# Record a failed check and keep the unit held

A valid failed reading is evidence, not an entry error. Record the remaining checks and retain the hold.

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/checkstation/guides/checkstation-operator-failed-check

Audience: Operator

Operator access is required. Start a fresh fictional example with the same separately approved bracket plan.

## Record a failed check and keep the unit held

1. **Open the inspection station**

   Open the inspection station.

   You are signed in as Sam, with operator access only. The fictional site has a separately approved bracket inspection plan.

2. **Choose your physical station**

   Choose your physical station.

   Choose Inspection bench 1, where you are doing the work.

3. **Take control of the station**

   Take control of the station.

   Acquire the named station before starting an inspection. This does not start a unit.

4. **Focus the unit scanner field**

   Focus the unit scanner field.

   Scan the unit in front of you. This demonstration enters a fictional barcode through the same keyboard scanner field.

5. **Scan the unit**

   Scan the unit.

   The scan looks up the registered unit and its order details. It does not create or release a unit.

6. **Review the unit and selected checks**

   Review the unit and selected checks.

   Check the unit, order, drawing and selected checks against the physical work. Approved rules have selected the checks.

7. **Confirm the physical unit**

   Confirm the physical unit.

   Confirm only the unit you have physically checked.

8. **Start this inspection**

   Start this inspection.

   The server starts one inspection using the approved plan and the confirmed unit.

9. **Open the started inspection**

   Open the started inspection.

   Record each required observation in the unit and precision shown.

10. **Enter a reading outside the limit**

   Enter a reading outside the limit.

   Record the actual reading even when it is outside the approved limit.

11. **Retain the failed observation**

   Retain the failed observation.

   The valid reading is recorded as a failure. Keep the unit identified and follow your local hold procedure.

12. **Open the visual finish check**

   Open the visual finish check.

   Follow the approved visual method for this physical unit.

13. **Record the observed finish**

   Record the observed finish.

   Choose Pass only when the observed finish meets the approved method.

14. **Save the finish observation**

   Save the finish observation.

   The finish observation is retained with this inspection.

15. **Review completion**

   Review completion.

   All required observations must be present. A failed check can be recorded and completed, but its hold remains.

16. **Record the completion reason**

   Record the completion reason.

   Describe the completed inspection.

17. **Complete this attempt**

   Complete this attempt.

   Check the resulting status. Completion and release are separate decisions.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/checkstation/demo?guide=checkstation-operator-failed-check&chapter=failed-check)

Do not repeat readings until they pass. Tell your supervisor; an authorised full retest is different from correcting a typing mistake.