<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1029635, August 2012

B757 flight crew experienced high vibration on the number two engine during climb and elected to return to the departure airport for an uneventful landing.

Attributes
ACN	1029635
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During climb out; passing 13;500 ft; felt airframe vibration and noticed #2 engine vibration indicator had jumped from .3 to 3.0. [We] contacted dispatch and maintenance control. With their concurrence; decided that the safest course of action was to return; which resulted in an overweight landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew experienced high vibration on the number two engine during climb and elected to return to the departure airport for an uneventful landing.

Narrative: During climb out; passing 13;500 FT; felt airframe vibration and noticed #2 engine vibration indicator had jumped from .3 to 3.0. [We] contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control. With their concurrence; decided that the safest course of action was to return; which resulted in an overweight landing.

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.