DC10-10 was dispatched in non compliance with door 1L deferred as inoperative with handle in certain position inside and out with maintenance control used as a reference.

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Attributes
ACN	542722
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	542722
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Preflight check noted aircraft on a maintenance deferral for door 1L. Initial logbook write-up was on mar/sat/02. We felt aircraft should be on a MEL status since our company manual states that any item normally MEL'ed cannot be deferred by maintenance. The initial write-up stated that the door could not be operated from the outside or inside of the aircraft with the handle in a certain position. Therefore, it should have been MEL'ed on mar/sun/02. Our company book requires it to be fixed within 10 calendar days -- now it is on its 13TH day. The maintenance supervisor came to our aircraft and placed it on MEL as of that current day, mar/fri/02. We disagreed with this, and we should not have accepted the aircraft for flight. The maintenance personnel don't have the authority/authorized to override the MEL or to arbitrarily assign an MEL date.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10-10 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH DOOR 1L DEFERRED AS INOP WITH HANDLE IN CERTAIN POS INSIDE AND OUT WITH MAINT CTL USED AS A REF.

Narrative: PREFLT CHK NOTED ACFT ON A MAINT DEFERRAL FOR DOOR 1L. INITIAL LOGBOOK WRITE-UP WAS ON MAR/SAT/02. WE FELT ACFT SHOULD BE ON A MEL STATUS SINCE OUR COMPANY MANUAL STATES THAT ANY ITEM NORMALLY MEL'ED CANNOT BE DEFERRED BY MAINT. THE INITIAL WRITE-UP STATED THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPERATED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF THE ACFT WITH THE HANDLE IN A CERTAIN POS. THEREFORE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MEL'ED ON MAR/SUN/02. OUR COMPANY BOOK REQUIRES IT TO BE FIXED WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS -- NOW IT IS ON ITS 13TH DAY. THE MAINT SUPVR CAME TO OUR ACFT AND PLACED IT ON MEL AS OF THAT CURRENT DAY, MAR/FRI/02. WE DISAGREED WITH THIS, AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE ACFT FOR FLT. THE MAINT PERSONNEL DON'T HAVE THE AUTH TO OVERRIDE THE MEL OR TO ARBITRARILY ASSIGN AN MEL DATE.

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.