MD-11
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Workload; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
On climbout; the #2 engine oil quantity dropped to 1 quart. We ran the QRH checklist for Engine Oil Quantity Low/Decreasing.  The engine oil pressure was initially in the green band but then dropped below the green band. At this point we decided to shutdown the number 2 engine following the QRH checklist.  Since the QRH stated that we consider landing at the nearest suitable field; we notified ATC and returned to ZZZ for an uneventful landing. The event was caused by a rapid oil leak in the #2 engine.
Shortly after takeoff we noticed our number 2 oil quantity had dropped to 1 quart indicated by an amber '1'.  Aircraft was clean and the After Takeoff Checklist had just been accomplished.  As Pilot Flying I continued to fly the aircraft while the Captain read the checklist 'Engine Oil Quantity Low/Decreasing'.  Oil pressure was lower than Eng 1 and Eng 3 indications but still within the green band at approximately 35 psi.  The pressure; at a somewhat low rate; began to decrease getting down to 30 psi over the course of approximately 2-3 minutes.  At 30 psi the indication turned amber.  At this time we decided; per the checklist; to secure the number 2 engine.  We then notified ATC.  The Captain read and executed the Engine Shutdown Inflight checklist.  Once all checklists were complete the Captain assumed the Pilot Flying duties and I became the Pilot Monitoring.  We opted to return to ZZZ and set up for the visual approach.  We execute a flaps 35 autoland landing to [runway].  After landing and off the runway the fire/crash crew visually inspected the number 2 engine and reported nothing noticeably [wrong] with the aircraft.  Once in the chocks and shutdown we were informed about a large amount of oil that had leaked out of the engine onto the aircraft. The cause was rapid oil loss in the number 2 engine.
MD11 flight crew reported an uneventful air return due to an engine malfunction.