Appendix VIII — EASA Form 52— Aircraft statement of conformity

Appendix VIII

Aircraft statement of conformity — EASA Form 52

EASA Form 52 - Issue 3

Instructions for the use of the “Aircraft statement of conformity – EASA Form 52"

1.       PURPOSE AND SCOPE

1.1.    The use of the aircraft statement of conformity issued by a production organisation that produces under Part 21 Section A Subpart F is described in point 21.A.130 and in the related acceptable means of compliance (AMC).

1.2.    The purpose of the aircraft statement of conformity (EASA Form 52) issued under Part 21 Section A Subpart G is to enable the holder of an appropriate production organisation approval certificate to exercise the privilege to obtain an individual aircraft certificate of airworthiness and, if requested, a certificate of noise from the competent authority of the Member State of registry.

2.       GENERAL

2.1.    The statement of conformity must comply with the model, including the block numbers and the location of each block. The size of each block may, however, be varied to suit the individual application, but not to the extent that would render the statement of conformity unrecognisable. If in doubt, consult the competent authority.

2.2.    The statement of conformity must be either preprinted or computer generated, but in either case, the printing of lines and characters must be clear and legible. Preprinted wording is permitted in accordance with the attached model, but no other certification statements are permitted.

2.3.    The completion of the statement may be either machine/computer printed or handwritten, using block letters to allow for easy reading. English, and where relevant, one or more of the official language(s) of the issuing Member State, are acceptable.

2.4.    A copy of the statement and all the referenced attachments are to be retained by the approved production organisation.

3.       COMPLETION OF THE STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY BY THE ORIGINATOR

3.1.    There must be an entry in all blocks to render the document a valid statement.

3.2.    A statement of conformity may not be issued to the competent authority of the Member State of registry unless the design of the aircraft and its installed products are approved.

3.3.    The information required in blocks 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 may be by reference to separate identified documents held on file by the production organisation, unless the competent authority agrees otherwise.

3.4.    This statement of conformity is not intended to include those items of equipment that may be required to be fitted in order to satisfy the applicable operational rules. However, some of those individual items may be included in block 10 or in the approved type design. Operators are therefore reminded of their responsibility to ensure compliance with the applicable operational rules for their own particular operations.

Block 1        Enter the name of the State of manufacture.

Block 2        The competent authority that issues the statement of conformity under its authority.

Block 3        A unique serial number must be preprinted in this block for statement control and traceability purposes. An exception is in the case of a computer-generated document: the number need not be preprinted where the computer is programmed to produce and print a unique number.

Block 4        The full name and the address of the location of the organisation that issues the statement. This block may be preprinted. Logos, etc., are permitted if the logo, etc., can be contained within the block.

Block 5        The aircraft type in full as specified in the type-certificate and its associated data sheet.

Block 6        The type-certificate reference numbers and issue for the subject aircraft.

Block 7        If the aircraft is registered, then this mark will be the registration mark. If the aircraft is not registered, then this will be the mark that is accepted by the competent authority of the Member State and, if applicable, by the competent authority of a third country.

Block 8        The identification number assigned by the production organisation for control and traceability and product support purposes. This is sometimes referred to as a “production organisation serial number” or “constructor’s number”.

Block 9        The engine type and the propeller type(s) in full as specified in the relevant type-certificate and its associated data sheet. Their production organisation identification number and the associated location must also be stated.

Block 10      Approved design changes to the aircraft definition.

Block 11      A listing of all the applicable airworthiness directives (or equivalent) and a declaration of compliance, together with a description of the method of compliance of the subject individual aircraft, including products and installed parts, appliances and equipment. Any future compliance requirement time must be stated.

Block 12      Approved unintentional deviations from the approved type design, sometimes referred to as “concessions”, “divergences” or “non-conformances”.

Block 13      Only agreed exemptions, waivers or derogations may be included here.

Block 14      Remarks. Any statement, information, particular data or limitation which may affect the airworthiness of the subject aircraft. If there is no such information or data, state “NONE”.

Block 15      Enter “certificate of airworthiness”, or “restricted certificate of airworthiness”, as requested.

Block 16      Additional requirements such as those notified by an importing country must be noted in this block.

Block 17      The validity of the statement of conformity is subject to the full completion of all the blocks on the form. A copy of the flight test report, together with any recorded defects and rectification details, must be kept on file by the production organisation approval certificate holder. The report must be signed as satisfactory by the appropriate certifying staff and a flight crew member, e.g. the test pilot or the flight test engineer. The flight tests performed are those defined under the control of the quality management element of the production system, as established by point 21.A.139, in particular point 21.A.139(d)(1)(vi), to ensure that the aircraft conforms to the applicable design data, and is in condition for safe operation.

The listing of items provided (or made available) to satisfy the aspects of this statement that relate to the safe operation of the aircraft must be kept on file by the production organisation approval certificate holder.

Block 18      The statement of conformity may be signed by the person that is authorised to do so by the production approval holder in accordance with point 21.A.145(d). A rubber stamp signature must not be used.

Block 19      The name of the person that signs the statement must be typed or printed in a legible form.

Block 20      The date on which the statement of conformity is signed must be given.

Block 21      The competent authority approval reference must be quoted.