From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Locking pin failure on a Large Bore Bentley B-56-EN due to incorrect fitting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\2\ scan0232 | |
| Date | 26th October 1935 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X1023 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/KW.26.10.35. Large Bore Bentley - B-56-EN. [handwritten] in x264a Replying to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}1/E.22.10.35, this failure was actually due to a locking pin failing. It is mainly attributable to the part not being fitted correctly but the pieces are open to criticism in that defective fitting can produce such disastrous results. We are making the necessary modifications and are circulating a Depot Sheet for those bumper bars already in service. Actually enquiries indicate that the Works have taken particular care to avoid this mistake on bumper bars they have fitted. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||