B747-400
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 26000; Flight Crew Type 1500
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
On climbout; as power reduced from TO thrust to climb thrust; there was a loud bang and shudder through the aircraft. EICAS revealed ENG FAILURE 2 and GEN DISC 2. We coordinated with Tower and Radar for a straight out departure and a climb to dump fuel. We secured the #2 engine as per the QRH ENGINE SEVERE DAMAGE checklist. We were cleared to FL140 and vectored for a 50 minute 200K# fuel dump. We communicated with [Company] flight control; the B744 [Chief Pilot] on duty; who concurred that our fuel dump and return to [departure airport] was the right decision. We [advised ATC]; requested CFR and landed uneventfully. We debriefed with a [company] manager and two representatives from the Department of Civil Aviation who cleared us to go. An event report was submitted by the flight crew.
B747-400 Captain reported returning to the departure airport when they experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff.