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damage tolerance inspection

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

“damage tolerance inspection” (DTI) means a documented inspection requirement or any other maintenance action developed by holders of a type certificate, restricted type certificate, supplemental type certificate or existing major change approval as specified in Annex I (Part-26) as a result of a damage tolerance evaluation, including the areas to be inspected, the inspection method, the inspection procedures (including the sequential inspection steps and acceptance and rejection criteria), the inspection threshold and any repetitive intervals associated with those inspections and also, where appropriate, specification of maintenance actions such as replacement, repair or change;

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