Which of the following is NOT a listed root cause of Reactive Maintenance problems?

• A. Regular audits
• B. Lack of skill
• C. Ignored inspections
• D. Design weakness

Answer: (A)

Regular audits are a preventive control, not a root cause. Reactive maintenance problems stem from underlying issues that allow failures to happen or go undetected, such as not having the necessary skills to perform maintenance correctly, ignoring inspections, or equipment/design weaknesses that make failures more likely. Regular audits help uncover and fix these problems before a failure occurs, reducing reactive maintenance rather than causing it. The other options describe conditions that directly contribute to reactive maintenance being needed: lack of skill leads to improper work, ignored inspections miss faults, and design weaknesses increase the likelihood of failures. So, Regular audits is the option that is not a listed root cause.