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Coerced into flying an A320 to an equatorial airport with an inoperative APU; captain reports cabin temperatures near 140 degrees prior to return flight. Passenger and flight crew suffer from possible heat exhaustion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 797925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 797925 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair |
Narrative:
APU was on MEL. Should not have flown to ZZZZ without APU; but was forced to -- could not get another airplane. The ground equipment was not working or ground personnel did not know how to operate. The heat inside of aircraft was in the range of 140-150 degrees. I was getting sick waiting for ground personnel to get us an air start. Passenger were also getting sick from the heat. I had to take a broken airplane to get paid. This type of operation is dangerous both to passenger and flight crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COERCED INTO FLYING AN A320 TO AN EQUATORIAL ARPT WITH AN INOPERATIVE APU; CAPTAIN REPORTS CABIN TEMPS NEAR 140 DEGREES PRIOR TO RETURN FLT. PAX AND FLT CREW SUFFER FROM POSSIBLE HEAT EXHAUSTION.
Narrative: APU WAS ON MEL. SHOULD NOT HAVE FLOWN TO ZZZZ WITHOUT APU; BUT WAS FORCED TO -- COULD NOT GET ANOTHER AIRPLANE. THE GND EQUIP WAS NOT WORKING OR GND PERSONNEL DID NOT KNOW HOW TO OPERATE. THE HEAT INSIDE OF ACFT WAS IN THE RANGE OF 140-150 DEGS. I WAS GETTING SICK WAITING FOR GND PERSONNEL TO GET US AN AIR START. PAX WERE ALSO GETTING SICK FROM THE HEAT. I HAD TO TAKE A BROKEN AIRPLANE TO GET PAID. THIS TYPE OF OP IS DANGEROUS BOTH TO PAX AND FLT CREW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.