FAA LIMITATIONS WERE EXCEEDED DURING B777 PRE- CERTIFICATION FLT TEST.

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THE ACFT IS A BOEING 777 WITH GE CF90 ENGS. IT IS IN PRE- CERTIFICATION FLT TESTING. IT IS OPERATING WITH NUMEROUS BOEING; GE; OR FAA IMPOSED LIMITATIONS. THE ACFT HAD BEEN PREFLTED AND RELEASED FOR AN ENGINEERING TEST FLT WHICH WAS CANCELED. IT WAS THEN RESCHEDULED FOR A TRAINING FLT REQUIRING MULTIPLE LNDGS. THE RELEASE FORM STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE; DUE TO BORESCOPE REQUIREMENTS; HAD 6 CYCLES REMAINING AND 1 FLT. BEFORE THE FLT DEPARTED; NEW OPERATING LIMITATIONS DATED SEP/WED/95 WERE RECEIVED ALLOWING 24 FLTS. THE CREW ASSUMED THAT THE CHANGE APPLIED TO THE 6 CYCLES LIMIT ALSO. DURING THE TRAINING FLT 5 TOUCH AND GO LNDGS AND 4 FULL STOP LNDGS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER THE FLT; THE ACFT WAS GNDED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE BORESCOPE INSPECTION. THE REMAINING FLTS WERE CANCELED. IN RETROSPECT; THERE WERE 2 DIFFERENT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. ONLY 1 WAS ADDRESSED BY THE EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS DATED SEP/WED/95. IN ADDITION; GIVEN THE DAY'S PLANNED ACTIVITIES; THE ACFT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO THE FLC.