Embraer ERJ-175 flight crew reported experiencing a #2 engine failure during climb out; resulting in a return to the departure airport.
Synopsis
Embraer ERJ-175 flight crew reported experiencing a #2 engine failure during climb out; resulting in a return to the departure airport.
Narrative
We were climbing on the ZZZZZ departure out of ZZZ; and cleared to 14;000'. Anticipating some weather we wanted to climb above; we selected CLB 1 I believe around 8;000' (I don't remember exactly what altitude). Just prior to passing through 10;000'; we heard a single loud BANG from the right side of the aircraft. We received an ENG 2 FAIL EICAS and I noticed that E2 N1 had rolled back to approximately flight idle. I don't recall exactly; but I feel it was 32-36% N1. We elected to stop our climb at 10;000' and requested priority handling with ZZZ departure and advised them that we would be returning to ZZZ. He gave us a turn to the east and told us to expect runway XXR. The FO was the flying pilot and I was pilot monitoring. I ran the ENG 2 FAIL QRH procedure and we successfully shut down engine 2. No other abnormal indications or EICAS messages were present. We very briefly discussed a plan; and it was pretty evident that we would just be returning to ZZZ. I informed the flight attendants that we had an engine failure; would be returning to ZZZ; and that they would have 10-15 minutes before we landed. I then made a PA to the passengers; advising them that the loud bang they heard required us to shutdown our #2 engine and we would be returning to ZZZ. I informed them that there was no reason to be alarmed; as we were flying just fine on our remaining engine. I thanked them for their patience; told them we would be landing in about 15 minutes; and asked them to follow the instructions of our flight attendants.After running the ENG FAIL descent checklist; I realized that we would also be an overweight landing; so I elected to run that QRH procedure as well. I discussed with the FO that due to the fact that we were single engine; and due to the fact we would be landing overweight; that I would take over as flying pilot and landing the aircraft. He agreed that that was a good idea. Visual conditions existed in ZZZ and the approach and landing were uneventful. After landing; we asked CFR (Crash Fire Rescue) to inspect the right engine to see if they noticed any abnormal damage. They only noted what appeared to be some dark soot down the right side of the aircraft. We continued our taxi to the gate and had CFR follow us to parking as a precaution.So yes; there are some things I wish I'd done differently; but as I said; it was a great learning experience. You like to think you know how you'll react when something like this happens; but you don't truly find out until it actually does. Was I perfect? Probably not. But in the end; I'm happy with the performance of myself; and my crew. They all did an excellent job.
Second reporter narrative
We were operating from ZZZ to ZZZ1. We were departing on the ZZZZZ and cleared up to 14;000ft with the autopilot on. I was pilot flying and the captain was pilot monitoring. As we passed through 10;000ft; there was a loud bang that came from the right side of the aircraft. Very shortly after; the N1 began to roll back on the right engine and we got an ENG 2 FAIL EICAS message. I stopped the climb at 10;000ft and the captain requested priority handling and advised ATC that we would be returning to ZZZ. We were told to expect XXR; and began vectors back to the airport. I called for the ENG 2 FAIL QRH which ended with engine 2 being shut down. There were no other EICAS messages or indications relating to the engine failure. We quickly talked about how returning to ZZZ was the best option. The captain let the flight attendants know about the engine failure; then let the passengers know as well.When we ran the engine out descent checklist; the captain determined that we would also be overweight; so we ran the overweight landing QRH as well. As we were single engine and landing overweight; we decided that it would be best if I transferred flight controls to the captain for the landing. We had an uneventful visual approach to XXR backed up by the ILS. After clearing the runway; we had emergency vehicles inspect the right engine for any visible damage. The only damage they noted was soot on the right side of the aircraft. After the inspection; we continued to the gate; and had the emergency vehicles follow us as a precaution.
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