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A PA-23 pilot returned to his departure airport when the left engine started to run rough and one cylinder egt indicated 600 degrees lower than the others.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 995892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache/Geronimo Apache |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 500 Flight Crew Type 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
As I was climbing to my cruise altitude I started to notice my left engine running rough. I checked all of the engine instruments and noticed that cylinder #1 was indicating an egt that was 600 degrees less than the others. I asked to return to my point of departure to have maintenance performed of the aircraft. ATC treated it as an emergency and I landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-23 pilot returned to his departure airport when the left engine started to run rough and one cylinder EGT indicated 600 degrees lower than the others.
Narrative: As I was climbing to my cruise altitude I started to notice my left engine running rough. I checked all of the engine instruments and noticed that cylinder #1 was indicating an EGT that was 600 degrees less than the others. I asked to return to my point of departure to have maintenance performed of the aircraft. ATC treated it as an emergency and I landed without incident.
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.