Originally Posted by
rickair7777
An MEL has to be considered in the context of multiple factors...other Mx items, Wx, etc.
Sometimes an legally MELed item might be a no-go in reality, ex. FMS MEL for a short, low-alt leg in complex airspace with a non-prec approach into an uncontrolled field at night in a blizzard. We are just not that proficient at raw data.
But honestly, in the case of the pax door on a CRJ: Very simple MEL, very simple work-around. Communicate the issue to ramp and FA so they know not to drop the door. I don't agree with the need to cancel the flight over that...rampers do a dangerous job every day, following proper procedures to avoid being injured by equipment should not be anything new to them.
If the door DID get dropped, yeah I would need Mx to check it out before flight.
No, it's not really a "very simple MEL"...The way it is written, it basically allows the company to use the MEL to get an A/C from an outstation back into a base which has MX available, to continue flying it after that point gets a little "gray". Also, I guess you've never flown into a station where it is impossible to get their ops to answer the radio, even after repeated calls(kind of hard to communicate with them). This can be especially true at non-company stations, but lately has also been an issue even trying to get ops to answer radio calls at some of our own stations!!!