CABIN ATTENDANT FOUND A CABIN GALLEY DOOR HARD TO OPEN AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH FURTHER OP AFTER CAPT AND MAINT SAID IT WOULD OPEN AND DELAYED FURTHER REVIEW TO THE MAIN MAINT BASE.

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DURING THE FIRST DAY OF A 3 DAY B-737 TRIP OUT OF WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPT A R AFT CABIN DOOR PROB DEVELOPED. DURING OUR FIRST STOP AT MANCHESTER; NEW HAMPSHIRE; JUST PRIOR TO PUSH BACK; THE B FLT ATTENDANT SAID SHE COULD NOT GET THE R AFT GALLEY DOOR OPEN. I WENT BACK TO INVESTIGATE AND; AFTER MOVING IT ONCE; WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK NORMALLY AND NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROB MAY BE. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION; IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE MAINT AT WASHINGTON CHK IT OUT. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT WASHINGTON; MAINT DID INVESTIGATE. MAINT AND I BOTH AGREED THAT THE DOOR WAS OPERABLE. WE ALSO FELT THAT WHEN THE ACFT ARRIVED IN ORLANDO; MAINT SHOULD CHK THE DOOR HANDLE BECAUSE; IF THE HANDLE WAS MOVED BEYOND THE ORANGE STRIPES THAT LINED UP; IT MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT FELT A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT; BUT I NEVER GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE FELT IT WAS UNSAFE OR UNACCEPTABLE. IF I HAD UNDERSTOOD HER TRUE FEELINGS; I WOULD HAVE HAD A MAINT FOREMAN COME OUT AND GET A THIRD OPINION. WE THEN FLEW THE ACFT TO ORLANDO WHERE I ENTERED INTO THE LOGBOOK THAT I FELT THE DOOR SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. IN RETROSPECT; I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE USED COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT MORE EFFECTIVELY IN TRYING TO ASCERTAIN THE FLT ATTENDANTS REAL CONCERN. I ALSO FEEL IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR PLTS TO APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THE CABIN CREWMEMBERS HAVE IN THE SAFETY ARENA. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PLTS SHOULD NOT IN ANY WAY INTIMIDATE FLT ATTENDANTS INTO DOING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE.