FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Domenichini Andrea 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/12/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEXCEL CORP /DE/ [HXL] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06901 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 266 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options (1)	  (2)	01/29/2017	Common Stock	10,860	$ 18.17	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (3)	  (3)	01/29/2010	Common Stock	2,409	$ 0	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (1)	  (2)	02/07/2016	Common Stock	5,590	$ 22	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (3)	  (3)	02/07/2009	Common Stock	901	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (3)	  (3)	01/06/2008	Common Stock	922	$ 0	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (1)	  (2)	01/06/2015	Common Stock	3,169	$ 14.51	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (4)	  (4)	02/07/2009	Common Stock	2,500	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Domenichini Andrea C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION 281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR STAMFORD, CT 06901	Â	Â	  VP, Operations	Â

Signatures

/s/ Andrea Domenichini by Seth L. Kaplan, Attorney-in-fact		07/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Non-Qualified Options ("NQOs") granted under the Hexcel Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan (the "ISP") in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b.
(2)	NQOs granted under the ISP become vested with respect to one-third of the shares of Common Stock subject thereto on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of certain events. The grant date is ten years prior to the expiration date.
(3)	RSUs granted in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b. The RSUs vest and convert into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock in equal installments on the first three anniversaries from the grant date, which is three years prior to the expiration date. Vesting of the RSUs is also subject to certain acceleration and termination provisions.
(4)	RSUs granted in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b. The RSUs vest and convert into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock in equal installments on the third anniversary of the grant date, which is three years prior to the expiration date. Vesting of the RSUs is also subject to certain acceleration and termination provisions.

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