Narrative:

Climbing out of ZZZ. Using 'climb-1' setting going through 16000 ft 290 KIAS. EICAS full page comes up; with amber vibration hp on #2 engine. Around 5.0 in amber. Per QRH; no icing section of checklist for vibration. Reduced power; able to get out of amber. Increased a little power it went back into amber. Reduced power to idle. Returned to ZZZ. Never felt or saw any other indications of actual vibration or surging. On taxi in using idle; left engine hp vibration .3; right engine hp vibration 1.8. Shut down right engine after 3 min cool down during taxi in. Turbine ate itself.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ERJ190 ENG VIB INCREASED DURING CLB AFTER TKOF. THE CREW RETURNED TO LAND AND FOUND THE ENGINE'S TURBINE SECTION DAMAGED.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF ZZZ. USING 'CLB-1' SETTING GOING THROUGH 16000 FT 290 KIAS. EICAS FULL PAGE COMES UP; WITH AMBER VIBRATION HP ON #2 ENG. AROUND 5.0 IN AMBER. PER QRH; NO ICING SECTION OF CHKLIST FOR VIBRATION. REDUCED PWR; ABLE TO GET OUT OF AMBER. INCREASED A LITTLE PWR IT WENT BACK INTO AMBER. REDUCED PWR TO IDLE. RETURNED TO ZZZ. NEVER FELT OR SAW ANY OTHER INDICATIONS OF ACTUAL VIBRATION OR SURGING. ON TAXI IN USING IDLE; L ENG HP VIBRATION .3; R ENG HP VIBRATION 1.8. SHUT DOWN R ENG AFTER 3 MIN COOL DOWN DURING TAXI IN. TURBINE ATE ITSELF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.