It was one of those 100+ degree days in MEM and our APU was MEL'd. BEFORE CHECK-IN time I tried to coordinate a ground a/c cart with both Maintenance and GOC. We would, of course, also require a start cart for engine starts.

Almost 2 hours after arrival at the airplane (and countless phone calls to Maint, GOC, Ramp Tower and the Duty Officer) someone FINALLY showed up at the airplane with a start cart. We could have used that for a/c but nobody ever told us it was there.

It was so bad that the Duty Officer sent us an air conditioned Crew Bus to sit in until an a/c cart arrived!*?

I wonder of we'd have better luck getting a space heater in the middle of the summer???

Geeeezzzzzz!*?


MM