limit of validity

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

“limit of validity” (LOV) means, in the context of the engineering data that supports the structural maintenance programme, a period of time, stated as a number of total accumulated flight cycles or flight hours or both, during which it is demonstrated that widespread fatigue damage will not occur in the aeroplane;

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

Defined in the same article

airworthiness limitation section
baseline structure
corrosion prevention and control programme
damage tolerance evaluation
damage tolerance inspection
fatigue-critical baseline structure
fatigue-critical modified structure
fatigue-critical structure

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