A B767-300 first officer shutdown both engines prior to gate arrival. He mistakenly put the left eng...

Narrative:

Our scheduled departure from the south american station was xa:05 local time. We were informed that the aircraft would be late arriving; so we delayed our departure from the layover hotel. The new expected departure time was xe:30 local. However; the plane arrived with a mechanical problem. After an additional delay to repair the plane we departed at xg:48 local time. We were 6:43 later than our scheduled departure. After flying an all night international flight that was delayed over 6 hours; I made an uneventful approach and landing. As we approached the lead in line for the gate; the captain asked me to shut down the right engine in keeping with normal standard operation procedures. I first had to set up the air conditioning panel for the engine shutdown. Then I reached down; without looking; and moved the left fuel shutoff switch to cutoff. As the switch approached the stop I glanced down to see that I had grabbed the wrong switch. So I tried to quickly return the switch to run. Then I turned off the right fuel shutoff switch. However; the left engine had already shut down; and now the right engine was shutdown. Both engines were off as we approached the gate. At this point the captain stopped the aircraft; set the parking brake; and asked to be towed into the gate. Lessons learned: 1. Slow down while activating switches in the aircraft. Don't rush. 2. Always look at the switch I am moving. Never go by feel. 3. Be aware of fatigue issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 First Officer shutdown both engines prior to gate arrival. He mistakenly put the left engine fuel switch to OFF; attempted to stop the shutdown but then moved the right engine fuel switch OFF.

Narrative: Our scheduled departure from the South American station was XA:05 local time. We were informed that the aircraft would be late arriving; so we delayed our departure from the layover hotel. The new expected departure time was XE:30 local. However; the plane arrived with a mechanical problem. After an additional delay to repair the plane we departed at XG:48 local time. We were 6:43 later than our scheduled departure. After flying an all night international flight that was delayed over 6 hours; I made an uneventful approach and landing. As we approached the lead in line for the gate; the Captain asked me to shut down the RIGHT engine in keeping with normal standard operation procedures. I first had to set up the Air Conditioning Panel for the engine shutdown. Then I reached down; without looking; and moved the LEFT fuel shutoff switch to cutoff. As the switch approached the stop I glanced down to see that I had grabbed the wrong switch. So I tried to quickly return the switch to run. Then I turned off the RIGHT fuel shutoff switch. However; the left engine had already shut down; and now the right engine was shutdown. BOTH ENGINES WERE OFF AS WE APPROACHED THE GATE. At this point the Captain stopped the aircraft; set the parking brake; and asked to be towed into the gate. Lessons learned: 1. Slow down while activating switches in the aircraft. Don't rush. 2. Always look at the switch I am moving. Never go by feel. 3. Be aware of fatigue issues.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	859936
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Fuel Control
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 8900
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 260 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 6600
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B767-300 first officer shutdown both engines prior to gate arrival. He mistakenly put the left engine fuel switch to off; attempted to stop the shutdown but then moved the right engine fuel switch off.