Article 47 Contents of a certificate of release to service

United Kingdom

(1)

A certificate of release to service must contain as a minimum—

(a)

details of the maintenance carried out;

(b)

the date such maintenance was completed;

(c)

the identity of the organisation and person issuing the release to service, including—

(i)

the approval reference of the maintenance organisation approved in accordance with article 48 and the certifying staff issuing such a certificate;

(ii)

the identity and, if applicable, licence number of the certifying staff issuing such a certificate; or

(iii)

in the case of a certificate issued under article 46, the identity, signature and pilot licence number of the pilot owner issuing the certificate;

(d)

the limitations to airworthiness or operations, if any.

(2)

When any maintenance prescribed for the aircraft cannot be completed, a certificate of release to service may be issued within the approved aircraft limitations provided that—

(a)

the inability to complete the maintenance; and

(b)

any resulting limitations to airworthiness or operations,

are noted in the certificate.

(3)

A certificate of release to service must not be issued in the case of any known non-compliance which endangers flight safety.

Notes on Chapter 3

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Pt. 4 Ch. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)