Narrative:

Left emergency exit/door ind inoperative. MEL required inspection accomplished when placarded and on 1ST flight of day. This 2ND flight assumed, since door not used, inspection not required each flight. Later check with afw inconclusive. Maintenance MEL doesn't specify frequency. Would be helpful if required frequency of inspection was part of note about MEL items on release.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THE MEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: L EMER EXIT/DOOR IND INOP. MEL REQUIRED INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED WHEN PLACARDED AND ON 1ST FLT OF DAY. THIS 2ND FLT ASSUMED, SINCE DOOR NOT USED, INSPECTION NOT REQUIRED EACH FLT. LATER CHK WITH AFW INCONCLUSIVE. MAINT MEL DOESN'T SPECIFY FREQ. WOULD BE HELPFUL IF REQUIRED FREQ OF INSPECTION WAS PART OF NOTE ABOUT MEL ITEMS ON RELEASE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.