[TheList] TheList Digest, Vol 57, Issue 7

Mon Mar 10 11:07:29 AEDT 2014

As of March 2014, the 777 has been in 10 aviation accidents and 
incidents 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents>,^[211] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-211> including three 
confirmed hull-loss accidents,^[212] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-212> and three 
hijackings <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_hijacking>.^[213] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-213> Before 2013, the 
only fatality involving the twinjet occurred in a refueling fire at 
Denver International Airport 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_International_Airport> on September 
5, 2001, during which a ground worker sustained fatal burns.^[214] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-ba2019-214> The 
aircraft, operated by British Airways 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways>, suffered fire damage to 
the lower wing panels and engine housing; it was later repaired and 
returned to service.^[214] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-ba2019-214> ^[215] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-215>

The type's first hull-loss occurred on January 17, 2008, when British 
Airways Flight 38 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_38>, a 777-200ER 
with Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engines flying from Beijing to London, 
crash-landed approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) short of Heathrow 
Airport's runway 27L and slid onto the runway's threshold 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displaced_threshold>. There were 47 
injuries and no fatalities. The impact damaged the landing gear, wing 
roots <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_root> and engines. The aircraft 
was written off.^[216] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-BA080201-216> ^[217] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-BA038report-217> Upon 
investigation, the accident was blamed on ice crystals 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_crystals> from the fuel system 
clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_exchanger> (FOHE).^[210] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-FOHE-210> In 2009, 
air accident investigators called for a redesign of this component on 
the Trent 800 series engine.^[218] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-218> Redesigned fuel 
oil heat exchangers were installed in British Airways' 777s by October 
2009.^[219] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-219>

Two other minor momentary losses of thrust 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_engine#Thrust> with Trent 895 engines 
occurred in February and November 2008.^[220] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-220> ^[221] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-delta18details-221> 
The National Transportation Safety Board 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board> 
(NTSB) investigators concluded that, just as on BA38, the loss of power 
was caused by ice in the fuel clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger. As a 
result, the heat exchanger was redesigned.^[210] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-FOHE-210>

The type's second hull-loss occurred on July 29, 2011, when an EgyptAir 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir> 777-200ER registered as SU-GBP 
suffered a cockpit fire while parked at the gate at Cairo International 
Airport 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_International_Airport>.^[222] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-SU-GBP-222> The plane 
was successfully evacuated with no injuries,^[222] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-SU-GBP-222> and 
airport fire teams extinguished the fire.^[223] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-jacdec711-223> The 
aircraft sustained structural, heat and smoke damage. This aircraft was 
written off.^[222] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-SU-GBP-222> ^[223] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-jacdec711-223> 
Investigators focused on a possible electrical fault with a supply hose 
in the cockpit crew oxygen system.^[222] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-SU-GBP-222>

The type's third hull loss and first involving fatalities occurred on 
July 6, 2013, when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214>, 777-200ER 
registered HL7742, crashed while landing at San Francisco International 
Airport 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_International_Airport> after 
touching down short of the runway. Surviving passengers and crew 
evacuated before fire destroyed the aircraft. The crash led to the death 
of three of the 307 people on board. These were the first fatalities in 
a crash involving a 777.^[224] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-224> ^[225] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-225> ^[226] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-FI_Asiana_777_crash-226> 
An accident investigation by the NTSB is underway; its initial focus is 
on the aircraft's low landing speed.^[227] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777#cite_note-227>

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370>, a 777-200ER 
carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, was reported missing en route from 
Kuala Lumpur <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur> to Beijing 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing>. Air Traffic Control's last 
reported coordinates for the aircraft were in Vietnamese air space in 
the south china sea at 6°55?15?N 103°34?43?E 
<http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Boeing_777&params=6_55_15_N_103_34_43_E_type:landmark>. 
Although only an oil slick was noted in the sea, the flight is presumed 
to have crashed into the sea, most likely due to catastrophic failure, 
as no 'mayday' type communication was reported.

On 3/9/2014 3:42 PM, Neill Ellis wrote:
> Yes, disapeared from 35,000 feet about 40 minutes into the flight. 
> Airframe had done around 3000 cycles and 20,000 hours. 2 Kiwi 
> passengers onboard.
>
> They certainly seem to have dragged their heels reporting it missing. 
> Also seems very slow identifying officially the crash spot despite 
> reports that the Navy found the slicks of Jet A1 on the surface in the 
> appropriate search location.
>
> Some good info on it's disappearance on various aviation/radar site.
>
> This is the 4th 777 loss of hull, 2nd fatal. 1 was fire on the ground, 
> 1 dropped short of the runway with loss of engine power, 1 hit the 
> seawall at San Francisco.
>
> Whatever happened, it seems it was instantaneous loss of airframe 
> integrity at altitude, terrorism possible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neill.
>
>
>
> On 9/03/2014 2:55 p.m., duckyduck wrote:
>> It was a 777/200 with the serial number 9M-MRO
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Chris Hellyar <chris at trash.co.nz>
>> To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
>> Subject: Re: [TheList] re Malaysian Airlines Flt.MH370
>> Message-ID: <531A9EBE.40907 at trash.co.nz>
>>
>>
>>
>>  It's being reported as a 777, and this would be the first in-flight 
>> loss of a 777 I think? There's been some ground incidents with them, 
>> but I don't think an airline has binned one yet? On 08/03/14 15:38, 
>> John Barnhill wrote:
>>>> The Sydney Airport Enthusiasts Group website (http://yssyforum.net/)
>>>> has good coverage of this missing flight. You can see on the 'live
>>>> tracking program' where Flt. MH370 disappears off the screen. Boeing
>>>> having a bit of bad luck lately with their  747's.
>>>>
>>>> John B
>>
>>

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