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Appendix IX EASA Form 53 — Certificate of Release to Service

Annex I · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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Appendix IXEASA Form 53 — Certificate of Release to Service

Appendix IX

CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE [APPROVED PRODUCTION ORGANISATION NAME] Production organisation approval Reference: Certificate of release to service in accordance with 21.A.163(d). Aircraft: ………………...…………. Type: ………………...…………. Constructor No/Registration: ………………...…………. has been maintained as specified in Work Order: …………………………………………………………………………………….. Brief description of work performed: Certifies that the work specified was carried out in accordance with 21.A.163(d) and in respect to that work the aircraft is considered ready for release to service and therefore is in a condition for safe operation. Certifying Staff (name): (signature): Location: Date: . . - . . - . . . . (day, month, year)

EASA Form 53

COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS

The Block BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK PERFORMED appearing in EASA FORM 53 should include reference to the approved data used to perform the work. The Block LOCATION appearing in EASA FORM 53 refers to the location where the maintenance has been performed, not to the location of the facilities of the organisation (if different).

APPENDIX · Appendix IX — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

All rules in Appendices

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Nov 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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