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Attributes | |
ACN | 617554 |
Time | |
Date | 200405 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx.artcc |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 36000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : bird.artcc artcc : eggx.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : relief pilot |
ASRS Report | 617554 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 617555 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eec status msg n3 oil press other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
Consequence | other other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Was on break as relief pilot position. Was called to the cockpit at XA30Z. Informed of pending serious condition of loss of oil quantity. Oil quantity was zero when I arrived in cockpit. I was tasked to call dispatch desk on comrdo. Captain and first officer were in process of declaring an emergency and exiting the atlantic track to divert to bicc. As I called dispatch, captain and first officer were very concerned about the zero oil quantity on #2 engine. Status messages were displayed, but no EICAS message was received. With oil pressure starting to decrease below 80 psi, captain and first officer elected to shut down #2 engine. I concurred, of course. I coordinated our divert with dispatch. He alerted bicc and set us up with WX, crash fire rescue equipment, etc. My next task was to run the 1-ENG drift-down checklist in the QRH. We descended to FL210. Engine failure checklist also run. Still no checklist direction was displayed through the EICAS system. Next, we coordinated with iceland control via HF, then shortly thereafter on VHF. This was about 290 NM southwest bicc. Radar contact was received and we were cleared to bicc to eventually intercept the runway 2 ILS. We began fuel dumping about 200 NM from the field, dumped down to maximum landing weight. We ceased dumping at about 10000 ft and 25 mi from the field. Captain performed an excellent approach and landing at XB40Z. First officer did a super job analyzing the problem and coordinating our departure from the track. Everything seemed to work as planned. One system's note is that we never received an EICAS message which stepped us through the engine shutdown procedure and follow-on events. We manually recalled the appropriate electronic checklists. The bicc operations personnel did a super job helping us on the ground. No adverse items to report. If anything, we almost had too much help at first after we declared mayday. Too many folks were on the radio offering assistance. Supplemental information from acn 617555: decided to divert to bicc which was nearest alternate. Started shallow descent while turning off the track. Accomplished all appropriate checklists, including emergency landing checklist. Flew for approximately 1 hour on single engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN WHEN A B777 FLT HAS TO SHUT DOWN #2 ENG WITH ZERO OIL PRESSURE WHILE ON AN EXTENDED OVERWATER OP 390 NM SW OF, AND DIVERTING TO, BIKF, FO.
Narrative: WAS ON BREAK AS RELIEF PLT POS. WAS CALLED TO THE COCKPIT AT XA30Z. INFORMED OF PENDING SERIOUS CONDITION OF LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY. OIL QUANTITY WAS ZERO WHEN I ARRIVED IN COCKPIT. I WAS TASKED TO CALL DISPATCH DESK ON COMRDO. CAPT AND FO WERE IN PROCESS OF DECLARING AN EMER AND EXITING THE ATLANTIC TRACK TO DIVERT TO BICC. AS I CALLED DISPATCH, CAPT AND FO WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ZERO OIL QUANTITY ON #2 ENG. STATUS MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED, BUT NO EICAS MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED. WITH OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO DECREASE BELOW 80 PSI, CAPT AND FO ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN #2 ENG. I CONCURRED, OF COURSE. I COORDINATED OUR DIVERT WITH DISPATCH. HE ALERTED BICC AND SET US UP WITH WX, CFR, ETC. MY NEXT TASK WAS TO RUN THE 1-ENG DRIFT-DOWN CHKLIST IN THE QRH. WE DSNDED TO FL210. ENG FAILURE CHKLIST ALSO RUN. STILL NO CHKLIST DIRECTION WAS DISPLAYED THROUGH THE EICAS SYS. NEXT, WE COORDINATED WITH ICELAND CTL VIA HF, THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER ON VHF. THIS WAS ABOUT 290 NM SW BICC. RADAR CONTACT WAS RECEIVED AND WE WERE CLRED TO BICC TO EVENTUALLY INTERCEPT THE RWY 2 ILS. WE BEGAN FUEL DUMPING ABOUT 200 NM FROM THE FIELD, DUMPED DOWN TO MAX LNDG WT. WE CEASED DUMPING AT ABOUT 10000 FT AND 25 MI FROM THE FIELD. CAPT PERFORMED AN EXCELLENT APCH AND LNDG AT XB40Z. FO DID A SUPER JOB ANALYZING THE PROB AND COORDINATING OUR DEP FROM THE TRACK. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK AS PLANNED. ONE SYS'S NOTE IS THAT WE NEVER RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE WHICH STEPPED US THROUGH THE ENG SHUTDOWN PROC AND FOLLOW-ON EVENTS. WE MANUALLY RECALLED THE APPROPRIATE ELECTRONIC CHKLISTS. THE BICC OPS PERSONNEL DID A SUPER JOB HELPING US ON THE GND. NO ADVERSE ITEMS TO RPT. IF ANYTHING, WE ALMOST HAD TOO MUCH HELP AT FIRST AFTER WE DECLARED MAYDAY. TOO MANY FOLKS WERE ON THE RADIO OFFERING ASSISTANCE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 617555: DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BICC WHICH WAS NEAREST ALTERNATE. STARTED SHALLOW DSCNT WHILE TURNING OFF THE TRACK. ACCOMPLISHED ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, INCLUDING EMER LNDG CHKLIST. FLEW FOR APPROX 1 HR ON SINGLE ENG.
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.