(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.
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