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26.308 Damage tolerance data for existing repairs to fatigue-critical structure

ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPERATIONS · Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

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26.308Damage tolerance data for existing repairs to fatigue-critical structure

(a)holder of a TC or a restricted TC for a large aeroplane certified on or after 1 January 1958 and certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity of 3 402 kg (7 500 lb) or more, for published repairs existing on 26 February 2021 shall:

(i)review the repair data and identify each repair specified in the data that affects the FCBS and the FCMS identified in accordance with point 26.306(a) and point 26.307(a)(ii);

(ii)perform a damage tolerance evaluation for each repair identified in accordance with point (i), unless previously performed.

(b)The holder of a TC or a restricted TC shall submit the damage tolerance data, including the damage tolerance inspections (DTI), resulting from the evaluation performed in accordance with point (a)(ii) to the Agency before 26 May 2022, for approval, unless it is already approved in accordance with point 21.A.435(b)(2) of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 before 26 August 2022.

IR · 26.308 — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2954 · Part-26 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART B — AEROPLANES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 20 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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