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title: "26.305 Validity of the continuing structural integrity programme — ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPERATIONS, Part-26 · Avioverse"
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# 26.305 Validity of the continuing structural integrity programme

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

IR Implementing rule

## 26.305 Validity of the continuing structural integrity programme

(a) A holder of a TC or a restricted TC for a [large aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/large-aeroplane) certified on or after 1 January 1958, for which the application for a TC was submitted before 1 January 2019, shall establish and implement a process that ensures that the continuing structural integrity programme remains valid throughout the operational life of the aeroplane, taking into account service experience and current operations.

(b) The holder of a TC or a restricted TC shall submit a description of the process referred to in point (a) to the Agency before 26 February 2023 for approval. The holder of a TC or a restricted TC shall implement the process within 6 months after its approval by the Agency.

(c) An applicant for a TC or a restricted TC, as referred to in Article 1(2), point (c), for a large aeroplane, shall establish and implement a process that ensures that the continuing structural integrity programme remains valid throughout the operational life of the aeroplane, taking into account service experience and current operations. It shall submit a description of the process to the Agency before 26 February 2023, or before the issuance of the certificate, whichever occurs, for approval and shall implement the process within 6 months after its approval by the Agency.

IR · 26.305 — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2954 · Part-26 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 20 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.