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).
Fractured Steam Valve Body from a Phantom III, chassis 3-AZ-96.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0228 | |
| Date | 22th November 1937 | |
| 361. STEADMAN To By... from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}14/N.22.11.37. h/a Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD Phantom III - Steam Valve Body - Chassis 3-AZ-96. We are forwarding to you a Steam Valve Body with the thread broken away from the body. The fracture shows the section to be weak. It is not the first case. The steam valve body is removed when the oil cooler has failed, to thoroughly wash out the radiator matrix. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||