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# limit of validity

EASA defines “limit of validity” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> “limit of validity” (LOV) means, in the context of the engineering data that supports the structural maintenance programme, a period of time, stated as a number of total accumulated flight cycles or flight hours or both, during which it is demonstrated that widespread fatigue damage will not occur in the aeroplane;

Article 2 · Additional Airworthiness Specifications · Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Easy Access Rules, 20 Mar 2026 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/additional-airworthiness/cover-regulation/general#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [airworthiness limitation section](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/airworthiness-limitation-section)
- [baseline structure](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baseline-structure)
- [corrosion prevention and control programme](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/corrosion-prevention-and-control-programme)
- [damage tolerance evaluation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/damage-tolerance-evaluation)
- [damage tolerance inspection](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/damage-tolerance-inspection)
- [fatigue-critical baseline structure](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/fatigue-critical-baseline-structure)
- [fatigue-critical modified structure](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/fatigue-critical-modified-structure)
- [fatigue-critical structure](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/fatigue-critical-structure)