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Captain reporter complains of high cockpit temperatures on ground. Air conditioning insufficient for flight crew and passengers for short flts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 117841 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The cockpit gets extremely hot. I have recorded cockpit temperatures as high as 110 degree F with the air conditioners on. As you can see in the information above we fly as many as 9 segments a day in and out of O'hare with little time in cruise to cool the cockpit and passenger cabin temperatures. This makes the cockpit unbearable and I find myself and my first officer's making wrong calls and not keeping our minds on flying, but thinking about how darn hot it is in this cockpit. Ord is a very high density airport with many ATC ground delays. We have been stuck on the ground taxiing for up to 1 hour in these extreme temperatures. Has NASA completed any studies on the effects of a hot working environment on human performance? If so, please let me know where I can obtain such reports for research.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT REPORTER COMPLAINS OF HIGH COCKPIT TEMPERATURES ON GND. AIR CONDITIONING INSUFFICIENT FOR FLT CREW AND PASSENGERS FOR SHORT FLTS.
Narrative: THE COCKPIT GETS EXTREMELY HOT. I HAVE RECORDED COCKPIT TEMPS AS HIGH AS 110 DEG F WITH THE AIR CONDITIONERS ON. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE INFO ABOVE WE FLY AS MANY AS 9 SEGMENTS A DAY IN AND OUT OF O'HARE WITH LITTLE TIME IN CRUISE TO COOL THE COCKPIT AND PAX CABIN TEMPS. THIS MAKES THE COCKPIT UNBEARABLE AND I FIND MYSELF AND MY F/O'S MAKING WRONG CALLS AND NOT KEEPING OUR MINDS ON FLYING, BUT THINKING ABOUT HOW DARN HOT IT IS IN THIS COCKPIT. ORD IS A VERY HIGH DENSITY ARPT WITH MANY ATC GND DELAYS. WE HAVE BEEN STUCK ON THE GND TAXIING FOR UP TO 1 HR IN THESE EXTREME TEMPS. HAS NASA COMPLETED ANY STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF A HOT WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON HUMAN PERFORMANCE? IF SO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE I CAN OBTAIN SUCH REPORTS FOR RESEARCH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.