Was Bendix Aviation — Aircraft Wheel & Brake asbestos documented in litigation?

Bendix Aviation — Aircraft Wheel & Brake is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Bendix Aviation — Aircraft Wheel & Brake asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Bendix Aviation — Aircraft Wheel & Brake products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Brake-Friction

Bendix Aviation (South Bend, IN) aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos-phenolic friction pucks for military and general-aviation aircraft

⚖ Litigation Record1940s-1980sChrysotile-reinforced phenolic friction pucks and expander-tube brake linings in Bendix aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies; exposure during overhaul, machining of worn pucks, and compressed-air brake-dust cleaning.

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Bendix Aviation Corporation (South Bend, IN — later Bendix Corporation, then Allied-Signal, now Honeywell Aerospace) allegedly manufactured aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and general-aviation aircraft from the 1940s through the 1980s. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Bendix aircraft brake assemblies incorporated chrysotile asbestos in phenolic friction pucks and expander-tube brake linings, and that overhaul of these assemblies released respirable asbestos fibers.

Bendix Aviation aircraft brake products are separate and distinct from Bendix’s automotive and heavy-truck brake lines; the aviation product line was engineered for the higher energy loads and heat-sink requirements of aircraft landing.

Workers Exposed

Navy Aviation Structural Mechanics (AM) and Air Force crew chiefs performing flight-line brake changes
Depot-level maintenance workers overhauling Bendix wheel-and-brake assemblies
General-aviation mechanics servicing Bendix expander-tube brakes on light aircraft
Brake shop workers machining or grinding worn friction pucks

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Product Facts

Trade NameBendix Aviation (South Bend, IN) aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos-phenolic friction pucks for military and general-aviation aircraft

Years Produced1940s-1980s

Asbestos ContentChrysotile-reinforced phenolic friction pucks and expander-tube brake linings in Bendix aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies; exposure during overhaul, machining of worn pucks, and compressed-air brake-dust cleaning.

CategoryBrake-Friction

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Aircraft MechanicsNavy Aviation Structural MechanicsAir Force Crew Chiefs

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