What was found
ON PREFLIGHT WE NOR ACFT MX COULD FULLY CLOSED LT ENTRY DOOR USING OUTSIDE HANDLES. L1 DOOR SLIDE INOPERATIVE, RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 52-11-01-A CATEGORY B EXPIRATION 14OCT14. OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES FEEL LIKE THEY OVER ROTATE, CANNOT PULL HANDLES OUT TO OPEN DOOR WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE. PERFORMED INSPECTION CHECK OF L1 DOOR IAW AMM 56-11-00-6. FOUND EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLES NOT MOVING FREELY WHEN CLOSING DOOR & INTERRUPTING DOOR CLOSING SEQUENCE. LUBRICATED EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, NOW DOOR CLOSES PROPERLY USING EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLES IAW AMM 56-11-00-6.