Low speed abort by B777 flight crew at 50 KTS when left engine fails on takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	617999
Time
Date	200405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : eko.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	617999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the relief pilot. As we applied takeoff power, the left engine failed. We aborted the takeoff at less than 50 KTS. Ran the appropriate checklists, taxied back close to the gate and was towed in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW SPD ABORT BY B777 FLT CREW AT 50 KTS WHEN L ENG FAILS ON TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: I WAS THE RELIEF PLT. AS WE APPLIED TKOF PWR, THE L ENG FAILED. WE ABORTED THE TKOF AT LESS THAN 50 KTS. RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, TAXIED BACK CLOSE TO THE GATE AND WAS TOWED IN.

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.