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Therefore, if it could be established that the door would operate in an emergency mode i.e. slide would inflate, then the fact it could not be disarmed might not matter.
Quite agree, however the flight crew had
no way of knowing whether the slide would have deployed in an emergency (as subsequent events showed it would not have!)
If the door is operating in a 'non-normal' way and there is no way the crew can confirm its serviceability then it has to be assumed to be u/s and the MEL provisions actioned accordingly.
You are right with your last statement - it is for the
Engineer to assess whether the door serviceable for despatch - it is the crews responsibility to put the defects in the book.
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