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Did you work with Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine exhaust-system asbestos-cloth wrap, tailpipe insulation blankets, and turbine-section gaskets on radial piston and turbojet? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine exhaust-system asbestos-cloth wrap, tailpipe insulation blankets, and turbine-section gaskets on radial piston and turbojet, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Pratt and Whitney aircraft-engine exhaust wrap and hot-section gaskets as asbestos-containing products 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 exhaust wrap and asbestos-millboard insulation blankets on exhaust stacks, augmentors, tailpipes, and hot-section engine components; asbestos-fiber sheet gaskets at turbine casing joints; exposure during engine build-up, teardown, and hot-section inspection. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Aircraft Engine Mechanics, Navy Aviation Machinist's Mates, and Air Force Jet Engine Mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine exhaust-system asbestos-cloth wrap, tailpipe insulation blankets, and turbine-section gaskets on radial piston and turbojet 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
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft (East Hartford, CT — a division of United Technologies, now RTX) allegedly built radial piston engines (R-1830 Twin Wasp, R-2800 Double Wasp, R-4360 Wasp Major) and turbojet/turbofan engines (J57, J75, JT3, JT8D, JT9D, F100) that shipped with asbestos-cloth exhaust wrap, asbestos-millboard blankets around exhaust stacks and augmentors, and asbestos-fiber sheet gaskets at turbine casing joints. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that removal and replacement of P&W exhaust wrap during engine build-up, teardown, and hot-section inspection released respirable asbestos fibers into engine shops and flight-line work environments.
Engine models allegedly powered aircraft including the Douglas DC-3/DC-6/DC-7, Boeing 707/727/737, McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80, and Navy/Air Force platforms including the F-4 Phantom, F-15 Eagle, F-100 Super Sabre, B-52 Stratofortress, KC-135 Stratotanker, and P-3 Orion.
Workers Exposed
- Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mates (AD) performing engine changes and hot-section inspection
- Air Force jet-engine mechanics working test-cell and depot-level overhaul
- Commercial airline powerplant mechanics performing engine build-up at MRO shops
- Engine-shop workers cutting, fitting, and wiring asbestos exhaust wrap