A321
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft
I wrote up in the logbook the lack of heat on the cockpit floor. Both pilots had very cold feet at the top of descent with the outside temperature at -60 degrees Celsius. The Captain's feet were numb from the cold as I had on only standard dress socks. The First Officer had on double socks and thermal long underwear. The heat in the cockpit was run uncomfortably high at 79/80 to try and get some heat to the floor. We also try to keep our feet up on the installed foot pegs to get some heat to our feet. Our feet are required to be on the rudders for landing. I suggest that an emergency order be issued to install the manufacturer's foot/floor heaters in both pilot positions to alleviate this debilitating work environment.The company [is] aware of this problem; but continues to operate the aircraft without the foot heaters; directly degrading pilot performance with limbs so cold you can barely feel the rudders.
A321 Captain reported that the lack of cockpit foot heaters results in degraded pilot performance; particularly in regard to use of the rudder pedals.