Widebody captain reported wake vortex encounter in trail of a B777 on approach to mem.

Attributes
ACN	1110481
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	MEM.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DC-10 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 12250 Flight Crew Type 6250
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

We were on a visual approach to mem 36L behind a B777 approximately 4 miles in trail. While on the glideslope to 36L between 1;000 to 1;500 ft we [encountered] the wake of the preceding B777. Our aircraft banked approximately 15 degrees right; then left; followed by a tail windshear warning then a head windshear warning. We executed a go-around followed by a normal landing. I am certain the windshear was the result of the significant wake turbulence from the B777.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Widebody Captain reported wake vortex encounter in trail of a B777 on approach to MEM.

Narrative: We were on a visual approach to MEM 36L behind a B777 approximately 4 miles in trail. While on the glideslope to 36L between 1;000 to 1;500 FT we [encountered] the wake of the preceding B777. Our Aircraft banked approximately 15 degrees right; then left; followed by a tail windshear warning then a head windshear warning. We executed a go-around followed by a normal landing. I am certain the windshear was the result of the significant wake turbulence from the B777.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.