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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).
Complaint memo regarding a jammed starter motor on a Phantom III due to a missing split pin.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\2\  scan0257
Date  5th November 1936
  
RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
X1113
GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}11/R.5.11.36.
COMPLAINT.
STARTER MOTOR JAMMED.
A Phantom III - 3-AZ-62 starter motor jammed.
Upon dismantling, the cause was found to be due to centre spindle coming loose on account of no split pin having been fitted.
G.W. Hancock.
  
  


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