SR20
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
The flight was supposed to be an instrument training flight and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. We were on the ground for about 20 minutes to do our start up; run up; and taxi to the active. During the run up; all engine indications were normal; and no engine roughness during our magneto check. We proceeded to do our takeoff and rotated with all engine instruments in the green. On climb out; at around 450 feet; the student turned to a 050 heading as instructed to by the Tower. At this point; the instructor noticed that the EGT #5 was exceeding the parameters in the MFD (was indicating around 1650 while the max it can indicate is 1600). The instructor then noticed the CHT #5 was climbing and went into the yellow. The corrective action for this would be to pitch down and let the air enter the engine for the engine to cool down. However; almost immediately; the CHT #5 went into the red and was indicating its maximum temperature of 450 degrees. At this point; the instructor notified the Tower that he would like to return back to the airport. Shortly after that; the engine started to vibrate and the instructor [request priority handling]. She was given runway 18 and landed the airplane. On the ground; due to low load on the engine; CHT #5 had dropped back down into the green and the instructor was able to taxi to the ramp without any further complications.Suggestions would be to always look at your engine indications and always see if you have any hints or clues for any abnormal indications.
SR20 flight instructor reported returning to departure airport after the Number 5 cylinder showed signs of overheating.