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).
The failure of a No.6 balance weight on the No.4 journal, which broke through the crankcase.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\2\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 8th August 1933 | |
| -2- No. 6 Balance weight (large) on No.4 journal came through nearside of crankcase, scrapping top and bottom half. The retaining stud had broken off at the base. Total running time since overhaul and reassembly to Specification RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel}6/AP.8.8.33. = 15 Hours. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/C. T. Salt. | ||