MD-11
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45; Flight Crew Total 9000; Flight Crew Type 795
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Aircraft
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.
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.