King air pilot discovers post flight that the right engine intake plug was in the right intake wedge...

Attributes
ACN	1012632
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 1200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Upon post flight and securing aircraft it was discovered that the right engine intake plug was in the right intake wedged in the ice vane. As I reviewed the flight after discovering the plug; several things were noted. Start temperature on the right engine was 670 degrees (still within start limits); battery voltage was 23.0 volts. Start temperature on the left engine was 530 degrees. Takeoff temperatures and performance were within normal limits. It was noted that during all phases of flight the right engine ran 100 degrees hotter than the left but no more than 600 degrees. Left engine during all phases of flight ran approximately 500 degrees. Cruising altitude was 11;000. No temperature excursions were noted in the right engine that were out of limits. When I looked at the intake plug it was wedged longitudinally in the ice vane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: King air pilot discovers post flight that the right engine intake plug was in the right intake wedged in the ice vane.

Narrative: Upon post flight and securing aircraft it was discovered that the right engine intake plug was in the right intake wedged in the ice vane. As I reviewed the flight after discovering the plug; several things were noted. Start temperature on the right engine was 670 degrees (still within start limits); battery voltage was 23.0 volts. Start temperature on the left engine was 530 degrees. Takeoff temperatures and performance were within normal limits. It was noted that during all phases of flight the right engine ran 100 degrees hotter than the left but no more than 600 degrees. Left engine during all phases of flight ran approximately 500 degrees. Cruising altitude was 11;000. No temperature excursions were noted in the right engine that were out of limits. When I looked at the intake plug it was wedged longitudinally in the ice vane.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.