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SR20 pilot reported returning to departure airport after noticing vibration and high cht.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1431778 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| 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 | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During climbout from runway 9R and right-hand crosswind turn entry; I noticed a very slight vibration and slight power (75 RPM) loss with a 350 FPM climb. As I looked at the engine instruments and RPM; the number 6 cht line was turning red. I began to push the nose over and continue the turn directly towards the airport. During the turn I leveled off at approximately 850 feet and reduced the throttle as I would be able to glide to 27L and the cht gauge was indicating over 650 degrees. I reduced power to approximately 15% as I felt engine failure may be imminent; due to the vibration and initial power loss. Runway 27L was free of traffic whereupon I advised tower that I am landing on runway 27L. I landed on 27L without incident; and cht returned to normal range approximately 5 minutes after power was reduced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR20 pilot reported returning to departure airport after noticing vibration and high CHT.
Narrative: During climbout from Runway 9R and right-hand crosswind turn entry; I noticed a very slight vibration and slight power (75 RPM) loss with a 350 FPM climb. As I looked at the engine instruments and RPM; The Number 6 CHT line was turning red. I began to push the nose over and continue the turn directly towards the airport. During the turn I leveled off at approximately 850 feet and reduced the throttle as I would be able to glide to 27L and the CHT Gauge was indicating over 650 degrees. I reduced power to approximately 15% as I felt engine failure may be imminent; due to the vibration and initial power loss. Runway 27L was free of traffic whereupon I advised tower that I am landing on Runway 27L. I landed on 27L without incident; and CHT returned to normal range approximately 5 minutes after power was reduced.
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.