AS 2529—1982

Australian Standard
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COLLECTION OF RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY AND
MAINTAINABILITY DATA FOR
ELECTRONICS AND SIMILAR
ENGINEERING USE
 The following scientific, industrial and governmental organizations and departments
were officially represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this
standard:

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Confederation of Australian Industry
Department of Defence
Department of Productivity
Department of Transport
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers Australia
Telecom Australia
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This standard, prepared by Committee TE/21, Reliability of Electronics Components

and Equipment, was approved on behalf of the Council of the Standards Association
of Australia on 28 May 1981, and was published on 8 March 1982.

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 AS 2529—1982

Australian Standard
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COLLECTION OF RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY AND
MAINTAINABILITY DATA FOR
ELECTRONICS AND SIMILAR
ENGINEERING USE

First publi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 2466 9
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PREFACE

This standard was prepared by the Association’s Telecommunications and Electronics

Committee on Reliability of Electronic Components and Equipment as one of a series
of standards on reliability and related subjects.
In its terminology, definitions and general treatment of the subject the standard is
technically identical with IEC 362 issued by the International Electrotechnical
Commission. It deviates from that document only editorially in that the language used
to express some of the ideas has been clarified and the format adopted is different
from that used by the IEC. The title of the standard has been simplified for general
use. The application of this standard is not restricted to electronic or electrical
components but may be extended to any field of engineering where reliability data can
be useful.
The major purposes of the collection of reliability data on field performance of
components, parts and equipment are—
(a) to provide for a survey of the actual reliability and, hence, to enable the predicted
reliability characteristic of the item to be compared with field data, and thereby
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improve future predictions;

(b) to provide data for improving the reliability, both of the current item and of future
developments should this be economically justifiable; and
(c) to provide data for the organization and management of the maintenance operation
(preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, service personnel, spare parts,
stores, etc).
For the purposes of this standard, reference may be necessary to the following
Australian standards:
AS 1211 Reliability of Electronic Equipment and Components
Part 1—Terminology
Part 2—Reliability Concepts
Part 3—Reliability Program for Equipment
AS 2530 Presentation of Reliability Data on Electronic and Similar Components
(or Parts)

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AS 2529-1982, Collection of reliability, availability

and maintainability data for electronics and similar
engineering use
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