Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
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.
On climb out; #2 engine experienced high vibration. With concurrence of Dispatch and Maintenance Control; we returned uneventfully.
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.