§ 26.47 Holders of and applicants for a supplemental type certificate—Alterations and repairs to alterations.

(a) Applicability. This section applies to transport category airplanes subject to § 26.43. (b) Fatigue critical alteration structure. For existing structural alteration data approved under a supplemental certificate, the holder of the supplemental certificate must— (1) Review the alteration data and identify all alterations that affect fatigue critical baseline structure identified under § 26.43(b)(1); (2) For each alteration identified under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, identify any fatigue critical alteration structure; (3) Develop and submit to the responsible Aircraft Certification Service office for review and approval a list of the structure identified under paragraph (b)(2) of this section; and (4) Upon approval, make the list required in paragraph (b)(3) of this section available to persons required to comply with §§ 121.1109 and 129.109 of this chapter. (c) DT Data. For existing and future alteration data developed by the holder of a supplemental type certificate that affect fatigue critical baseline structure identified under § 26.43(b)(1), unless previously accomplished, the holder of a supplemental type certificate must— (1) Perform a DTE and develop the DTI for the alteration and fatigue critical baseline structure that is affected by the alteration; (2) Submit the DT data developed in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1) of this section to the responsible Aircraft Certification Service office or its properly authorized designees for review and approval; and (3) Upon approval, make the DTI available to persons required to comply with §§ 121.1109 and 129.109 of this chapter. (d) DT Data for Repairs Made to Alterations. For existing and future repair data developed by the holder of a supplemental holder of a supplemental type certificate, the holder of a supplemental type certificate must— (1) Review the repair data, and identify each repair that affects any fatigue critical alteration structure identified under paragraph (b)(2) of this section; (2) For each repair identified under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, unless previously accomplished, perform a DTE and develop DTI; (3) Submit the DT data developed in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) of this section to the responsible Aircraft Certification Service office or its properly authorized designees for review and approval; and (4) Upon approval, make the DTI available to persons required to comply with §§ 121.1109 and 129.109 of this chapter. (e) Compliance times. Holders of supplemental type certificates must submit the following to the responsible Aircraft Certification Service office or its properly authorized designees for review and approval by the specified compliance time: (1) The list of fatigue critical alteration structure required by paragraph (b)(3) of this section must be submitted no later than 360 days after January 11, 2008. (2) For alteration data developed and approved before January 11, 2008, the DT data required by paragraph (c)(2) of this section must be submitted by June 30, 2009. (3) For alteration data developed after January 11, 2008, the DT data required by paragraph (c)(2) of this section must be submitted before approval of the alteration data and making it available to persons required to comply with §§ 121.1109 and 129.109 of this chapter. (4) For repair data developed and approved before January 11, 2008, the DT data required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section must be submitted by June 30, 2009. (5) For repair data developed and approved after January 11, 2008, the DT data required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section, must be submitted within 12 months after initial approval of the repair data and before making the DT data available to persons required to comply with §§ 121.1109 and 129.109 of this chapter.