If your CRC generator gets damaged, then it will produce values that are inconsistent with the CRC checker, which is in another piece of equipment. At which poi

If your CRC generator gets damaged, then it will produce values that are inconsistent with the CRC checker, which is in another piece of equipment. At which point your component gets kicked out of the system entirely, and all is well. Note also that CRC is an error detection code, and cannot correct detected errors.