Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Esterline Technologies Corporation (the
"COMPANY") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2005 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "THE FORM 10-K"),
I, Robert D. George, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
          78o(d)); and

     (2)  The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated: January 6, 2006


                                        By: /s/ Robert D. George
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                                            Robert D. George
                                            Vice President, Chief Financial
                                            Officer, Secretary and Treasurer