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Did you work with Pratt and Whitney FT4 Pipeline Gas Turbine? 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 FT4 Pipeline Gas Turbine, made by Pratt Whitney Power Systems, sold from the 1960s until the 1970s. Allegedly asbestos fabric casing and hot-section lagging on Pratt and Whitney FT4 aero-derivative pipeline gas turbines driving centrifugal compressors at interstate natural gas mainline stations, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly asbestos cloth casing and hot-section lagging, allegedly asbestos combustor gaskets, and allegedly asbestos rope packing around exhaust joints — per publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Pipeline gas turbine mechanics, Pipeline compressor station operators, and Compressor station millwrights. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Pratt and Whitney FT4 Pipeline Gas Turbine 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
The Pratt & Whitney FT4 was an aero-derivative industrial gas turbine (JT4 turbojet core) marketed by Pratt & Whitney Power Systems for pipeline compressor drive service at U.S. interstate natural gas mainline compressor stations from the 1960s onward. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, FT4 pipeline packages were allegedly wrapped with asbestos-containing cloth lagging over the gas generator casing, power turbine, and exhaust ducts, allegedly used asbestos combustor and flange gaskets, and allegedly used asbestos rope packing at hot exhaust joints.
Workers Exposed
Pipeline gas turbine mechanics, pipeline compressor station operators, compressor station millwrights, and pipeline instrumentation techs allegedly disturbed asbestos-containing casing lagging, combustor gaskets, and rope packing during gas-generator swaps, hot-section inspections, and exhaust-duct service on P&W FT4 pipeline packages, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records.