26.334 Damage tolerance data for STCs and other existing major changes and repairs affecting those STCs or changes approved before 1 September 2003

(a)Upon request of operators and organisations responsible for the management of continuing airworthiness, to support the compliance with point 26.370(a)(ii), for a change approval that was issued before 1 September 2003, the approval holder referred to in point 26.330(a) shall:

(i)for changes and published repairs identified in accordance with points (a)(i) and (a)(iii) of point 26.332, respectively, perform a damage tolerance evaluation;

(ii)establish and document the associated DTI, unless this has already been done.

(b)The approval holder referred to in point (a) shall submit the damage tolerance data resulting from the evaluation performed in accordance with point (a)(i) to the Agency:

(i)within 24 months from receipt of a request, for requests received before 26 February 2023, for approval; or

(ii)before 26 February 2025 or within 12 months from receipt of a request, whichever occurs later, for requests received on or after 26 February 2023, for approval.