Important information for anyone performing major repairs and alterations to aircraft fatigue critical structures. The next time you obtain a repair or alteration scheme for a fatigue critical airplane structure make sure it comes with the damage tolerance data. Though it's now required for holders of design approvals to make this available to you, this will help to keep you in compliance with the Aging Airplane Safety Rule by giving you the means to incorporate it into your maintenance program. I hope that in your experience all DER's and Design Approval Holders have been "on top of it" but believe me, I unfortunately dealt with several FAA DER's before finding a good one that was up to speed with the current regs and actually had a reasonable pricing structure to fit my budget. Sometimes you just have to go through a few to find the right organization that understands your operation. Here is a quick link on the rule so that you're informed if this is going to affect you.
Damage Tolerance Data For Repairs and Alterations
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