My understanding with this event is the checklist instructed the crew to shut the engine down as apposed to reduce to idle.
It raises some interesting questions.
Do you ignore a checklist considering the fact that you are midway between the mainland and HI?
I assume that leaving it at idle keeps some ancillary services running such as a gen (not a Boeing guy) which is probably what the crew were thinking????
If the engine has some health issues wouldn’t it make more sense to shut it down then possibly restart it for the approach and landing or have the relight checklist at hand for a quick restart in case the other donk developed issues along the way?????
Would running the engine with an oil filter bypass indication AND a chip detector indication for the remainder of the flight make it worse?
I am not advocating either way but there are so many different ways to proceed with such an event.