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Did you work with Piper Aircraft Corp. (Lock Haven, PA? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Piper Aircraft Corp. (Lock Haven, PA, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Piper Aircraft cabin firewall asbestos-fabric insulation as an asbestos-containing 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: asbestos-cloth firewall insulation blankets between the engine compartment and pressurized/unpressurized cabin on Piper single- and twin-engine aircraft; asbestos-fiber tape and millboard used to seal firewall penetrations and exhaust-shroud passages; exposure during airframe assembly, firewall repair, and engine-mount overhaul. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included General Aviation Mechanics, Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics, and Piper Plant Assembly Workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Piper Aircraft Corp. (Lock Haven, PA 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
Piper Aircraft Corporation (Lock Haven, PA — later Vero Beach, FL) allegedly manufactured single- and twin-engine general-aviation aircraft including the PA-18 Super Cub, PA-22 Tri-Pacer, PA-24 Comanche, PA-28 Cherokee/Warrior/Archer, PA-30/39 Twin Comanche, PA-31 Navajo/Chieftain, PA-32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga, PA-34 Seneca, PA-42 Cheyenne, and PA-46 Malibu from the 1940s through the 1980s. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Piper cabin firewalls were insulated with asbestos-cloth blankets between the engine compartment and cabin, and that asbestos-fiber tape and millboard were used to seal firewall penetrations and exhaust-shroud passages.
Firewall insulation replacement, engine-mount overhaul, and airframe restoration allegedly required disturbance of aged, friable asbestos-fabric material, releasing respirable fibers into general-aviation maintenance shops.
Workers Exposed
- General aviation A&P (Airframe & Powerplant) mechanics performing annual inspections and firewall repair
- Piper plant assembly workers at Lock Haven, PA and Vero Beach, FL
- Aircraft restoration shop workers stripping and replacing firewall blankets
- Owner-operators performing owner-assisted maintenance on personally owned Pipers