Immediate return for landing
Just want to get some feedback on the above issue under the following set of circumstances :
You take off at MTOW in your 777 or any other two engined ETOPS aircraft capable of fuel jettison. Shortly after take off you have an engine failure. Under the rules of two engined flight this is an emergancy and requires a landing at the nearest suitable airfield.
The question therefore is do you
A) In a mannered and disciplined fashion return for a landing at the earliest time and not waste time jettisoning fuel believing that an overwieght landing is a lot better than being in the air any longer with an engine inoperative.
or
B) Take the time to go and jettison fuel knowing that the other engine has been designed to run for 120-180mins so taking time for fuel jettison would not be a significant risk and would reduce the chances of an incident on landing.
Also in additon to this would your attitude change depending on what type of engine failure had occured e.g. a simple rundown vs. a surging engine.