Boeing announced today that they are grounding all four 777-9 test bed airliners as a thrust link mount component in one of the General Electric GE9X engines on N779XY was discovered. That 777-9 is still at KOA, and the defect was found after a certification flight.
Further details in this Aviation Week article.
31August 2024 UPDATE
N779XY was due to return to PAE, but according to Instagram's @boeing777xlovers post, N779XY is still at KOA.
06 September 2024 UPDATE
N779XY performed a round-trip test flight from KOA.
08 September 2024 UPDATE
N779XY departed for BFI this morning as BOE3.
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