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.
Synopsis
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.
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