EgyptAir Flight 667
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SU-GBP, the aircraft involved, at London Heathrow Airport.
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| Incident summary | |
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| Date | 29 July 2011 |
| Summary | Cockpit Fire |
| Site | Cairo International Airport |
| Passengers | 307 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 7 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 317 (all) |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-266ER |
| Aircraft name | Nefertiti |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| Registration | SU-GBP |
| Flight origin | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
| Destination | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
EgyptAir Flight 667 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cairo International Airport in Egypt to Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia which suffered a fire in the cockpit while on the ground at Cairo airport on 29 July 2011. Seven people were injured in the incident which involved 317 passengers and crew. The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft involved was damaged beyond repair and written off.
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Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-266ER, registered SU-GBP (C/N 28423, MSN 71), first flown on 5 May 1997 and was 14 years 3 months old at the time of the incident having flown 48,281 hours and completed 11,448 flight cycles.
Accident
The Boeing 777's second hull-loss occurred on 29 July 2011, when EgyptAir Flight 667 suffered a cockpit fire while parked at gate F7, Terminal 3, at Cairo airport.[1] The aircraft was successfully evacuated with seven injuries, as reported by the Cairo Civil Defense. Airport fire teams extinguished the fire; two firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.[1][2] The aircraft sustained structural damage in the cockpit from the fire; and extensive heat and smoke damage; and was written off.[1][2] Investigators focused on a possible electrical fault inter-acting with an Oxygen supply hose in the crew Oxygen system.[1]
