The Release to Service (RS) records the type, flight time, date and tolerances of the next Part-145 inspection, performed maintenance tasks and rectified discrepancies.
You can create a RS if you are Limited Certifying Staff (LCS) for the aircraft, or if you are a Technician with B1 status.
Only B1 Technicians can mark the RS as Part-145 inspection, mark discrepancies as rectified, upload files or change the deadlines under ’next Part-145 inspection‘. The checkbox ‚Part-145 Inspection‘ is checked automatically when the ‚Next Part-145 Inspection‘ fields are edited or files are uploaded.
As LCS you are limited to ticking the checkboxes to confirm that the listed LCS tasks have been performed
You can save your RS to the database any time by clicking on ‚Save‘, but the RS is only in effect when signed.
No changes are possible in a signed Release to Service (RS). To edit a signed RS you must first reset the signature:
- Open the RS
- Click on the signature under ‘Sign’
- Click on ‘Reset’
- Back in the RS form, click on ‘Save’.
- A warning is displayed: You have not yet signed this RS. Please sign to certify!
- Now you can make your changes.
Be sure to sign the RS again to make it valid.
If the FlightLog you are working on is already completed (i.e. signed under ‘NAME / SIGN-OFF PIC/FI’), you must create a new version of the FlightLog PDF copy to integrate your changes to the RS into the FlightLog copy as follows:
- Leave a comment under ‘Remarks / Power check’ or ‘Flight Reporting Details’ in FlightLog (e.g. adding a space will do) to activate the ‘Save’ button.
- Click on ‘Save’ – a new version of the FlightLog PDF copy is created (see FlightList)