenance & reliability
How should a reported machine fault become a useful maintenance record?
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CIMCO MNTService reports
Direct answer
Capture the fault against the asset, set its priority and status, convert it into a service report, and record diagnosis, work performed, time, personnel, parts, cost, and result. Closing the loop creates searchable history for recurring failures instead of leaving the knowledge in a technician's memory.
Practical checkpoint
For the next repeated fault, confirm the technician can find the previous repair and parts used before beginning diagnosis.