Boeing 777 has a history of at least 12 incidents of dangerous overheating. Should this plane still be flying?

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Evening Standard;

Record of fires on 777 jets

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The type of jet involved in the near catastrophe at Heathrow has a history of onboard fires causing power failure.

The Standard has learned that Boeing 777s have been involved in at least 12 serious incidents when electrical systems became dangerously overheated during or immediately prior to flights.

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Answer 1

Stupid city folk and their flying machines!

Answer 2

oh boy you are so totally stupid. i should have known that after all the questions you have written before the 777-incident, you would make such stupid "recommendations". so just never ever come here with such questions (and especially 777-related-questions), because it is even up to now the most secure aircraft, because no one has ever been hurt.

Answer 3

I'll just cut it short with "You are a naive moron."

Thanks, Soccer Boi

Answer 4

i agree with every body who has answered before

you are so stupid the Boeing 777 should be flying because they use less petrol than the Airbus A340

Answer 5

Compared to the competitors, I'd be willing to fly on one.

It's what airworthiness directives and 337's to report damage/defect history are for. Compared to the safety of other airliners, only 12 incidents in as many years of commercial service is a fairly impressive record. (I'm taking you at your word on the instances because I have other things I need to be doing, but I've got the Boeing web page up in the other browser.)

Compare it to,... Oh, any of the Airbus products that can have the horizontal stabilizer part ways with the fuselage if the pilot gets too jiggy with the rudder. Or Canadair aircraft that can't take off with even a moderate frost on their wings.

Every aircraft has it's weakness, (and please don't start again about parachutes,) it's like everything else. With careful maintenance and discovery of problems like that they may out live you. There were an estimated 500 DC-3's still flying commercially 10 years ago even in the wake of Boeings decision to stop supporting the line when they bought Douglass.

At what point, I have to wonder, do you sit down and decide whether or not a hobby has crossed the very fine line into obsession? I like to stay clean, but that doesn't mean I'm carrying a bottle of hand sanitizer for each time I touch a door handle. There was a crash, I'm not going bonkers to ground the entire fleet. Crashes happen, I'm not screaming for the airlines to outfit aircraft with a parachute for every passenger.

Do you think, if you really tried, you could find something else to worry about? Maybe take some courses at a qualified maintenance training school?

JT

Answer 6

Why all the name calling? Who's showing their intelligence now?

Answer 7

If it wasnt safe it wouldnt be flying. It hasnt had a fatal accident and most commercial airplanes cant even say that. So its extremely safe!!! If the electrical system were to become an issue, the pilot could turn it off and use emergency power to land the plane.

Answer 8

Although the 12 incidents are true but it was never proven if it was design fault from Boeing, so until that is proven, the 777 is perfectly safe(like any other airliner) to fly on. To the people bashing him, the 12 incidents are true but i agree its a bit of a stretch to say the 777 should be grounded.

Answer 9

i agree with ^Rafeal^ there. The 777 has one of the best safty records in the industry. Thus far the plane that emergancy landed at Heathrow, will be the first 777 to be decomishined due to an accident.

Answer 10

I'm sure you can provide links to these 12 incidents.

Answer 11

What 12 incidents? The 777 is one of the safest planes to be flying. The heathrow incident was the first incident a 777 had. The Boeing 777 absolutely should be flying. Without the 777's long range, airlines will have difficulties operating.

The 12 incidents "serious"? Not at all. You are trying to state a fact more than trying to ask a question. I agree with the other people who say your a "moron".

Next time, think before you say, in this case, think before you ask.

Answer 12

THIS guy again.............

Answer 13

You are a naive moron. Every plane that has every flew has had problems, most of them by human error, but some of them have been from mechanical error. they will not ground one of the most successful and safe airliner in the world over some little problem like this.

Answer 14

He just keeps rattling his "what if" saber. Obvious that he has a small amount of intellect and a lot of time on his hands.