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C210 pilot was concerned with strange noise in the aircraft; requests priority handling to return to airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mco.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 697909 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out in IMC; I noticed a strange noise in the aircraft. I was able to assess the situation; determined there was nothing in the aircraft visibly making the noise. All of my engine gauges indicated normal; yet decided I did not want to continue to my destination in IMC with a non-normal noise. I told departure I needed to return to my departure airport immediately. The departure controller acknowledged my request; and provided vectors back to the airport and also handed me off to the approach controller. I did not want to be delayed; so stated my need to return immediately; then I was told I had priority handling and was '#1 for the airport.' I would have liked ATC to tell me I had priority handling or was '#1 for the airport' sooner; as this would have made a stressful situation less stressful. I also had to request stepdown fix callouts twice from the tower; as I did not have DME to enable me to identify them myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 PLT WAS CONCERNED WITH STRANGE NOISE IN THE ACFT; REQUESTS PRIORITY HANDLING TO RETURN TO ARPT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT IN IMC; I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE IN THE ACFT. I WAS ABLE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION; DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ACFT VISIBLY MAKING THE NOISE. ALL OF MY ENG GAUGES INDICATED NORMAL; YET DECIDED I DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO MY DEST IN IMC WITH A NON-NORMAL NOISE. I TOLD DEP I NEEDED TO RETURN TO MY DEP ARPT IMMEDIATELY. THE DEP CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED MY REQUEST; AND PROVIDED VECTORS BACK TO THE ARPT AND ALSO HANDED ME OFF TO THE APCH CTLR. I DID NOT WANT TO BE DELAYED; SO STATED MY NEED TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY; THEN I WAS TOLD I HAD PRIORITY HANDLING AND WAS '#1 FOR THE ARPT.' I WOULD HAVE LIKED ATC TO TELL ME I HAD PRIORITY HANDLING OR WAS '#1 FOR THE ARPT' SOONER; AS THIS WOULD HAVE MADE A STRESSFUL SITUATION LESS STRESSFUL. I ALSO HAD TO REQUEST STEPDOWN FIX CALLOUTS TWICE FROM THE TWR; AS I DID NOT HAVE DME TO ENABLE ME TO IDENT THEM MYSELF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.