What is an Apparent Cause Analysis (ACA)? A straightforward analytical approach used to identify obvious causes based on the facts pertaining to the incident / finding.

Apparent Cause Analysis (ACA) serves as a streamlined method for analyzing lower-risk events, helping organizations learn and improve without overburdening staff or resources. An ACA is intended for …

Does the Apparent Cause Section clearly describe why the problem occurred and is the Apparent Cause(s) of the Event or Condition clearly stated (preferably, the first sentence)?

The “Apparent” Cause for an event is the most fundamental cause identifiable with an investigation that is bounded in scope and level of effort.

In the present case, [plaintiff's name] has sued [principal's name] as the principal and [apparent agent's name] as [his] [her] [its] apparent agent. [principal's name] denies that any apparent agency …

Thus, we shall add the “apparent” centrifugal and Coriolis forces to our real forces of gravity, pressure gradient and friction. It should be noted that these apparent forces are not unique to the Earth, but …

Apparent means clearly seen or understood, appearing to show particular quali-ties or attributes that may not be genuine. Apparently, the variable contains an object of the given class.