- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Maroney Sean P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/20/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

TransDigm Group INC [TDG]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED, 1301 EAST 9TH ST SUITE 3000

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Treasurer /

(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44114

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	200	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option	9/30/2006	10/1/2015	Common Stock	7000	$13.37	D
Stock Option	9/30/2009 ⁽¹⁾	11/17/2018	Common Stock	25000	$27.08	D
Stock Option	9/30/2010 ⁽²⁾	11/16/2019	Common Stock	5000	$41.79	D
Stock Option	9/30/2012 ⁽³⁾	11/14/2021	Common Stock	0	$97.42	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Vest based on the achievement of annual and cumulative per share operating performance targets between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2013.
( 2)	Vest based on the achievement of annual and cumulative per share operating performance targets between fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2014.
( 3)	Vest based on the achievement of annual per share operating performance targets between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Maroney Sean P TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 1301 EAST 9TH ST SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OH 44114			Treasurer

Signatures
Halle Fine Terrion as attorney in fact for Sean Maroney		4/25/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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