B787 Dreamliner Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 237; Flight Crew Total 9659; Flight Crew Type 3512
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Human Factors
[En route] I reached up for the flight plan; which was resting on the glare shield. We were using the heavy Boeing gray clipboard to hold the flight plan; and as I picked it up it off the glare shield it slipped out of my hand; falling and striking the Right Engine Fuel Control Switch; knocking it into the CUTOFF position. The Captain (PF [Pilot Flying]) executed the Engine out drift down procedure with me backing him up; descending and offsetting 15 nm right of course; and after the aircraft was established he handed control of the aircraft off to me while he looked up and executed the Engine Fail R checklist. We also woke up the FO (First Officer); who was on his break; requesting he come to the cockpit. We stabilized at FL310; knew exactly what had happened; and after discussing it together; followed the checklist by returning the FCS (Fuel Control Switch) to RUN; and the engine restarted. We discussed the situation with Dispatch; [Operations Management]; and the FO (who had returned to the flight deck by this time and was occupying the center jumpseat) and all agreed that we could safely continue the flight to ZZZZ; which we did after coordinating with ATC and [Operations Management.] We did not declare an emergency as we were too busy running the checklist and backing each other up; by the time we thought to we had already restarted the engine and stabilized the aircraft.
The crew called on SatCom to report that a clipboard had accidentally been dropped on the fuel cutout lever and the engine shut down. The crew descended from fl400 to fl310 and restarted the engine successfully. They said they were back on route and were going to request a climb back to fl400. The current fuel was compared with the flight plan and there was no significant discrepancy and the crew and dispatch determined continuing to ZZZZ was not a problem. The crew declined to talk to [Maintenance Control]. No emergency was declared. The crew spoke to [Operations Management]. No announcements were made to the passengers.
B787 flight crew and Dispatcher reported the right engine was inadvertently shut down when a clipboard was dropped onto the right engine control switch.