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).
Report of a recurring front spring failure on car 6-Goshawk-11 and the dispatch of new replacement springs.
Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\June1922\ Scan11 | |
Date | 9th June 1922 | |
To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY - EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} ORIGINAL Hal/LG9.6.22. 6-GOSHAWK-11. SPRINGS AND FITTINGS. X4261 We have received a wire from Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} stating that a further top leaf on the near-side front spring has broken. This makes the third front spring which has broken on 6-Goshawk-11 during 11,000 miles running in France. We have sent to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} a pair of the new front springs with increased rating and have asked him to fit them to that car. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||