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Did you work with B.F. Goodrich Aerospace (Troy, OH) commercial and military aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos-phenolic friction linings? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. B.F. Goodrich Aerospace (Troy, OH) commercial and military aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos-phenolic friction linings, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs have allegedly identified B.F. Goodrich Aerospace aircraft brake linings as a chrysotile-containing friction product in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: chrysotile-reinforced phenolic friction material bonded to multi-disc heat-pack stators and single-disc brake linings; exposure during aircraft brake overhaul, riveting/bonding of new linings, and compressed-air blowdown of used brake assemblies. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Aircraft Mechanics, Airline Ground Crew, and Air Force Crew Chiefs. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around B.F. Goodrich Aerospace (Troy, OH) commercial and military aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos-phenolic friction linings 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
B.F. Goodrich Aerospace (Troy, OH — the wheel-and-brake arm of The B.F. Goodrich Company, now part of Collins Aerospace/RTX) allegedly manufactured aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies and replacement friction linings for commercial and military aircraft from the 1940s through the 1980s. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Goodrich Aerospace multi-disc brake heat packs and single-disc brake linings incorporated chrysotile asbestos in the phenolic-bonded friction material, and that overhaul of these brakes released asbestos fibers during disassembly, machining, and lining replacement.
Goodrich Aerospace brakes were allegedly installed on commercial airliner platforms, business jets, and Air Force cargo and trainer aircraft.
Workers Exposed
- Commercial airline mechanics and MRO shop workers performing brake overhaul
- Air Force crew chiefs and depot-level maintenance personnel replacing brake heat packs
- Brake-shop workers riveting or bonding new friction linings onto stator plates
- Ground crew using compressed air to clean brake assemblies and wheel wells
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