Was Goodyear Aerospace — Aircraft Brake Linings asbestos documented in litigation?

Goodyear Aerospace — Aircraft Brake Linings 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 Goodyear Aerospace — Aircraft Brake Linings asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Goodyear Aerospace — Aircraft Brake Linings 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

Goodyear Aerospace commercial and military aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos friction pucks and rotors/stators

⚖ Litigation Record1940s-1980sChrysotile-reinforced phenolic friction material bonded to wheel-brake stator plates and disc-brake heat packs; exposure during aircraft brake overhaul, machining of friction pucks, and use of compressed air to blow brake dust from wheel wells and hangar floors.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Goodyear Aerospace Corporation (Akron, OH — the aerospace division of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, later divested to Loral in 1987) allegedly manufactured wheel-and-brake assemblies for commercial airliners, business jets, and U.S. military aircraft from the 1940s through the 1980s. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Goodyear Aerospace multi-disc brake heat packs used chrysotile-reinforced phenolic friction pucks bonded to steel stator plates, and that overhaul of these brake assemblies released respirable asbestos fibers during disassembly, machining, and cleaning.

Goodyear Aerospace brakes were allegedly installed on Boeing 707/727/737 airliners, Douglas DC-8/DC-9, Lockheed C-130 and C-141, and numerous Navy and Air Force fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms.

Workers Exposed

Airline and general-aviation aircraft mechanics performing brake overhaul at MRO shops
Navy Aviation Structural Mechanics (AM) and Air Force crew chiefs replacing brake heat packs on the flight line
Ground-support personnel who used compressed air to blow brake dust from wheel wells and hangar floors
Brake overhaul machinists who turned or ground worn friction pucks

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Product Facts

Trade NameGoodyear Aerospace commercial and military aircraft wheel-and-brake assemblies with asbestos friction pucks and rotors/stators

Years Produced1940s-1980s

Asbestos ContentChrysotile-reinforced phenolic friction material bonded to wheel-brake stator plates and disc-brake heat packs; exposure during aircraft brake overhaul, machining of friction pucks, and use of compressed air to blow brake dust from wheel wells and hangar floors.

CategoryBrake-Friction

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Aircraft MechanicsAirline Ground CrewNavy Aviation Structural Mechanics

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