Editing Boeing 777 (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
[[File:Ice-Trent-800-Heat-Exchanger inset.jpg|thumb|A laboratory replication of [[ice crystals]] clogging the fuel-oil [[heat exchanger]] on a [[Rolls-Royce Trent 800]] engine, from the [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] (AAIB) report on the [[British Airways Flight 38]] (BA38) and Delta Air Lines Flight 18 (DL18) incidents.<ref name="delta18details" /><ref name="FOHE"/> |alt=Heat exchanger. Circular latticework with an uneven covering of small particles over part of its surface.]]
[[File:Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - color.jpg|thumb|9M-MRO, the aircraft involved in the disappearance of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]]]]

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{{as of|2024|5|df=US}}, the 777 had been involved in 31 [[aviation accidents and incidents]],<ref name="ASNdatabase">{{cite web |date=March 3, 2019 |title=Boeing 777 occurrences |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-777/database |access-date=February 21, 2021 |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620173734/http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-777/database |url-status=live}}</ref> including a total of eight [[hull loss]]es (five in-flight accidents), resulting in 542 fatalities (including three fatalities due to ground casualties), along with three [[aircraft hijacking|hijackings]].<ref name=ASNlosses>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-777/losses |title=Boeing 777 hull losses |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=March 3, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813030927/http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-777/losses |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ASNstatistics>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-777/statistics |title=Boeing 777 Accident Statistics |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=September 25, 2018 |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812182426/http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-777/statistics |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> The first fatality involving the twinjet occurred in a fire while an aircraft was being refueled at [[Denver International Airport]] in the United States on September 5, 2001, during which a ground worker sustained fatal burns.<ref name=ba2019>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010905-1 |title=British Airways Flight 2019 ground fire |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=November 21, 2008 |archive-date=November 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115150631/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010905-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft, operated by [[British Airways]], sustained fire damage to the lower wing panels and engine housing; it was later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=ba2019/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010918X01956&key=1 |title=DEN01FA157 entry |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |date=February 24, 2005 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005114217/http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010918X01956&key=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The first hull loss occurred on January 17, 2008, when a 777-200ER with Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engines, flying from Beijing to London as [[British Airways Flight 38]], crash-landed approximately {{convert|1000|ft|m}} short of Heathrow Airport's runway 27L and slid onto the runway's [[Displaced threshold|threshold]]. There were 47 injuries and no fatalities. The impact severely damaged the landing gear, wing roots and engines.<ref name=BA080201>{{cite news |title=Interim Management Statement |date=February 1, 2008 |work=[[Regulatory News Service]] |author=British Airways |url=http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200802010700330296N |access-date=November 21, 2008 |author-link=British Airways |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116071025/http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200802010700330296N |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BA038report>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/1-2010%20G-YMMM.pdf |title=Report on the accident to Boeing 777-236ER, G-YMMM, at London Heathrow Airport on 17 January 2008 |publisher=Air Accidents Investigation Branch |date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218041718/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=%2F1-2010%20G-YMMM.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> The accident was attributed to ice crystals suspended in the aircraft's fuel clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger (FOHE).<ref name="FOHE"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7941137.stm |title='High risk' of plane fault repeat |work=BBC News |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=March 20, 2009 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321014020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7941137.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Two other minor momentary losses of thrust with Trent 895 engines occurred later in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/29/221923/american-investigates-as-777-engine-fails-to-respond-to-throttle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304124553/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/29/221923/american-investigates-as-777-engine-fails-to-respond-to-throttle.html |archive-date=March 4, 2008 |title=American investigates as 777 engine fails to respond to throttle |work=Flight International |last=Kaminski-Morrow |first=David |date=February 29, 2008 |access-date=March 20, 2009}}</ref><ref name="delta18details">{{cite web |url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=7cba7571-d0e2-4736-a08b-2c24fcd7f225 |date=December 22, 2008 |title=NTSB Investigates B777 Uncommanded Engine Rollback |work=Air Safety Week |access-date=April 2, 2009 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104015745/http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=7cba7571-d0e2-4736-a08b-2c24fcd7f225 |url-status=live}}</ref> Investigators found these were also caused by ice in the fuel clogging the FOHE. As a result, the heat exchanger was redesigned.<ref name="FOHE">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIMXfl8BIMA |title=Safety Recommendation: In reply refer to: A-09-17 (Urgent) and −18 |date=March 11, 2009 |work=[[Mayday (Canadian TV series)|Mayday]], Discovery Channel |access-date=October 23, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305053019/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIMXfl8BIMA |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Woodman, Peter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ice-probable-cause-of-heathrow-crashlanding-1893650.html |title=Ice 'probable cause' of Heathrow crash-landing |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126191838/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ice-probable-cause-of-heathrow-crashlanding-1893650.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The second hull loss occurred on July 29, 2011, when a 777-200ER scheduled to operate as [[EgyptAir Flight 667]] suffered a cockpit fire while parked at the gate at [[Cairo International Airport]] before its departure.<ref name="SU-GBP">{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110729-0 |title=EgyptAir Flight 667 ground fire |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=January 2, 2012 |archive-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309144639/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110729-0 |url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft was evacuated with no injuries,<ref name="SU-GBP"/> and airport fire teams extinguished the fire.<ref name=jacdec711>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacdec.de/news/months/11_07.htm |title=Recent Incidents / Accidents Worldwide |publisher=Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre |date=July 2011 |access-date=January 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106064051/http://www.jacdec.de/news/months/11_07.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The aircraft sustained structural, heat and smoke damage, and was written off.<ref name="SU-GBP"/><ref name=jacdec711/> Investigators focused on a possible short circuit between an electrical cable and a supply hose in the cockpit crew oxygen system.<ref name="SU-GBP"/>

The third hull loss occurred on July 6, 2013, when a 777-200ER, operating as [[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]], crashed while landing at [[San Francisco International Airport]] after touching down short of the runway. The 307 surviving passengers and crew on board evacuated before fire destroyed the aircraft. Two passengers, who had not been wearing their seatbelts, were ejected from the aircraft during the crash and were killed.<ref name="NTSB/AAR-14/01">{{cite book |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1401.pdf |title=Descent Below Visual Glidepath and Impact With Seawall, Asiana Airlines Flight 214, Boeing 777-200ER, HL7742, San Francisco, California, July 6, 2013 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=April 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430002302/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1401.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> A third passenger died six days later as a result of injuries sustained during the crash.<ref name="CBS-2013-07-12">{{cite news |title=3rd fatality in Asiana flight crash |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/3rd-fatality-in-asiana-flight-crash/ |work=CBS News |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703080754/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/3rd-fatality-in-asiana-flight-crash/ |url-status=live}}</ref> These were the first fatalities in a crash involving a 777 since its entry into service in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-asiana-victim-coroner-idUKBRE96J00S20130720 |title=One Asiana victim killed by a vehicle, not plane crash - coroner |work=Reuters News Agency |date=July 20, 2013 |access-date=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=July 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721100652/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/20/uk-asiana-victim-coroner-idUKBRE96J00S20130720 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CBS-2013-07-12"/><ref name=FI_Asiana_777_crash>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/asiana-777-200er-crashes-at-san-francisco-airport-388004/ |title=Asiana 777-200ER crashes at San Francisco airport |work=Flight International |date=July 6, 2013 |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709224745/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/asiana-777-200er-crashes-at-san-francisco-airport-388004/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The official accident investigation concluded in June 2014 that the pilots committed 20 to 30 minor to significant errors in their final approach. Deficiencies in [[Asiana Airlines]]' pilot training and in Boeing's documentation of complex flight control systems were also cited as contributory factors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323823004578591422758092016 |title=Pilot Error Eyed in San Francisco Plane Crash |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=July 8, 2013 |quote=National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman's comments indicated investigators were focused primarily on why the cockpit crew allowed speed to decay to such an extent&nbsp;... |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722173337/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323823004578591422758092016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/asiana-airlines-flight-214-crash-caused-by-boeing-planes-being-overly-complicated-9562331.html |title=Asiana Airlines flight 214 crash caused by Boeing planes being 'overly complicated' |work=The Independent |last=Withnall |first=Adam |date=June 25, 2014 |access-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726024031/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/asiana-airlines-flight-214-crash-caused-by-boeing-planes-being-overly-complicated-9562331.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AAR-14-01 Final Report">{{cite book |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1401.pdf |title=Descent Below Visual Glidepath and Impact With Seawall, Asiana Airlines Flight 214, Boeing 777-200ER, HL7742, San Francisco, California, July 6, 2013 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |id=NTSB/AAR-14/01 |date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320123345/http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1401.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

The fourth hull loss occurred on March 8, 2014, when a 777-200ER carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing as [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]], was reported missing. Air Traffic Control's last reported coordinates for the aircraft were over the [[South China Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/night-search-for-missing-777-to-test-malaysia-and-vietnam-396796/ |title=Night search for missing 777 to test Malaysia and Vietnam |work=Flight Global |access-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308144935/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/night-search-for-missing-777-to-test-malaysia-and-vietnam-396796/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html |title=Friday, March 14, 12:00 AM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - 18th Media Statement |date=March 14, 2014 |publisher=Malaysia Airlines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308134226/http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html |archive-date=March 8, 2014}}</ref> After the search for the aircraft began, Malaysia's prime minister, [[Najib Razak]], announced on March 24, 2014, that after analysis of new satellite data it was now to be assumed "beyond reasonable doubt" that the aircraft had crashed in the Indian Ocean and there were no survivors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/equal-importance-given-to-both-corridors-in-mh370-397046/ |title='Equal importance' given to both corridors in MH370 search |publisher=Reed Business Information |work=flightglobal.com |access-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023193643/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/equal-importance-given-to-both-corridors-in-mh370-397046/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26716572 |title=Flight MH370 'crashed in south Indian Ocean' - Malaysia PM |work=BBC News |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502152333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26716572 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cause remains unknown, but the Malaysian Government in January 2015, declared it an accident.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/29/malaysia-declares-jets-disappearance-an-accident.html |title=Malaysia declares MH370's disappearance an accident |last=Ng |first=Eileen |date=January 29, 2015 |agency=The Associated Press |website=The Star |publisher=Toronto Star Newspaper Ltd. |access-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201190732/http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/29/malaysia-declares-jets-disappearance-an-accident.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/01/29/MH370-full-statement-DCA/ |title=MH370: Full statement by DCA |date=January 29, 2015 |website=The Star Online |publisher=Star Media Group Berhad |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203002211/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/01/29/MH370-full-statement-DCA/ |url-status=live}}</ref> US officials believe the most likely explanation to be that someone in the cockpit of Flight 370 re-programmed the aircraft's autopilot to travel south across the Indian Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Almasy |first1=Steve |last2=Carter |first2=Chelsea J. |last3=Clancy |first3=Jim |date=2014-03-18 |title=Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search grows, pilots face scrutiny |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/16/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=CNN |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129000150/https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/16/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=David |date=2014-03-24 |title=FBI to quiz wife of Flight MH370 pilot amid fears of cockpit hijack of missing plane |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-fbi-3276536 |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=mirror |language=en |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308130757/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-fbi-3276536 |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 29, 2015, an item later identified as a [[flaperon]] from the still missing aircraft<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37820122 |title=MH370: The key pieces of debris found by the public |work=The [[BBC]] |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> was found on the island of [[Réunion]] in the western Indian Ocean, consistent with having drifted from the main search area.<ref>{{cite news |title=MH370: What's next in the investigation? |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/world/mh370-plane-debris-what-next/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806091301/http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/world/mh370-plane-debris-what-next/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The fifth hull loss occurred on July 17, 2014, when a 777-200ER, bound for [[Kuala Lumpur]] from [[Amsterdam]] as [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] (MH17), was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile while flying over eastern Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |author=Baker |first=Peter |date=July 19, 2014 |title=With Jet Strike, War in Ukraine Is Felt Globally |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/world/europe/with-jets-fall-war-in-ukraine-is-felt-globally.html |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411065615/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/world/europe/with-jets-fall-war-in-ukraine-is-felt-globally.html |url-status=live}}</ref> All 298 people (283 passengers and 15 crew) on board were killed, making this the deadliest crash involving the Boeing 777.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 777-2H6ER 9M-MRD Hrabove |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140717-0 |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603195052/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140717-0 |url-status=live}}</ref> The incident was linked to the ongoing [[War in Donbas]].<ref name=m17>{{cite web |last1=Walshe |first1=Michael |last2=McShane |first2=Larry |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/malaysian-airlines-plane-crashes-ukraine-russian-border-article-1.1870413 |title=Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down by surface-to-air missile in what Ukrainian president calls 'act of terrorism' |website=NY Daily News |publisher=New York Daily News |date=July 17, 2014 |access-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717185307/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/malaysian-airlines-plane-crashes-ukraine-russian-border-article-1.1870413 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shoichet |first1=Catherine E. |last2=Fantz |first2=Ashley |date=July 17, 2014 |title=U.S. official: Missile hit Malaysia Airlines plane |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/world/europe/ukraine-malaysia-airlines-crash/index.html |access-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326131010/http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/world/europe/ukraine-malaysia-airlines-crash/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On the basis of the [[Dutch Safety Board]] and the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17#Criminal investigation|Joint Investigation Team]] official conclusions of May 2018, the governments of the Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible for the deployment of the [[Buk missile system|Buk]] missile system used in shooting down the airliner from territory held by pro-Russian separatists.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2018/05/25/mh17-the-netherlands-and-australia-hold-russia-responsible |title=MH17: The Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible |date=25 May 2018 |website=Government of the Netherlands |access-date=25 May 2018 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427105812/https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2018/05/25/mh17-the-netherlands-and-australia-hold-russia-responsible |url-status=live}}</ref>

The sixth hull loss occurred on August 3, 2016, when a 777-300 crashed while landing and caught fire at [[Dubai]] Airport at the end of its flight as [[Emirates Flight 521]].<ref name="DC201608">{{cite news |title=Emirates flight from Trivandrum crash-lands in Dubai, passengers safe |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/asia/030816/emirates-flight-from-trivandrum-to-dubai-crash-lands-passengers-safe.html |access-date=August 3, 2016 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=August 3, 2016 |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042829/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/asia/030816/emirates-flight-from-trivandrum-to-dubai-crash-lands-passengers-safe.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The preliminary investigation indicated that the aircraft was attempting a landing during active wind shear conditions. The pilots initiated a go-around procedure shortly after the wheels touched-down onto the runway; however, the aircraft settled back onto the ground, apparently due to late throttle application. As the undercarriage was in the process of being retracted, the aircraft landed on its rear underbody and engine [[nacelle]]s, resulting in the separation of one engine, loss of control and subsequent crash.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary Report AIFN/0008/2016 |url=https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/ePublication/admin/iradmin/Lists/Incidents%20Investigation%20Reports/Attachments/90/2016-2016%20-%20Preliminary%20Report,%20AAIS%20Case%20AIFN-0008-2016%20-%20A6-EMW.pdf |website=Gcaa.gov.ae |publisher=GCAA |access-date=September 7, 2016 |archive-date=September 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906230455/https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/ePublication/admin/iradmin/Lists/Incidents%20Investigation%20Reports/Attachments/90/2016-2016%20-%20Preliminary%20Report,%20AAIS%20Case%20AIFN-0008-2016%20-%20A6-EMW.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> There were no passenger casualties of the 300 people on board, but one airport fireman was killed fighting the fire. The aircraft's fuselage and right wing were irreparably damaged by the fire.<ref name="DC201608"/><ref name=NDTV>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/images-of-the-emirates-plane-that-burst-into-flames-in-dubai-22563?site=full#photo-283025 |title=Images Of The Emirates Plane That Burst Into Flames In Dubai |work=NDTV |access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806231510/http://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/images-of-the-emirates-plane-that-burst-into-flames-in-dubai-22563?site=full#photo-283025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The seventh hull loss occurred on November 29, 2017, when a [[Singapore Airlines]] 777-200ER experienced a fire while being towed at [[Singapore Changi Airport]]. An aircraft technician was the only occupant on board and evacuated safely. The aircraft sustained heat damage and was written off.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171129-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 777-212ER 9V-SQK Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN) |last=Ranter |first=Harro |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022155801/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171129-0 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another fire occurred on July 22, 2020 to an [[Ethiopian Airlines]] 777F while at the cargo area of [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]]. The aircraft sustained heat damage and was written off as the eighth hull loss. Media reports on legal proceedings attribute the fire to the ignition of chlorine dioxide disinfection tablets at high temperatures in a humid environment on ground.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/ethiopian-777f-suffers-major-fire-in-shanghai/139423.article |title=Ethiopian 777F suffers major fire in Shanghai |first=Alfred |last=Chua |date=July 22, 2020 |website=Flight Global |access-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-date=July 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722094838/https://www.flightglobal.com/ethiopian-777f-suffers-major-fire-in-shanghai/139423.article |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theloadstar.com/hong-kong-court-to-decide-liability-for-fire-on-ethiopian-airlines-aircraft/ |title=Hong Kong court to decide liability for fire on Ethiopian Airlines aircraft |website=The Loadstar |date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>

On February 20, 2021, a 777-200 operating as [[United Airlines Flight 328]] suffered a failure of its starboard engine. The cowling and other engine parts fell over a Denver suburb. The captain declared an emergency and returned to land at the [[Denver]] airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/22/us/boeing-aircraft-engine-fail-monday/index.html |title=Engine debris rained over a mile across a Denver suburb. Now Boeing recommends suspending its 777s with that engine |access-date=22 February 2021 |website=CNN |date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222111200/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/22/us/boeing-aircraft-engine-fail-monday/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> An immediate examination, before any formal investigation, found that two fan blades had broken off. One blade had suffered metal fatigue and may have chipped another blade, which also broke off.<ref name=bbc4031>{{Cite news |title=Boeing 777: Signs of 'metal fatigue' found on Denver plane engine |website=BBC News |date=23 February 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56163403 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223124141/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56163403 |url-status=live}}</ref> Boeing recommended suspending flights of all 128 operational 777s equipped with [[Pratt & Whitney PW4000]] engines until they had been inspected. Several countries also restricted flights of PW4000-equipped 777s in their territory.<ref name=bbc4031/>  In 2018, a similar issue occurred on [[United Airlines Flight 1175]] from San Francisco to Hawaii involving another 777-200 equipped with the same engine type.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/02/united-flight-1175-sfo-honolulu-ntsb-investigation/ |title=NTSB: Inspection Mistakes Caused Engine Failure On 2018 SFO-Hawaii Flight |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221033258/https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/02/united-flight-1175-sfo-honolulu-ntsb-investigation/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 21, 2024, [[Singapore Airlines Flight 321]], operated by a 777-300ER, encountered severe [[turbulence]] over Myanmar that injured 104 passengers and crew<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore Airlines: CEO apologises for deadly 'traumatic' flight |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce99yy216l1o |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=bbc.com |date=May 22, 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and led to the death of a passenger, who died of a suspected [[heart attack]].<ref>[https://bbc.com/news/videos/ck77mldzlnpo attack] BBC</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 777-312ER 9V-SWM, Tuesday 21 May 2024 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/388147 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> <!--
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