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).
Cause and liability for three broken fan blades and a damaged radiator.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\3\ scan0106 | |
| Date | 15th November 1921 | |
| (Stamped and strikethrough: TEST DEPT from EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 19. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}) (Handwritten and underlined: X3438) (Handwritten: F.R) (Stamped: F.R.) (Typewritten: EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Thn4/H15.11.21.) Re. Broken Fan Blades. (Handwritten: X3438) (Stamped: RECEIVED) We hand you herewith three broken fan blades, which have been returned to us by Cricklewood. It is alleged that one of the Fan Blades broke, which we assume to be the one marked "A", which caused the belt to catch the other blades and break them off. These broken blades in turn damaged the radiator. Cricklewood are of the opinion that they will have to carry out the work of replacing the fan blades and repairing the radiator free of charge to customer, with which we concur. After examining these blades, we shall be glad if you will pass them on to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} for examination. We presume the replacement of the blades and the repairs to the radiator will have to be charged to R.D.D. It would appear that the fan blade which was the first to break, had been cracked for some time before it actually broke off. (Handwritten annotation, bottom left, with 'ER' circled): Was this a post-war chassis? AHH 14/11/21 (Handwritten annotation, bottom right): Yes - as per phone message hr 18/11/21 (Circular stamp, left side): RECEIVED NOV 16 (Circular stamp, bottom right): RECEIVED FO EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} NOV 18 1921 | ||