26.305 Validity of the continuing structural integrity programme

(a)A holder of a TC or a restricted TC for a large aeroplane certified on or after 1 January 1958, for which the application for a 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 TC or a restricted TC shall submit a description of the process referred to in point (a) to the Agency before 26 February 2023 for approval. The holder of a TC or a restricted TC shall implement the process within 6 months after its approval by the Agency.

(c)An applicant for a TC or a restricted TC, as referred to in Article 1(2), point (c), for a 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 Agency before 26 February 2023, or before the issuance of the certificate, whichever occurs, for approval and shall implement the process within 6 months after its approval by the Agency.