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Exhibit 10(a)

AMENDMENT NO. 2

dated as of April 1, 2002

to

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 20, 2001

This AMENDMENT NO. 2
(the Amendment) is executed as of April 1, 2002, among TRW RECEIVABLES INC., a Delaware corporation, as Seller, TRW INC., an
Ohio corporation, as Servicer, CHARTA CORPORATION, Delaware corporation
(Charta), CIESCO, L.P., a New York limited partnership (CIESCO), WCP
FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation (WCP), CORPORATE RECEIVABLES
CORPORATION, a California corporation (CRC), and CORPORATE ASSET FUNDING
COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (CAFCO) (Charta, Ciesco, WCP, CRC and
CAFCO are collectively referred to as the Conduit Purchasers and each,
individually, a Conduit Purchaser), CITIBANK, N.A., as Committed Purchaser
and Managing Agent, and CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation,
as Agent for the Conduit Purchasers and the Committed Purchasers. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto
in the RPA referred to below.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer and the other parties hereto are parties
to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November 20, 2001
(as amended, the RPA); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the RPA on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendments to the RPA. The RPA is hereby amended as follows:

1.1 The following definitions are hereby amended and restated in their
entirety as follows:



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| |  Affiliate Obligor Overconcentration Amount means, at any time,
the amount by which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Eligible
Receivables owing from Affiliate Obligors exceeds the product of
(i) 10.0% and (ii) the Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance at
such time.

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| |  Canadian Obligor Overconcentration Amount means, at any time,
the amount by which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Eligible
Receivables owing by Canadian Obligors exceeds the product of (i)
10.0% and (ii) the Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance at such
time.



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| |  Dilution Reserve means, at any time, an amount equal to the
product of (i) the Dilution Reserve Percentage and (ii) the
Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance at such time.



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| |  Loss Reserve means, at any time, an amount equal to the product
of (i) the Loss Reserve Percentage and (ii) the Unadjusted Net
Receivables Pool Balance at such time.



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| |  Net Receivables Pool Balance means at any time of calculation
hereunder, an amount equal to (i) Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool
Balance at such time, minus (ii) the Aggregate Overconcentration
Amount at such time.



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| |  Obligor Overconcentration Amount means, at any time, the sum of
(A)the aggregate, for all Obligors not having a Special
Concentration Limit, of the amounts by which the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of each such
Obligor exceeds the product of (i) the applicable Concentration
Limit for such Obligor and (ii) the Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool
Balanceat such time, plus (B) the aggregate, for all Obligors
having a Special Concentration Limit, of the amounts by which the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of each
such Obligor exceeds the lesser of (1) the product of (I) the
applicable Special Concentration Limit for such Obligor and (II)
the Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance at such time and (2)
the product of (x) the applicable Special Concentration Limit for
such Obligor and (y) the Purchase Limit at such time.

1.2 The following definition is added in the appropriate location:



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| |  Unadjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance means at any time of
calculation hereunder, an amount equal to (i) the Outstanding
Balances of all Eligible Receivables, minus (ii) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of Defaulted Receivables that would otherwise
be Eligible Receivables at such time, minus (iii) all cash
Collections received by the Servicer in respect of the Receivables
described in clause (i) above which have not been applied to reduce
the Outstanding Balance of such Receivables, minus (iv) the
aggregate amount of reductions that would result from the
application of all Dilution Factors which have not yet been applied
by the Servicer to the Outstanding Balance of any Receivables.

1.3 Clause (iii) of Section 5.01(m) is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:



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| | (iii) by no later than March 29, 2002, (A) all Collections
currently remitted to the Lock-Box Account maintained at Comerica
Bank are re-directed to a Lock-Box Account subject to a Lock-

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Agreement or (B) a Lock-Box Agreement is entered into with respect
to the Lock-Box Accounts maintained at Comerica Bank

1.4 Clause (iii) of Section 5.04(x) is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:



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| | (iii) by no later than March 29, 2002, (A) all Collections
currently remitted to the Lock-Box Account maintained at Comerica
Bank are re-directed to a Lock-Box Account subject to a Lock-Box
Agreement or (B) a Lock-Box Agreement is entered into with respect
to the Lock-Box Accounts maintained at Comerica Bank



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| | 1.5 Item 3 on Schedule IV is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:



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| | 3. By no later than March 29, 2002,the Seller shall take all
steps necessary to (A) re-direct all Collections currently remitted
to the Lock-Box Account maintained at Comerica Bank to a Lock-Box
Account subject to a Lock-Box Agreement or (B) enter into a
Lock-Box Agreement with respect to the Lock-Box Accounts maintained
at Comerica Bank.

Section 2. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective and
shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above when the Agent
shall have received a copy of this Amendment duly executed by each of the
parties hereto.

Section 3. Reference to and Effect on the RPA.Upon the effectiveness of
this Amendment, (i) the Seller and the Servicer each hereby reaffirms all
covenants, representations and warranties made by it in the RPA to the extent
the same are not amended hereby and agrees that all such covenants,
representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the
effective date of this Amendment and (ii) each reference in the RPA to this
Agreement, hereunder, hereof, herein or words of like import shall mean
and be, and any references to the RPA in any other document, instrument or
agreement executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall mean and be,
a reference to the RPA as amended hereby.

Section 4. Expenses. The Seller hereby reaffirms its obligations under
Section10.06(a)of the RPA to pay the reasonable fees, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
incurred by the Agent and the Managing Agent in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Amendment and the agreements and instruments related
hereto.

Section 5. Effect. Except as otherwise amended by this Amendment, the
RPA, the Sale Agreement, the Transfer Agreements and the other Facility
Documents shall each continue in full force and effect and are hereby ratified
and confirmed.

Section 6. Governing Law. This Amendment will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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Section 7. Severability.Each provision of this Amendment shall be
severable from every other provision of this Amendment for the purpose of
determining the legal enforceability of any provision hereof, and the
unenforceability of one or more provisions of this Amendment in one
jurisdiction shall not have the effect of rendering such provision or
provisions unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.

Section 8. Counterparts.This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed as of the date first above written.

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| | TRW RECEIVABLES INC., as Seller       
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| | By                                     | /s/ E. L. Bennardo                               
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| |                                        | Name: E. L. Bennardo                             
| |                                        | Title: Assistant Treasurer                       
| |                                        |                                                  
| | TRW INC., as Servicer                 
| |                                        |                                                  
| | By                                     | /s/ Ronald P. Vargo                              
| |                                        |                                                  
| |                                        | Name: R. P. Vargo                                
| |                                        | Title: Vice President and Treasurer              
| |                                        |                                                  
| | CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Agent
| |                                        |                                                  
| | By                                     | /s/ David J. Donofrio                            
| |                                        |                                                  
| |                                        | Name: David J. Donofrio                          
| |                                        | Title: Vice President                            
| |                                        |                                                  
| | CHARTA CORPORATION                    
| |                                        |                                                  
| | By:                                    | Citicorp North America, Inc., as
Attorney-in-Fact
| |                                        |                                                  
| | By                                     | /s/ David J. Donofrio                            
| |                                        |                                                  
| |                                        | Name: David J. Donofrio                          
| |                                        | Title: Vice President                            
| |                                        |                                                  
| | CIESCO, L.P.                          
| | By:                                    | Citicorp North America, Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact
| |                                        |                                                  
| | By                                     | /s/ David J. Donofrio                            
| |                                        |                                                  
| |                                        | Name: David J. Donofrio                          
| |                                        | Title: Vice President                            

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| |  | CORPORATE ASSET FUNDING COMPANY, INC.                    
| |  |                                                          
| |  | By: Citicorp North America, Inc.,
as Attorney-in-Fact    
| |  |                                                          
| |  | By /s/ David J. Donofrio                                 
| |  |                                                          
| |  | Name: David J. Donofrio                                  
| |  | Title: Vice President                                    
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| |  | CORPORATE RECEIVABLES CORPORATION                        
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| |  | By: Citicorp North America, Inc., as
Attorney-in-Fact    
| |  |                                                          
| |  | By /s/ David J. Donofrio                                 
| |  |                                                          
| |  | Name: David J. Donofrio                                  
| |  | Title: Vice President                                    
| |  |                                                          
| |  | WCP FUNDING, INC.                                        
| |  |                                                          
| |  | By: Citicorp North America, Inc., as
Attorney-in-Fact    
| |  |                                                          
| |  | By /s/ David J. Donofrio                                 
| |  |                                                          
| |  | Name: David J. Donofrio                                  
| |  | Title: Vice President                                    
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| |  | CITIBANK, N.A., as Committed Purchaser and
Managing Agent
| |  |                                                          
| |  | By /s/ David J. Donofrio                                 
| |  |                                                          
| |  | Name:                                                    
| |  | Title: Attorney-in-fact                                  

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