repulo,
The difference with "on arrival" and "on departure" is the fuel load, the 777 could very well have been above the MLW at the time.
How many of those were conducted with passengers onboard ?
How many of those pilots pulled circuit breakers in the cockpit so they could go lower ?
It was poor judgment from a pilot that spends more time flying a desk than an aircraft.
FlexibleResponse,
You would know the manuals as good as anyone, any person would need to get permission from the GMO/DFO, even the 777 CP.