airworthiness limitation section

EASA defines “airworthiness limitation section” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

“airworthiness limitation section” (ALS) means a section in the instructions for continued airworthiness, as required by points 21.A.61, 21.A.107 and 21.A.120A of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, that contains airworthiness limitations that set out each mandatory replacement time, inspection interval and related inspection procedure;

Article 2 · Additional Airworthiness Specifications · Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Easy Access Rules, 20 Mar 2026 revision · Read Article 2

Defined in the same article

baseline structure
corrosion prevention and control programme
damage tolerance evaluation
damage tolerance inspection
fatigue-critical baseline structure
fatigue-critical modified structure
fatigue-critical structure
large aeroplane

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