A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN EMER FLASHLIGHT SEAL BROKEN BUT NOT RESEALED OR REPLACED.

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UPON ARR AT GATE APPROX 45 MINS PRIOR TO DEP TIME; I TOLD THE GATE AGENT THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE THE JETWAY UP TO DOOR 1L FOR MAINT PROCS; HE SAID HE WOULD COORDINATE WITH ZONE. THE MECH STATED THAT HE WOULD CHK THE DOOR (SLIDE LIGHT INOP) AND THE EXIT OUT THE SAME DOOR. I STATED THAT THE MEL STATED THAT THE SLIDE HAD TO BE CONFIRMED ARMED AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED. (SEE MEL REF #2566D) THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT THE PAX BE ENPLANED THROUGH DOOR 1L; WE COULD GET AN ON TIME DEP. THE MECHS AGREED AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION; AND DECIDED TO PUT STAIRS UP TO THE PLANE AT DOOR 1R; SO PAX COULD STILL ENPLANE THROUGH DOOR 2L; THEN MECH WOULD LEAVE THROUGH DOOR 1R. IN ADDITION; THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TOLD US THAT THE SEAL WAS BROKEN ON THE DOOR 1L FLASHLIGHT. I WAS GOING TO WRITE THIS UP IN THE BOOK AND THE MECH TOLD ME NOT TO. I THEN CONFIRMED THROUGH DISPATCH IF I HAD TO WRITE IT UP IN THE LOGBOOK AND DISPATCH SAID THAT MAINT CTL SAID NO; BUT PAGE 7.30.3 IN THE PROCS MANUAL SAID I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS. I TOLD ALL CONCERNED; BUT THEY STILL TOLD ME NOT TO WRITE IT UP (THIS IS NOT A UTILITY ITEM). THE OP BECAME RUSHED; IN MY OPINION THE MECHS OBVIOUSLY AVOIDED DOING WHAT WAS REQUIRED PER THE MEL AND OUR PROC MANUAL. SACRIFICING SAFETY FOR ON TIME IS NOT WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR; NOR MY FLT CREW. WE HAD ASKED FOR THE MECHS' NAMES FOR THIS RPT AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THEM TO US.