26.309 Repair evaluation guidelines

(a)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, and for which the TC or restricted TC was issued before 11 January 2008, shall develop repair evaluation guidelines (REGs) to establish:

(i)a process for conducting surveys of affected aeroplanes that enables the identification and documentation of all existing repairs affecting the fatigue-critical structures identified in accordance with point 26.306(a) and point 26.307(a)(ii);

(ii)a process that enables operators and organisations responsible for the management of continuing airworthiness to obtain a DTI for repairs identified in accordance with point (i);

(iii)an implementation schedule that provides time frames for conducting aeroplane surveys, obtaining DTIs and incorporating DTIs into the maintenance programme of the aeroplane.

(b)The holder of a TC or a restricted TC shall submit the REGs developed in accordance with point (a) to the Agency before 26 February 2023, for approval.