26.302 Fatigue and damage tolerance evaluation

(a)A holder of a TC or a restricted TC, for a large aeroplane certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity of 3 402 kg (7 500 lb) or more, certified on or after 1 January 1958, for which the application for a TC was submitted before 1 January 2019, shall carry out a fatigue and damage tolerance evaluation of the aeroplane structure and develop the DTI that will prevent catastrophic failures due to fatigue throughout the operational life of the aeroplane.

(b)Unless the documentation describing the DTI referred to in paragraph (a) have already been approved by the Agency in accordance with Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, the holder of a TC or a restricted TC shall submit that documentation to the Agency before 26 February 2023 for approval.