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 20, 2006, 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, 2005.
| Registration | ||||||||
Number | Description of Registration Statement | Filing Date | ||||||
| 33-49052 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Key Employees’ Stock OptionPlan — Form S-8 | June 26, 1992 | ||||||
| 333-03293 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Stock OptionPlan — Form S-8 | May 8, 1996 | ||||||
| 333-19697 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Savings Benefit RestorationPlan — Form S-8 | January 13, 1997 | ||||||
| 333-53879 | Directors’ Deferred CompensationPlan — 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 IncentivePlan — Form S-8 | May 29, 1998 | ||||||
| 333-76297 | Coltec Industries Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan and Coltec Industries Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for OutsideDirectors — Form S-8 | April 14, 1999 | ||||||
| 333-77023 | The B.F.Goodrich Company Stock Option Plan and Goodrich Corporation 2001 Equity CompensationPlan — Form S-8 | April 26, 1999 | ||||||
| 333-60210 | Goodrich Corporation Stock OptionPlan — Form S-8 | May 4, 2001 | ||||||
| 333-60208 | Goodrich Corporation Employee Stock PurchasePlan — Form S-8 | May 4, 2001 | ||||||
| 333-98165 | Shelf Registration for Debt Securities, Series Preferred Stock, Common Stock, Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock PurchaseUnits — Form S-3 | August 15, 2002 | ||||||
| 333-107866 | Goodrich Corporation Employees’ SavingsPlan — Form S-8 | August 12, 2003 | ||||||
| 333-107867 | Goodrich Corporation Wage Employees’ SavingsPlan — Form S-8 | August 12, 2003 | ||||||
| 333-107868 | Goodrich Corporation Savings Plan for RohrEmployees — Form S-8 | August 12, 2003 | ||||||
| 333-109247 | Goodrich Corporation Directors’ Deferred CompensationPlan — Form S-8 | September 29, 2003 | ||||||
| 333-123721 | Goodrich Corporation Outside Director DeferralPlan — Form S-8 | March 31, 2005 | ||||||
| 333-124244 | Goodrich Corporation 2001 Equity CompensationPlan — Form S-8 | April 22, 2005 | ||||||
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 22, 2006