26.300 Continuing structural integrity programme for ageing aeroplanes structures — general requirements

SI No. 1203/2021

(a) A holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC for a turbine-powered large aeroplane certified on or after 1 January 1958, for which the application for TC was submitted before 1 January 2019, shall establish a continuing structural integrity programme for ageing aeroplane structures, which shall comply with the requirements set out in points 26.301 to 26.309.

(b) Point (a) shall not apply to an aeroplane model which was issued with a type- certificate before 26 February 2021 and which meets any of the following conditions:

(i) it is listed in Table A.1 of Appendix 1 of this Annex;

(ii) it is no longer operated after 26 February 2021;

(iii) it has not been certified to conduct civil operation with a payload or passengers;

(iv) it has a restricted TC issued before 26 February 2021 in accordance with damage tolerance requirements, provided that it is not operated beyond 75 % of its design service goal and is primarily operated in support of the approval holder’s manufacturing operation;

(v) it is certified with a restricted TC and is designed primarily for firefighting.

The exceptions provided for in points (b)(ii) to (b)(v) shall apply only if the holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC submits to the CAA before 27 May 2022 for approval a list identifying the aeroplane type and models, variations or serial numbers together with information supporting the reasons why the aeroplane has been included in the list.

(c) For an aeroplane model which was issued with a first type-certificate before 26 February 2021 and for which an existing change or repair is not and will not be incorporated in any aeroplane in operation on and after 26 February 2023 points (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) of point 26.307 and point (a)(ii) of point 26.308 shall not apply if before 26 February 2023 the holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC submits to the CAA for the approval the list of all changes and repairs.