B787 Dreamliner Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210; Flight Crew Total 21763; Flight Crew Type 1000
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Aircraft Automation Overrode Flight Crew; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
After gate arrival; the Captain moved both FUEL CONTROL switches to CUTOUT per SOP. Shortly thereafter; one of the Relief Pilots noticed that the right engine N2 indicator displayed AUTOSTART and approximately 26%. The Captain verified that the FUEL CONTROL switches were both in CUTOFF and attempted to contact the Ramp Agent via flight interphone to insure that ground personnel stayed clear of the right engine. The right engine attempted one more AUTOSTART and then remained shut down. No engine noise was heard in the flight deck during the start attempts. A Maintenance Technician entered the flight deck and reported that ramp personnel had stayed clear of the engine as it had produced smoke and flames during the malfunction. No injuries or visible external damaged occurred during the event. The Captain made the appropriate maintenance logbook and ACARS notification to Maintenance Control; indicating that the right engine had made multiple AUTOSTART attempts with no flight crew action.
After a complete engine shut down at the gate with the Start Levers at CUTOUT; a B787 right engine attempt two uncommanded autostarts which ground personnel reported produced smoke and flames.