<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1619162, February 2019

SR20 flight instructor reported malfunctioning fuel flow indication resulted in a return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1619162
Time
Date	201902
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SR20
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Flow Indication
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Upon initial climbout I [noticed] engine observation showed that the fuel flow was indicating 0 gph (gallons per hour) and all other fuel indications were blank; attempted to troubleshoot with no success. Pfd (primary flight display) then began to indicate 0% power while mfd (multi-function flight display) showed a normal power setting. I contacted departure and asked to return to [the departure airport]. Aircraft on takeoff was within the takeoff limitations but was above the landing limitation for weight. Having turned around so quickly the aircraft was still heavy; I implemented a soft field landing for touchdown due to heavy weight; contacted maintenance and wrote up the plane.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR20 flight instructor reported malfunctioning fuel flow indication resulted in a return to the departure airport.

Narrative: Upon initial climbout I [noticed] engine observation showed that the fuel flow was indicating 0 GPH (Gallons Per Hour) and all other fuel indications were blank; attempted to troubleshoot with no success. PFD (Primary Flight Display) then began to indicate 0% power while MFD (Multi-function Flight Display) showed a normal power setting. I contacted Departure and asked to return to [the departure airport]. Aircraft on takeoff was within the takeoff limitations but was above the landing limitation for weight. Having turned around so quickly the aircraft was still heavy; I implemented a soft field landing for touchdown due to heavy weight; contacted Maintenance and wrote up the plane.

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.