B777-200 crew had engine failure in south american tncf class a.

Attributes
ACN	526468
Time
Date	200110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : svmi.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : svzm.artcc artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time type : 851
ASRS Report	526468
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas, ff other flight crewa other flight crewb other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

First officer was PF. Captain was PNF. FL370 felt turbulence/vibration then status message. Eec C1 left engine control. Flight attendant reported hearing loud noise from left engine. Relief pilot returned to flight deck and got communication with dispatch, air carrier maintenance control, pratt & whitney, boeing. All left engine indication seemed normal except ff, which was at 1200 pounds left. Throttle was moved manually to see status and then realized engine was at idle. Throttle had no engine response. Curacao was advised and FL240 required. Drift down checklist was completed. At FL240 engine severe damage checklist was run up to fuel controller off, decided idle thrust was better than none, but monitored egt closely. Decision was made to land at svmi, dumped 33000 pounds fuel with curacao agreement. Was completed 50 north of aruba. Flight attendants and passenger briefed. 40 north svmi engine was shut down, kept getting nuisance engine fail EICAS due to fluctuating rpms. WX clear and calm winds at svmi. Non event landing, emergency equipment was requested but not needed. Excellent CRM among all crew members/cockpit and cabin attendant. Everyone encouraged to pitch in and final decision was agreed upon by all including dispatch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777-200 CREW HAD ENG FAILURE IN SOUTH AMERICAN TNCF CLASS A.

Narrative: FO WAS PF. CAPT WAS PNF. FL370 FELT TURB/VIBRATION THEN STATUS MSG. EEC C1 LEFT ENG CTL. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED HEARING LOUD NOISE FROM LEFT ENG. RELIEF PLT RETURNED TO FLT DECK AND GOT COM WITH DISPATCH, ACR MAINT CTL, PRATT & WHITNEY, BOEING. ALL LEFT ENG INDICATION SEEMED NORMAL EXCEPT FF, WHICH WAS AT 1200 LBS LEFT. THROTTLE WAS MOVED MANUALLY TO SEE STATUS AND THEN REALIZED ENG WAS AT IDLE. THROTTLE HAD NO ENG RESPONSE. CURACAO WAS ADVISED AND FL240 REQUIRED. DRIFT DOWN CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. AT FL240 ENG SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST WAS RUN UP TO FUEL CTLR OFF, DECIDED IDLE THRUST WAS BETTER THAN NONE, BUT MONITORED EGT CLOSELY. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT SVMI, DUMPED 33000 LBS FUEL WITH CURACAO AGREEMENT. WAS COMPLETED 50 N OF ARUBA. FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX BRIEFED. 40 N SVMI ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, KEPT GETTING NUISANCE ENG FAIL EICAS DUE TO FLUCTUATING RPMS. WX CLR AND CALM WINDS AT SVMI. NON EVENT LANDING, EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT NEEDED. EXCELLENT CRM AMONG ALL CREW MEMBERS/COCKPIT AND CAB. EVERYONE ENCOURAGED TO PITCH IN AND FINAL DECISION WAS AGREED UPON BY ALL INCLUDING DISPATCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.