Return land mandated by aircraft equipment problem malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	240086
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah tower : bil
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	240046
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Lost oil temperature on engine #1. I saw it was broken on climb out and went back to iah to have it repaired. I saw it was broken on climb out but cannot say for sure that it was working before takeoff. A closer look at the gauges before takeoff or a system on the aircraft that tells you that a gauge is not working would help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED BY ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: LOST OIL TEMP ON ENG #1. I SAW IT WAS BROKEN ON CLBOUT AND WENT BACK TO IAH TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I SAW IT WAS BROKEN ON CLBOUT BUT CANNOT SAY FOR SURE THAT IT WAS WORKING BEFORE TKOF. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GAUGES BEFORE TKOF OR A SYS ON THE ACFT THAT TELLS YOU THAT A GAUGE IS NOT WORKING WOULD HELP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.