Exhibit 3.16

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                      ADAMS RITE SABRE INTERNATIONAL, INC.


     Charles A. Collins and Al Chan certify that:

     1.  They are the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board and the Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Adams Rite
Sabre International, Inc., a California corporation (the "Corporation").

     2.  Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation is 
amended to read in full as follows:

                                        I

         The name of this Corporation is Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.

     3.  The foregoing amendment to the Articles of Incorporation has been duly
approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

     4.  The foregoing amendment to the Articles of Incorporation has been duly
approved by the shareholder holding 100% of the outstanding shares of the
Corporation. The Corporation has only one class of shares, and the number of
outstanding shares is 50,000.

     We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct
of our own knowledge.

DATED:   August 1, 1997

                                /s/ Charles A. Collins             
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                                Charles A. Collins, President, Chief Executive 
                                Officer and Chairman of the Board



                                /s/ Al Chan                              
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                                Al Chan, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer