The method can include analyzing the composition of the particulate polymer debris, including ascertaining a presence of at least one main polymer element and a presence or absence of at least one signature polymer element in the particulate debris; establishing a correlation between the particulate polymer debris and a set of components, including matching the ascertained presence of the at least one main polymer element to a family of polymers from which the components of the set, including the source component, are made; and determining the source component amongst the components of the set, including matching the ascertained presence or absence of the at least one signature polymer element to a polymer composition of the source component.