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B747-400 captain reported returning to the departure airport when they experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1347579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 26000 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On climbout; as power reduced from to thrust to climb thrust; there was a loud bang and shudder through the aircraft. EICAS revealed engine failure 2 and gen disc 2. We coordinated with tower and radar for a straight out departure and a climb to dump fuel. We secured the #2 engine as per the QRH engine severe damage checklist. We were cleared to FL140 and vectored for a 50 minute 200K# fuel dump. We communicated with [company] flight control; the B744 [chief pilot] on duty; who concurred that our fuel dump and return to [departure airport] was the right decision. We [advised ATC]; requested crash fire rescue equipment and landed uneventfully. We debriefed with a [company] manager and two representatives from the department of civil aviation who cleared us to go. An event report was submitted by the flight crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747-400 Captain reported returning to the departure airport when they experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff.
Narrative: On climbout; as power reduced from TO thrust to climb thrust; there was a loud bang and shudder through the aircraft. EICAS revealed ENG FAILURE 2 and GEN DISC 2. We coordinated with Tower and Radar for a straight out departure and a climb to dump fuel. We secured the #2 engine as per the QRH ENGINE SEVERE DAMAGE checklist. We were cleared to FL140 and vectored for a 50 minute 200K# fuel dump. We communicated with [Company] flight control; the B744 [Chief Pilot] on duty; who concurred that our fuel dump and return to [departure airport] was the right decision. We [advised ATC]; requested CFR and landed uneventfully. We debriefed with a [company] manager and two representatives from the Department of Civil Aviation who cleared us to go. An event report was submitted by the flight crew.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.