UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-K/A
                               AMENDMENT NO. 1

[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934

      For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002
      Commission File Number 1-5480

                                  TEXTRON INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



       Delaware                                               05-0315468
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)


                  40 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I. 02903
                                 (401) 421-2800
          (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
                             ----------------------

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:




                                                                                       Name of Each Exchange on
Title of Class                                                                            Which Registered
                                                                                    

CommonStock - par value 12-1/2(cent) (135,966,744 shares                               New York Stock Exchange
outstanding at February 15, 2003);                                                     Pacific Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights                                                        Chicago Stock Exchange

$2.08 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock,                                          New York Stock Exchange
      Series A - no par value

$1.40 Convertible Preferred Dividend Stock, Series B                                   New York Stock Exchange
     (preferred only as to dividends) - no par value

8-3/4% Debentures due July 1, 2022                                                     New York Stock Exchange

7.92% Trust Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trust                                   New York Stock Exchange
(and Textron Guaranty with respect thereto)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] . No[ ] .

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2.) Yes [X]. No[ ].

      The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant is $5,098,198,494 as of February 15, 2003.

      Portions of Textron's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year
ended December 28, 2002, are incorporated by reference in Parts I and II of this
Report. Portions of Textron's Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 23, 2003, are incorporated by reference in Part
III of this Report.




                               EXPLANATORY NOTE

        This Form 10-K/A is being filed solely to correct typographical and
transpositional errors in the last paragraph of page 66 in Exhibit 13 of
Textron's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2003. No other
changes are being made by means of this filing.

      The registrant hereby amends Item 14 of the Form 10-K as follows:

ITEM  14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

      The following exhibit replaces Exhibit 13 in the previously filed version
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

      Exhibit

      13    A portion (pages 18 through 69) of Textron's 2002 Annual Report to
            Shareholders

      The following additional exhibits are filed herewith:

      23.1  Consent of Independent Auditors

      99.3  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

      99.4  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirement of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                             TEXTRON INC.

                                             Registrant

                                             By:     /s/Ted R. French
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Ted R. French
                                                     Executive Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer

DATE:  March 10, 2003







                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Lewis B. Campbell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron
Inc. (the "Company") certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Textron Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this annual report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual
      report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
      have:

      a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
            material information relating to the registrant, including its
            consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
            those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual
            report is being prepared;

      b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
            and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
            of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

      c)    presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
            evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
      our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
      committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
      equivalent function):

      a)    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
            controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
            identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
            internal controls; and

      b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal controls; and

6.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
      annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls
      or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
      subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
      corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
      weaknesses.


Date: March 10, 2003                     /s/Lewis B. Campbell
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Lewis B. Campbell
                                         Chairman, President and Chief Executive
                                           Officer






I, Ted R. French, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Textron Inc. (the "Company") certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Textron Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this annual report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual
      report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
      have:

      a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
            material information relating to the registrant, including its
            consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
            those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual
            report is being prepared;

      b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
            and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
            of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

      c)    presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
            evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
      our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
      committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
      equivalent function):

      a)    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
            controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
            identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
            internal controls; and

      b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal controls; and

6.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
      annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls
      or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
      subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
      corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
      weaknesses.



Date:  March 10, 2003                         /s/Ted R. French
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Ted R. French
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                                Financial Officer







                                 EXHIBIT LIST


Exhibit

      13    A portion (pages 18 through 69) of Textron's 2002 Annual Report to
            Shareholders

      The following additional exhibits are filed herewith:

      23.1  Consent of Independent Auditors

      99.3  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

      99.4  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002