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Did you work with Dunlop Aircraft Brakes (Coventry U.K.) military and commercial aircraft brake linings (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. Dunlop Aircraft Brakes (Coventry U.K.) military and commercial aircraft brake linings (alleged asbestos friction composite), sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allege Dunlop Aircraft Brakes of Coventry, U.K. supplied military and commercial aircraft brake linings containing chrysotile asbestos in phenolic-resin friction composite for Royal Air Force, U.S. Navy carrier aircraft, and civil-transport applications, with brake-shop technicians and line mechanics allegedly exposed during reline. Plaintiffs allege Dunlop Aircraft Brakes (Dunlop Coventry U.K.) brake linings and pucks were manufactured with chrysotile asbestos fiber bound in phenolic-resin composite; occupational exposure allegedly occurred during brake reline and heavy-overhaul dressing when Royal Air Force, U.S. Navy carrier-aviation, and civil-transport mechanics ground, drilled, and beveled friction segments and blew brake dust from wheel wells. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Aircraft Mechanic, Naval Aviation Airframe Mechanic, Air Force Crew Chief, and Landing Gear Overhaul Mechanic. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Dunlop Aircraft Brakes (Coventry U.K.) military and commercial aircraft brake linings (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
Dunlop Aircraft Brakes, the aerospace wheel-and-brake division of Dunlop Ltd. based in Coventry, United Kingdom, allegedly supplied brake linings, brake pucks, and rotor-stator stacks for military and commercial aircraft programs from the 1940s through the 1980s according to publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. Plaintiffs allege the Dunlop aircraft friction product line was formulated with chrysotile asbestos fiber in a phenolic-resin composite matrix. Dunlop brake assemblies were allegedly specified on Royal Air Force fighter and transport aircraft and were reportedly used on certain U.S. Navy carrier aircraft and civil-transport programs, with U.S. maintenance depots reworking Dunlop-equipped landing gear during this period.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that occupational exposure to Dunlop aircraft brake-friction dust allegedly occurred among:
- U.S. Navy carrier aviation airframe mechanics and aviation structural mechanics
- U.S. Air Force flight-line crew chiefs and hydraulics technicians
- Airline brake-shop technicians machining Dunlop friction segments
- Landing-gear overhaul mechanics at U.S. rework depots
- Aircraft mechanics blowing brake dust from wheel wells with compressed air
Alleged exposure pathways included dust generated during grinding, drilling, and beveling of Dunlop friction segments in brake shops and the dispersal of worn brake dust during landing-gear service.
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