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MD11 captain experiences experiences high engine vibration during initial climb which disappears after 30 seconds. High oil temperature is experienced shortly after reaching cruise altitude on the same engine and the crew elects to return to the departure airport. The same issue had been experienced with this aircraft the day prior.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 997409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 795 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On climb out; at 2;000 ft; we got hi engine vib #3 (high engine vibration) for about 30 seconds then it went away. Rest of climb out was uneventful. About 2 minutes after top of climb we got engine high oil temperature #3. We ran checklist and I pulled #3 throttle back to keep out of yellow and red zones. I called maintenance control and dispatch on sat and advised them we were returning. Rest of return was uneventful. [This was the] same issue as yesterday; same airplane new day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD11 Captain experiences experiences high engine vibration during initial climb which disappears after 30 seconds. High oil temperature is experienced shortly after reaching cruise altitude on the same engine and the crew elects to return to the departure airport. The same issue had been experienced with this aircraft the day prior.
Narrative: On climb out; at 2;000 FT; we got Hi ENG VIB #3 (high engine vibration) for about 30 seconds then it went away. Rest of climb out was uneventful. About 2 minutes after top of climb we got ENG High OIL TEMP #3. We ran checklist and I pulled #3 throttle back to keep out of yellow and red zones. I called Maintenance Control and Dispatch on SAT and advised them we were returning. Rest of return was uneventful. [This was the] same issue as yesterday; same airplane new day.
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.