B787 flight crew and dispatcher reported the right engine was inadvertently shut down when a clipboa...

Attributes
ACN	1610428
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B787 Dreamliner Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 237 Flight Crew Total 9659 Flight Crew Type 3512
Person 2
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

[En route] I reached up for the flight plan; which was resting on the glare shield. We were using the heavy boeing gray clipboard to hold the flight plan; and as I picked it up it off the glare shield it slipped out of my hand; falling and striking the right engine fuel control switch; knocking it into the cutoff position. The captain (PF [pilot flying]) executed the engine out drift down procedure with me backing him up; descending and offsetting 15 nm right of course; and after the aircraft was established he handed control of the aircraft off to me while he looked up and executed the engine fail right checklist. We also woke up the first officer (first officer); who was on his break; requesting he come to the cockpit. We stabilized at FL310; knew exactly what had happened; and after discussing it together; followed the checklist by returning the fcs (fuel control switch) to run; and the engine restarted. We discussed the situation with dispatch; [operations management]; and the first officer (who had returned to the flight deck by this time and was occupying the center jumpseat) and all agreed that we could safely continue the flight to ZZZZ; which we did after coordinating with ATC and [operations management.] we did not declare an emergency as we were too busy running the checklist and backing each other up; by the time we thought to we had already restarted the engine and stabilized the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B787 flight crew and Dispatcher reported the right engine was inadvertently shut down when a clipboard was dropped onto the right engine control switch.

Narrative: [En route] I reached up for the flight plan; which was resting on the glare shield. We were using the heavy Boeing gray clipboard to hold the flight plan; and as I picked it up it off the glare shield it slipped out of my hand; falling and striking the Right Engine Fuel Control Switch; knocking it into the CUTOFF position. The Captain (PF [Pilot Flying]) executed the Engine out drift down procedure with me backing him up; descending and offsetting 15 nm right of course; and after the aircraft was established he handed control of the aircraft off to me while he looked up and executed the Engine Fail R checklist. We also woke up the FO (First Officer); who was on his break; requesting he come to the cockpit. We stabilized at FL310; knew exactly what had happened; and after discussing it together; followed the checklist by returning the FCS (Fuel Control Switch) to RUN; and the engine restarted. We discussed the situation with Dispatch; [Operations Management]; and the FO (who had returned to the flight deck by this time and was occupying the center jumpseat) and all agreed that we could safely continue the flight to ZZZZ; which we did after coordinating with ATC and [Operations Management.] We did not declare an emergency as we were too busy running the checklist and backing each other up; by the time we thought to we had already restarted the engine and stabilized the aircraft.

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.

B787 flight crew and dispatcher reported the right engine was inadvertently shut down when a clipboard was dropped onto the right engine control switch.