" WHL claimed this was the cause of the vibration"
Two's in
I never knew that Westlands had said this.
In my minds eye they had to know this.
Do you have a fair estimate when this 'Gem' of knowledge was passed on to the shop floor, or Aircraft Branch.
Senior folk had their career ruined by the 4 R saga.
Toward the end of my time at 4 Regt we got a new WO 1, ASM, posted in.
We had been Cpls together many years before. He said to words to the efect that on recieving his Brief for the Job from Senior Aircraft Engineer BAOR, he was told there where only 3 ASM jobs of consequence in BAOR, they being the 3 Anti Tank jobs, eyes from the highest level where watching.
john
"and initially a lack of correct knowledge by the REME was undoubtedly a factor when this first became a maintenance problem."
I'll go to my grave knowing that to be true.