Narrative:

After takeoff I heard a loud sputtering sound. The #1 called to the back to inquire if we heard the noise and we confirmed we did. We landed; deplaned and boarded another flight. I informed #1 that I did not feel well and was seeing stars and hot in the cabin. We all confirmed that we did not feel well. We departed; and after takeoff; we heard unusual noises. We were told it was the air conditioning packs were struck by lightning. Upon arrival; we spoke with the captain regarding temperature in cabin and possible lightning strike. Captain said air conditioning packs would probably not be able to be fixed. All flight attendants wanted to deplane due to extreme heat until we had more info regarding maintenance. The captain asked if we would fly without air conditioning being fixed and we said no; too hot; not feeling well already. Apparently there were no other aircraft available and maintenance would not be able to fix it. Captain asked us again if we would fly with one air conditioning pack and if not; trip would have to be re-crewed. Captain informed us yellow hoses were brought up through aft doors to cool down aircraft but still warm. We said we could not have doors open during boarding which would be a safety and security issue. Station flight service spoke with us and said about a fourth of the aircraft was cool and captain informed them it could take a possible hour to hour and a half to cool down and no guarantee. Station flight service informed us that if we did not take flight; we would receive a missed trip and flight would be re-crewed. The #1 flight attendant continued the trip due to pay issues. The #4 and myself declined and felt that our health and safety were more important.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Two MD80 Flight Attendants refused to fly in an aircraft with the air conditioning system inoperative because cabin temperatures were excessive.

Narrative: After takeoff I heard a loud sputtering sound. The #1 called to the back to inquire if we heard the noise and we confirmed we did. We landed; deplaned and boarded another flight. I informed #1 that I did not feel well and was seeing stars and hot in the cabin. We all confirmed that we did not feel well. We departed; and after takeoff; we heard unusual noises. We were told it was the air conditioning packs were struck by lightning. Upon arrival; we spoke with the Captain regarding temperature in cabin and possible lightning strike. Captain said air conditioning packs would probably not be able to be fixed. All Flight Attendants wanted to deplane due to extreme heat until we had more info regarding maintenance. The Captain asked if we would fly without air conditioning being fixed and we said NO; too hot; not feeling well already. Apparently there were no other aircraft available and Maintenance would not be able to fix it. Captain asked us again if we would fly with one air conditioning pack and if not; trip would have to be re-crewed. Captain informed us yellow hoses were brought up through aft doors to cool down aircraft but still warm. We said we could not have doors open during boarding which would be a safety and security issue. Station Flight Service spoke with us and said about a fourth of the aircraft was cool and Captain informed them it could take a possible hour to hour and a half to cool down and no guarantee. Station Flight Service informed us that if we did not take flight; we would receive a missed trip and flight would be re-crewed. The #1 Flight Attendant continued the trip due to pay issues. The #4 and myself declined and felt that our health and safety were more important.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.