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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 121.1115 

for which a limit of validity of the en-
gineering data that supports the struc-
tural maintenance program (hereafter 
referred to as LOV) is required in ac-
cordance with § 25.571 or § 26.21 of this 
chapter after January 14, 2011. 

(b) 

Limit of validity. 

No certificate 

holder may operate an airplane identi-
fied in paragraph (a) of this section 
after the applicable date identified in 
Table 1 of this section unless an Air-
worthiness Limitations section ap-
proved under Appendix H to part 25 or 
§ 26.21 of this chapter is incorporated 
into its maintenance program. The 
ALS must— 

(1) Include an LOV approved under 

§ 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter, as ap-
plicable, except as provided in para-
graph (f) of this section; and 

(2) Be clearly distinguishable within 

its maintenance program. 

(c) 

Operation of airplanes excluded 

from § 26.21. 

No certificate holder may 

operate an airplane identified in 
§ 26.21(g) of this chapter after July 14, 
2013, unless an Airworthiness Limita-
tions section approved under Appendix 
H to part 25 or § 26.21 of this chapter is 
incorporated into its maintenance pro-
gram. The ALS must— 

(1) Include an LOV approved under 

§ 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter, as ap-
plicable, except as provided in para-
graph (f) of this section; and 

(2) Be clearly distinguishable within 

its maintenance program. 

(d) 

Extended limit of validity. 

No cer-

tificate holder may operate an airplane 
beyond the LOV, or extended LOV, 
specified in paragraph (b)(1), (c), (d), or 
(f) of this section, as applicable, unless 
the following conditions are met: 

(1) An ALS must be incorporated into 

its maintenance program that— 

(i) Includes an extended LOV and any 

widespread fatigue damage airworthi-
ness limitation items approved under 
§ 26.23 of this chapter; and 

(ii) Is approved under § 26.23 of this 

chapter. 

(2) The extended LOV and the air-

worthiness limitation items pertaining 
to widespread fatigue damage must be 
clearly distinguishable within its 
maintenance program. 

(e) 

Principal Maintenance Inspector ap-

proval. 

Certificate holders must submit 

the maintenance program revisions re-
quired by paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of 
this section to the Principal Mainte-
nance Inspector for review and ap-
proval. 

(f) 

Exception. 

For any airplane for 

which an LOV has not been approved as 
of the applicable compliance date spec-
ified in paragraph (c) or Table 1 of this 
section, instead of including an ap-
proved LOV in the ALS, an operator 
must include the applicable default 
LOV specified in Table 1 or Table 2 of 
this section, as applicable, in the ALS. 

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§ 26.21 

Airplane model 

Compliance date— 

months after Janu-

ary 14, 2011 

Default LOV 

[flight cycles (FC) 

or flight hours (FH)] 

Airbus—Existing

1

Models Only: 

A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203 ....................................................

30 ..........................

48,000 FC 

A300 B4–2C, B4–103 ................................................................................

30 ..........................

40,000 FC 

A300 B4–203 .............................................................................................

30 ..........................

34,000 FC 

A300–600 Series ........................................................................................

60 ..........................

30,000 FC/67,500 FH 

A310–200 Series ........................................................................................

60 ..........................

40,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A310–300 Series ........................................................................................

60 ..........................

35,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A318 Series ................................................................................................

60 ..........................

48,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A319 Series ................................................................................................

60 ..........................

48,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A320–100 Series ........................................................................................

60 ..........................

48,000 FC/48,000 FH 

A320–200 Series ........................................................................................

60 ..........................

48,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A321 Series ................................................................................................

60 ..........................

48,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A330–200, –300 Series (except WV050 family) (non enhanced) .............

60 ..........................

40,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A330–200, –300 Series WV050 family (enhanced) ..................................

60 ..........................

33,000 FC/100,000 FH 

A330–200 Freighter Series ........................................................................

60 ..........................

See NOTE. 

A340–200, –300 Series (except WV 027 and WV050 family) (non en-

hanced).

60 ..........................

20,000 FC/80,000 FH 

A340–200, –300 Series WV 027 (non enhanced) .....................................

60 ..........................

30,000 FC/60,000 FH 

A340–300 Series WV050 family (enhanced) .............................................

60 ..........................

20,000 FC/100,000 FH 

A340–500, –600 Series .............................................................................

60 ..........................

16,600 FC/100,000 FH 

A380–800 Series ........................................................................................

72 ..........................

See NOTE. 

Boeing—Existing

1

Models Only: 

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