Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors; Procedure
During descent; aircraft displayed the following ECAM: DOOR R FWD EMER EXIT. The cabin pressure was normal and the ECAM actions were followed. The condition disappeared prior to landing. The day prior; the door seal of the right forward overwing emergency exit was cleaned by Maintenance after Flight Attendants (FA) reported that the emergency exit was making a loud squealing sound. Upon landing; I made a logbook entry to document the ECAM received during the flight. LAS Maintenance deferred the discrepancy using MEL - ECAM DOOR Page Indications - Over wing Emergency Exits. Upon reviewing the MEL; I noted that this MEL is Repetitive in nature. The FIRST error I observed and had corrected was that Maintenance had placed a yellow deferral sticker on the outside of the logbook vice an orange repetitive deferral sticker as required by MEL. The SECOND error I observed and had corrected was related to the Corrective Action block of the discrepancy in the Logbook. Under the Corrective Action there was no entry documenting that the repetitive Maintenance (Mx) actions of the deferral were complied with. And finally; when I asked Maintenance what the plan was to complete the (M) &(R) items upon landing at my next destination (non-maintenance base); they had not recognized the requirement for a repetitive (Mx) action every leg; and had not devised a plan.It seems; all to often; it is the Captain who is required to catch the errors committed by others. This ASAP report is submitted with the goal to educate Maintenance to always utilize the color X deferral sticker when appropriate.
A319 Captain described oversights by Maintenance after he had made a log entry for an ECAM for DOOR R FWD EMER EXIT.