No EGT

[aprewett]

Quick question as I am flying and typing.
I just noticed that my EGT is not working.
Is this critical, should I land?
I cheated and looked in the hanger, but could not find a problem, assuming I was looking in the right spot.
Allan

[Piper_EEWL]

Hi Allan,

I had the same issue with the C182 a couple of days ago. After I reloaded the plane it worked again. I guess it's a small bug hat appears from time to time. But it only appeared once sofar for me.

[aprewett]

Thanks

[Piper_EEWL]

You're very welcome. I hope that fixes the issue for you too!

[Great Ozzie]

I just noticed that my EGT is not working.
Is this critical, should I land?

Hi Allan,

This is a topic we could spend some time on. In the U.S. there is a process that one must follow to conduct the flight legally so that the aircraft can be considered to be in airworthy condition.

As the PIC, part of the regs require "a determination made by a pilot... that the inoperative instrument or equipment does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft". Just to keep this answer as simple as possible... if the scenario is - an instructor is sitting next to you, he is likely to say the aircraft is still safe to fly.

As intimated by your question, Is this critical, should I land? not only does one make this determination before the flight, but the above determination also applies during the flight as well.

If you want a basic primer, there is a Rainier Flight Service Blog on Inoperative Equipment that will provide a nice introduction to what is involved. The one thing I would add atm - to comply with the regs, not only would the EGT be labeled "inop" but it must be deactivated. A method of compliance in this case (for deactivation) would be for the instrument to be covered so that it could not be referenced by the pilot.

-Rob

[aprewett]

Thanks.
So its a bit of 'pilot makes the call based on exact criteria at that point. They are the boss'
Allan