26.370 Maintenance programme

• Regulation (EU) 2020/1159 found in: CS-26 Additional Airworthiness Specifications for Operations (No 2015/640) Part-26 (Mar 2023)
• Regulation (EU) 2024/2954 found in: CS-26 Additional Airworthiness Specifications for Operations (Part-26) (Oct 2025)

26.370 Continuing airworthiness tasks and aircraft maintenance programme Regulation (EU) 2020/1159 (a) Operators or owners of turbine-powered large aeroplanes certified on or after 1 January 1958 shall ensure the continuing airworthiness of ageing aeroplanes structures by preparing the aircraft maintenance programme provided for in point M.A.302 of Annex I (Part-M) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014[[5]](#_ftn5) that shall include: (i) for aeroplanes certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity greater than 3 402 kg (7 500 lbs), an approved damage-tolerance-based inspection programme; (ii) for aeroplanes operated in accordance with Annex IV (Part-CAT) to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 and certified to carry 30 passengers or more or with a payload capacity greater than 3 402 kg (7 500 lbs), a means for addressing the adverse effects that repairs and modifications may have on fatigue-critical structure and on inspections provided for in point (a)(i); (iii) for aeroplanes certified with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) greater than 34 019 kg (75 000 lbs) an approved LOV; (iv) a CPCP; (b) The following deadlines shall apply to the obligation referred to in paragraph (a): (i) the aircraft maintenance programme shall be revised to address the requirements of points (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a) (iv) before 26 February 2024 or before operating the aeroplane, whichever occurs later; (ii) the aircraft maintenance programme shall be revised to address the requirements of point (a)(iii) before 26 August 2021, or 6 months after the publication of the LOV, or before operating the aeroplane, whichever occurs later; (c) For an aeroplane model first certified before 26 February 2021 and: (i) that does not operate anymore after 26 February 2024 points (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iv) shall not apply; (ii) that does not operate anymore after 26 August 2021 point (a)(iii) shall not apply; (iii) with a restricted TC issued before 26 February 2021 in accordance with damage tolerance requirements, provided that it is not operated beyond 75 % of its design service goal and is primarily operated in support of the approval holders manufacturing operation points (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iv) shall not apply; (d) For an aeroplane model with a restricted type certificate issued before 26 February 2021 and the primary purpose of which is firefighting, points (a)(i) and (a)(ii) shall not apply. --- [[5]](#_ftnref5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (OJ L 362, 17.12.2014, p. 1). #### 26.370 Maintenance programme *Regulation (EU) 2024/2954* (a) Operators of large aeroplanes certified on or after 1 January 1958 shall ensure that the maintenance programmes of those aeroplanes include: (i) for large aeroplanes certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity greater than 3 402 kg (7 500 lb), approved DTIs; (ii) for large aeroplanes operated in accordance with Annex IV (Part-CAT) to [Regulation (EU) No 965/2012](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/965/oj/eng) and certified to carry 30 passengers or more, or with a payload capacity greater than 3 402 kg (7 500 lb), a means for addressing the adverse effects that repairs and changes may have on fatigue-critical structures and on inspections provided for in point (a)(i); (iii) for large aeroplanes certified with a MTOW greater than 34 019 kg (75 000 lb), an approved LOV; (iv) a CPCP. (b) The following deadlines shall apply to the obligation referred to in point (a): (i) the maintenance programme of the aeroplanes shall be revised to address the requirements of points (a)(i), (ii) and (iv) before 26 February 2024 or before operating the aeroplane, whichever occurs later; (ii) the maintenance programme of the aeroplanes shall be revised to address the requirements of point (a)(iii) before 26 August 2021, or 6 months after the publication of the LOV, or before operating the aeroplane, whichever occurs later. (c) For a large aeroplane model first certified before 26 February 2021 and: (i) that is not operated anymore after 26 February 2024, points (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iv) shall not apply; (ii) that is not operated anymore after 26 August 2021, point (a)(iii) shall not apply; (iii) with a restricted TC issued before 26 February 2021 in accordance with damage tolerance requirements, provided that it is not operated beyond 75 % of its design service goal and is primarily operated in support of the approval holder’s manufacturing operation, points (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iv) shall not apply. (d) For a large aeroplane model with a restricted TC issued before 26 February 2021 and the primary purpose of which is firefighting, points (a)(i) and (a)(ii) shall not apply.