B737-700
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 264
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural MEL / CDL
Aircraft
We arrived at the aircraft early for preflight. Noted MEL for non-essential equipment; aft service door slide armed flag missing. Aircraft was properly placarded in accordance with standard procedures and MEL was properly noted in the logbook. Flight Attendant (FA) was concerned about not having a slide armed flag. We departed on time. At cruising altitude; I decided to have a second look at the MEL; and found that the non-essential equipment list had a requirement to put tape over the entry door window when the slide is armed. I called the FA; and found that one had duct tape in her bag. She applied a strip of tape over the window with the duct tape in accordance with the list. I also added an 'info only' note in the logbook to alert others that the aircraft had a recurring requirement for each flight with that MEL. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.It may be helpful to make recurring procedures a mandatory logbook entry for each page of flights. There was no tape available on the aircraft.
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B737-700 crew reported an MEL for non-essential equipment; aft service door slide armed flag missing. Requirement to place tape over the entry door window when the slide is armed. Crew recommends making recurring procedures a logbook entry.