Flight crew flies with cockpit door open.

Attributes
ACN	184314
Time
Date	199107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	184314
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We had been cruising at 21000 ft for a while and the cockpit air temperature was still hot. The first officer and I were burning up. We asked the flight attendant how the temperature was in the cabin. She informed us that the rear cabin was cooler than the front, but the cockpit was unbearably hot. Overall the aircraft was much hotter than other aircraft we fly (same type). Both acm's on the aircraft were not putting out much airflow. I asked the flight attendant to leave the cockpit door open to increase total airflow in the aircraft. That helped a lot! We flew around like that till back at home base and maintenance was called. I also informed the chief pilot the next day, monday, about this problem. I did not tell him we flew around with the cockpit door open. Chief pilot informed me I could refuse flying the aircraft if we were unable to cool the cabin to 80 degree F.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FLIES WITH COCKPIT DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: WE HAD BEEN CRUISING AT 21000 FT FOR A WHILE AND THE COCKPIT AIR TEMP WAS STILL HOT. THE FO AND I WERE BURNING UP. WE ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT HOW THE TEMP WAS IN THE CABIN. SHE INFORMED US THAT THE REAR CABIN WAS COOLER THAN THE FRONT, BUT THE COCKPIT WAS UNBEARABLY HOT. OVERALL THE ACFT WAS MUCH HOTTER THAN OTHER ACFT WE FLY (SAME TYPE). BOTH ACM'S ON THE ACFT WERE NOT PUTTING OUT MUCH AIRFLOW. I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO LEAVE THE COCKPIT DOOR OPEN TO INCREASE TOTAL AIRFLOW IN THE ACFT. THAT HELPED A LOT! WE FLEW AROUND LIKE THAT TILL BACK AT HOME BASE AND MAINT WAS CALLED. I ALSO INFORMED THE CHIEF PLT THE NEXT DAY, MONDAY, ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOT TELL HIM WE FLEW AROUND WITH THE COCKPIT DOOR OPEN. CHIEF PLT INFORMED ME I COULD REFUSE FLYING THE ACFT IF WE WERE UNABLE TO COOL THE CABIN TO 80 DEG F.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.