Division 26.306 Fatigue critical baseline structureF1F2

A holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC for a turbine-powered large aeroplane certified on or after 1 January 1958, for which the application for TC was submitted before 1 January 2019 and certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity of 3 402 kg (7 500 lbs) or more shall identify and list the fatigue-critical baseline structures (FCBS) for all aeroplane model variations and derivatives included in the TC or restricted TC.

The holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC shall submit the list of the structures referred to in point (a) to the CAA before 26 August 2022 for approval.

Upon approval of the list referred to in point (a) by the CAA, the holder of a type-certificate (TC) or a restricted TC shall make it available to operators and persons required to comply with points 26.330 and 26.370.

An applicant for a TC or restricted TC as referred to in Article 1 paragraph 2(c), for a turbine-powered large aeroplane to be certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity of 3 402 kg (7 500 lbs) or more shall identify and list the fatigue-critical baseline structures (FCBS) for all aeroplane model variations and derivatives included in the TC or restricted TC. It shall submit the list of these structures to the CAA before 26 August 2022, or before the issuance of the certificate, whichever occurs later, for approval.

Upon approval of the list referred to in point (d) by the CAA, the applicant for a TC or restricted TC as referred to Article 1 paragraph 2(c) shall make it available to operators and persons required to comply with point 26.370.