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A-321 captain reported a passenger had a seizure during climb due to excessive heat in the cabin from an inoperative APU.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1581951 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 24000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
Aircraft dispatched to ZZZ with inoperative APU. Heavy load factor; slow boarding process; substandard condoned air capabilities; delayed engine start with very high cabin temps contributed to a passenger having seizure climbing through approximately 10;000 ft departing ZZZ. Crew informed ATC; dispatch and company and immediately returned to ZZZ to be met by paramedics at the gate. Inoperative APU and insufficient conditioned air capability led to uncomfortably and dangerously high cabin temps before engines could be started. Do not allow aircraft to be dispatched to typically (or known) warm weather destinations due to the risk of overheating to our passengers and crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A-321 Captain reported a passenger had a seizure during climb due to excessive heat in the cabin from an inoperative APU.
Narrative: Aircraft dispatched to ZZZ with inoperative APU. Heavy load factor; slow boarding process; substandard condoned air capabilities; delayed engine start with very high cabin temps contributed to a passenger having seizure climbing through approximately 10;000 ft departing ZZZ. Crew informed ATC; Dispatch and company and immediately returned to ZZZ to be met by paramedics at the gate. Inoperative APU and insufficient conditioned air capability led to uncomfortably and dangerously high cabin temps before engines could be started. Do not allow aircraft to be dispatched to typically (or known) warm weather destinations due to the risk of overheating to our passengers and crew.
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.