Two MD80 flight attendants describe boarding a flight in high ambient temperature conditions; withou...

Attributes
ACN	1198976
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	APU
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 25 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4 Flight Attendant Total 25 Flight Attendant Type 40
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 13 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 5 Flight Attendant Total 35 Flight Attendant Type 60
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

There was no APU operative. Cabin temperature was incredibly high. Window shades open; air vents not open. Requested ground air. Never felt it. Cockpit did not seem to care. I got catered late and was rushing to set up what I could for beverage service. I was sweating profusely. Set up what I could; and then performed safety demo and checks. Went to jumpseat and passed out lost consciousness on jumpseat due to heat. I was hot; dizzy confused and then blacked out. I could not perform my safety duties. We crew members should not have to work under such extreme conditions. Several [passengers] felt ill; and I was not in shape for any type of emergency. I drink plenty of water; and was drenched in sweat. Not a good look for an flight attendant performing safety demo. If the carrier cannot provide a safe environment; then change procedures for safe cabin temperature for boarding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Two MD80 flight attendants describe boarding a flight in high ambient temperature conditions; without any air conditioning. One Flight Attendant reportedly passed out on the jumpseat during taxi.

Narrative: There was no APU operative. Cabin temperature was incredibly high. Window shades open; air vents not open. Requested ground air. Never felt it. Cockpit did not seem to care. I got catered late and was rushing to set up what I could for beverage service. I was sweating profusely. Set up what I could; and then performed safety demo and checks. Went to jumpseat and passed out lost consciousness on jumpseat due to heat. I was hot; dizzy confused and then blacked out. I could not perform my safety duties. We crew members should not have to work under such extreme conditions. Several [passengers] felt ill; and I was not in shape for any type of emergency. I drink plenty of water; and was drenched in sweat. Not a good look for an FA performing Safety Demo. If the carrier cannot provide a safe environment; then change procedures for safe cabin temperature for boarding.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Two MD80 flight attendants describe boarding a flight in high ambient temperature conditions; without any air conditioning. One flight attendant reportedly passed out on the jumpseat during taxi.