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Did you work with Bendix Aviation aircraft wheel-and-brake linings and clutch friction discs (alleged asbestos composite)? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Bendix Aviation aircraft wheel-and-brake linings and clutch friction discs (alleged asbestos composite), sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allege Bendix Aviation Corporation (Honeywell heritage) manufactured WWII-era through 1980s military and civilian aircraft brake linings and clutch friction discs containing chrysotile asbestos fiber in phenolic-resin composite, with airline, Navy carrier aviation, and Air Force line-maintenance mechanics allegedly exposed during brake reline and overhaul. Plaintiffs allege Bendix aircraft brake linings and clutch friction discs were manufactured with chrysotile asbestos fiber bound in phenolic-resin composite; occupational exposure allegedly occurred during brake reline, landing-gear overhaul, and clutch replacement when technicians machined, ground, drilled, and beveled friction pucks and dressed drum and disc surfaces, generating respirable dust in wheel-and-brake shops and on flight lines. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Aircraft Mechanic, Aviation Machinist's Mate, Landing Gear Overhaul Mechanic, and Air Force Crew Chief. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Bendix Aviation aircraft wheel-and-brake linings and clutch friction discs (alleged asbestos composite) and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Bendix Aviation Corporation, the aircraft wheel-and-brake division whose product line was later integrated into AlliedSignal and Honeywell Aerospace, allegedly supplied friction-composite brake linings, brake pucks, and clutch friction discs to U.S. military and civilian aircraft programs from the WWII era through the 1980s according to publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. Plaintiffs allege that Bendix aircraft friction products were formulated with chrysotile asbestos fiber bound in a phenolic-resin matrix designed to withstand the high energy-absorption and thermal loading of aircraft landing-gear braking. Bendix wheel-and-brake assemblies were allegedly specified on numerous U.S. Navy carrier aircraft, U.S. Air Force tactical and transport aircraft, and civilian transport-category aircraft during this period.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that occupational exposure to Bendix aircraft brake-friction dust allegedly occurred among:
- Airline heavy-maintenance and line-maintenance aircraft mechanics performing brake reline
- Aircraft brake-shop technicians machining, grinding, and beveling friction pucks
- U.S. Navy carrier aviation aviation machinist’s mates and aviation structural mechanics
- U.S. Air Force flight-line crew chiefs and landing-gear technicians
- Airline landing-gear overhaul mechanics dressing brake stacks
Alleged exposure pathways included dust generated during brake-puck grinding and drilling in wheel-and-brake shops, dry brake-drum blow-out with compressed air, and disturbance of worn friction dust on carrier flight decks and Air Force flight lines.
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