Narrative:

Location: gate xx oak. Condition affecting safety of flight. Upon preflight, found the forward galley door gust lock would not engage consistently. Following maintenance the door would not lock on the first attempt nor numerous other attempts. This is not considered functional as described by the MEL which defines 'inoperative' as when 'a system and/or a component malfunctions to the extent that it does not accomplish its intended purpose and/or is not consistently functioning within its design operating limits or tolerance(south).' this condition therefore appears to affect the safety of the operation of the aircraft, ie, airworthiness.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 PIC REFUSES TO HAVE HIS ACFT DISPATCHED WITH THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR GUST LOCK INOP AND LOGGED IN AS A DEFERRED ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES OF THE MEL REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: LOCATION: GATE XX OAK. CONDITION AFFECTING SAFETY OF FLT. UPON PREFLT, FOUND THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR GUST LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE CONSISTENTLY. FOLLOWING MAINT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT NOR NUMEROUS OTHER ATTEMPTS. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED FUNCTIONAL AS DESCRIBED BY THE MEL WHICH DEFINES 'INOP' AS WHEN 'A SYS AND/OR A COMPONENT MALFUNCTIONS TO THE EXTENT THAT IT DOES NOT ACCOMPLISH ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AND/OR IS NOT CONSISTENTLY FUNCTIONING WITHIN ITS DESIGN OPERATING LIMITS OR TOLERANCE(S).' THIS CONDITION THEREFORE APPEARS TO AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE OP OF THE ACFT, IE, AIRWORTHINESS.

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.