Exhibit 23(a)
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Goodrich Corporation and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated February 25, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Goodrich Corporation, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting of Goodrich Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Goodrich Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Registration | ||||||||
Number | Description of Registration Statement | Filing Date | ||||||
33-49052 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Key Employees’ | June 26, 1992 | ||||||
Stock Option Plan — Form S-8 | ||||||||
333-03293 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Stock Option Plan — Form S-8 | May 8, 1996 | ||||||
333-19697 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Savings Benefit Restoration | January 13, 1997 | ||||||
Plan — Form S-8 | ||||||||
333-53879 | Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan — Form S-8 | May 29, 1998 | ||||||
333-53881 | Rohr, Inc. 1982 Stock Option Plan, Rohr, Inc. 1989 Stock Incentive Plan and Rohr, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan — Form S-8 | May 29, 1998 | ||||||
333-76297 | Coltec Industries Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan Coltec Industries Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors — Form S-8 | April 14, 1999 | ||||||
333-77023 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Stock Option Plan — Form S-8 | April 26, 1999 | ||||||
333-60210 | The B.F. Goodrich Company Stock Option Plan — Form S-8 | May 4, 2001 | ||||||
333-60208 | The B.F. Goodrich Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan — Form S-8 | May 4, 2001 | ||||||
333-98165 | Shelf Registration for Debt Securities, Series Preferred Stock, Common Stock, Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units — Form S-3 | August 15, 2002 | ||||||
333-107866 | Goodrich Corporation Employees’ Savings Plan — Form S-8 | August 12, 2003 | ||||||
333-107867 | Goodrich Corporation Wage Employees’ Savings Plan — Form S-8 | August 12, 2003 | ||||||
333-107868 | Goodrich Corporation Savings Plan for Rohr Employees — Form S-8 | August 12, 2003 | ||||||
333-109247 | Goodrich Corporation Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan — Form S-8 | September 29, 2003 |
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