26.305 Validity of the continuing structural integrity programme

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 and implement a process that ensures that the continuing structural integrity programme remains valid throughout the operational life of the aeroplane, taking into account service experience and current operations.

(b)  The holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC shall submit a description of the process referred to in point(a) to the CAA before 26 February 2024 for approval. The holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC shall implement the process within 6 months after its approval by the CAA.

(c)  An applicant for a TC or restricted TC as referred to in Article 1 paragraph 2(c) for a turbine-powered large aeroplane, shall establish and implement a process that ensures that the continuing structural integrity programme remains valid throughout the operational life of the aeroplane, taking into account service experience and current operations. It shall submit a description of the process to the CAA before 26 February 2024, or before the issuance of the certificate, whichever occurs later, for approval and shall implement the process within 6 months after its approval by the CAA.