An MD11 flight crew experienced an engine problem during climbout with high vibration and egt. They ...

Attributes
ACN	915380
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 125
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 8500 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Climbing through FL220 I was hand flying and felt several hard thumps and a rolling tendency of the plane. Hi vibration and hi egt warnings annunciated. I pulled throttle 1 back and called for a hi vibration check list since the reduction in power reduced the egt to within limits. I began organizing a return to [departure airport] while the pilot not flying ran the checklist. Within 2 to 3 minutes the egt began to rise with idle power and the engine began to surge again. The pilot not flying suggested the engine fire severe damage checklist and we did that. We declared an emergency and had an uneventful return.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD11 flight crew experienced an engine problem during climbout with high vibration and EGT. They ran the checklist; shut down the engine; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.

Narrative: Climbing through FL220 I was hand flying and felt several hard thumps and a rolling tendency of the plane. HI vibration and HI EGT warnings annunciated. I pulled throttle 1 back and called for a HI Vibration check list since the reduction in power reduced the EGT to within limits. I began organizing a return to [departure airport] while the pilot not flying ran the checklist. Within 2 to 3 minutes the EGT began to rise with idle power and the engine began to surge again. The pilot not flying suggested the Engine Fire Severe Damage checklist and we did that. We declared an emergency and had an uneventful return.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

An MD11 flight crew experienced an engine problem during climbout with high vibration and egt. They ran the checklist; shut down the engine; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.