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An MD80 flight attendant reported that severe WX conditions at dfw contributed to an oppressively hot flight of 5 hours duration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588570 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 27 flight attendant time total : 27 flight attendant time type : 98 |
| ASRS Report | 588570 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We left the gate with an aircraft part not working. It was very hot onboard. There was lightning and a storm passing over dfw. It was over 100 degrees outside. We had to situation on the runway 2 1/2 hours with very little air coming out of the air vents. Passenger were hot and complaining. We were told it would 'cool off' after takeoff. It did not. I had to turn on ovens in first class to cook meals for passenger and cockpit. The flight attendants were soaked through our uniforms in perspiration. The captain and first officer informed me the temperature never fell below 94 degree the entire flight of 5 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT SEVERE WX CONDITIONS AT DFW CONTRIBUTED TO AN OPPRESSIVELY HOT FLT OF 5 HRS DURATION.
Narrative: WE LEFT THE GATE WITH AN ACFT PART NOT WORKING. IT WAS VERY HOT ONBOARD. THERE WAS LIGHTNING AND A STORM PASSING OVER DFW. IT WAS OVER 100 DEGS OUTSIDE. WE HAD TO SIT ON THE RWY 2 1/2 HRS WITH VERY LITTLE AIR COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. PAX WERE HOT AND COMPLAINING. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD 'COOL OFF' AFTER TKOF. IT DID NOT. I HAD TO TURN ON OVENS IN FIRST CLASS TO COOK MEALS FOR PAX AND COCKPIT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SOAKED THROUGH OUR UNIFORMS IN PERSPIRATION. THE CAPT AND FO INFORMED ME THE TEMP NEVER FELL BELOW 94 DEG THE ENTIRE FLT OF 5 HRS.
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.