B777-200 suffers failure of right engine. Land at nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	802633
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 40000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
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 last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	802633
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas engine fail message other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were cruising at FL400 in clear air with no turbulence. We were in contact with center. At approximately XA00Z we heard a muffled boom and the aircraft yawed slightly to the left. At that time we received an 'EICAS' message right engine fail. The copilot took control of the aircraft and I notified ATC that we had lost an engine and requested a cruise descent. We immediately began to run the engine fail checklist; secured the engine; and elected to attempt a restart. When the restart was unsuccessful; we notified ATC that we would like to proceed to ZZZ; which was the nearest suitable airport in time and distance. I notified dispatch of our problem and intentions. The copilot continued to fly and prepare for a landing while I briefed the purser and the passenger. We were handed off to approach who brought us around for a visual to runway xxl. The copilot and I briefed the visual to runway xxl; a single engine approach and landing; and a possible single engine go around. The landing was totally normal and we taxied to the gate unassisted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777-200 SUFFERS FAILURE OF RIGHT ENGINE. LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: WE WERE CRUISING AT FL400 IN CLR AIR WITH NO TURB. WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH CTR. AT APPROX XA00Z WE HEARD A MUFFLED BOOM AND THE ACFT YAWED SLIGHTLY TO THE L. AT THAT TIME WE RECEIVED AN 'EICAS' MESSAGE R ENG FAIL. THE COPLT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND I NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE HAD LOST AN ENG AND REQUESTED A CRUISE DSCNT. WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RUN THE ENG FAIL CHKLIST; SECURED THE ENG; AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A RESTART. WHEN THE RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; WE NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED TO ZZZ; WHICH WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT IN TIME AND DISTANCE. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH OF OUR PROB AND INTENTIONS. THE COPLT CONTINUED TO FLY AND PREPARE FOR A LNDG WHILE I BRIEFED THE PURSER AND THE PAX. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO APCH WHO BROUGHT US AROUND FOR A VISUAL TO RWY XXL. THE COPLT AND I BRIEFED THE VISUAL TO RWY XXL; A SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG; AND A POSSIBLE SINGLE ENG GAR. THE LNDG WAS TOTALLY NORMAL AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE UNASSISTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.