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Did you work with B.F. Goodrich Aerospace commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes (alleged asbestos friction composite)? 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 commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes (alleged asbestos friction composite), sold from the 1950s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allege B.F. Goodrich Aerospace supplied commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes containing chrysotile asbestos in phenolic-resin friction composite for Boeing 707/727/737/747 landing-gear applications, with airline brake-shop technicians and line-maintenance mechanics allegedly exposed during reline and overhaul. Plaintiffs allege B.F. Goodrich Aerospace wheel-and-brake shoes and rotors were manufactured with chrysotile asbestos fiber in phenolic-resin friction composite; occupational exposure allegedly occurred during brake reline, rotor and stator machining, and heavy-overhaul disassembly in airline brake shops and on air-carrier flight lines, when technicians ground and drilled friction segments and blew brake dust from wheel wells with compressed air. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Aircraft Mechanic, Brake Shop Technician, Landing Gear Overhaul Mechanic, and Airline Line Maintenance Mechanic. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around B.F. Goodrich Aerospace commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes (alleged asbestos friction 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
B.F. Goodrich Aerospace, the aerospace wheel-and-brake division that later became Goodrich Corporation and was ultimately acquired by United Technologies (Collins Aerospace), allegedly supplied commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes, rotors, and stators to the major U.S. air-transport programs from the 1950s through the 1980s according to publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. Plaintiffs allege the B.F. Goodrich aerospace brake product line was formulated with chrysotile asbestos fiber in a phenolic-resin friction composite selected for the sustained high-energy braking demand of civil-transport landing gear. Goodrich brake assemblies were allegedly specified on Boeing 707, 727, 737, and 747 landing-gear positions during this period.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that occupational exposure to B.F. Goodrich aircraft brake-friction dust allegedly occurred among:
- Airline heavy-maintenance brake-shop technicians machining and grinding friction segments
- Airline line-maintenance mechanics performing wheel-well and brake-stack service
- Landing-gear overhaul mechanics dressing rotor and stator surfaces
- Aircraft mechanics blowing brake dust from wheel wells with compressed air
- Rework and overhaul depot technicians relining Goodrich brake assemblies
Alleged exposure pathways included respirable dust generated during friction-segment grinding, drilling, and beveling in brake shops and the dispersal of worn brake dust during dry blow-down of landing-gear assemblies.