 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A pilot instructor in a SR20 reported an unstable cylinder heat temperature indication that prompted a return towards the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1296308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR20 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cylinder Head Temperature |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On climb out; pilot instructor (pi) noticed a fluctuating cylinder heat temperature (cht) (6) indication. It would stabilize momentarily and then go offline. Pilot instructor contacted departure and let them know that we would like to just head back to [departure airport]. The field was IFR and we were issued vectors for the ILS. No further assistance was requested at this time. About a minute or two later cht 6 dropped to zero again and the engine began to run rough and vibrate quite a bit. It was at this time that pilot instructor decided to ask for a turn to intercept the localizer immediately. Pilot instructor shot the approach and landed without any further issues.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot instructor in a SR20 reported an unstable cylinder heat temperature indication that prompted a return towards the departure airport.
Narrative: On climb out; Pilot Instructor (PI) noticed a fluctuating Cylinder Heat Temperature (CHT) (6) indication. It would stabilize momentarily and then go offline. Pilot Instructor contacted departure and let them know that we would like to just head back to [departure airport]. The field was IFR and we were issued vectors for the ILS. No further assistance was requested at this time. About a minute or two later CHT 6 dropped to zero again and the engine began to run rough and vibrate quite a bit. It was at this time that Pilot Instructor decided to ask for a turn to intercept the localizer immediately. Pilot Instructor shot the approach and landed without any further issues.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.