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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060612190032
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000769993-06-000715
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060605
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060612
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060612

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MEHRA SANJEEV K
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001029623

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08472
		FILM NUMBER:		06900955

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129027202

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEXCEL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000717605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
		IRS NUMBER:				941109521
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO STAMFORD PLAZA
		STREET 2:		281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203-969-0666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO STAMFORD PLAZA
		STREET 2:		281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. (&quot;Goldman Sachs&quot;). Goldman Sachs is a direct and
 indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (&quot;GS Group&quot;). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership
of the securities reported herein as indirectly owned except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
Effective March 15, 2006, the Reporting Person resigned from the board of Hexcel Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;). This Form 4
reflects the total number of shares owned as of March 15, 2006 and reflects the effect of the transactions reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The securities reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs. Without
admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">As of March 15, 2006, GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to have beneficially owned indirectly 1,282,552 shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;) by reason of the beneficial ownership of such shares
by investment partnerships of which Goldman Sachs or affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner,
managing general partner, managing partner, managing member, member, manager or investment manager.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">As of March 15, 2006, Goldman Sachs may be deemed to have beneficially owned directly and GS Group may be deemed to have
beneficially owned indirectly 720 shares of Common Stock. As of March 15, 2006, GS Group may be deemed to have beneficially
own 3,122 shares of Common Stock which were granted pursuant the Hexcel Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, consisting of
1,561 shares of phantom stock granted to each of the Reporting Person and Mr. Peter M. Sacerdote, an advisory director of
Goldman Sachs, in their capacity as directors of the Company. Also effective March 15, 2006, Mr. Sacerdote resigned from
the board of the Company.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureDate>2006-06-12</signatureDate>
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