Timeline/Pre-Flight/1250:22 UTC

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Timeline - Pre-Flight

Pre-Flight

KLIA to South China Sea

South China Sea to Straits of Malacca

Straits of Malacca to Andaman Sea

Andaman Sea to North Indian Ocean

North Indian Ocean to Southern Indian Ocean

Event Summary

 20:50:22 MYT Friday, 7 March 2014

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ACARS on aircraft registered 9M-MRO established a connection with Malaysia Airlines' service provider SITA using a VHF radio to a (SITA) VHF datalink service at KUL - at or near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). No Flight ID was available to the ACARS at this time.

Event Details

1. Item 1 - ACARS Traffic Log for MH370 (9M-MRO)

   
   

   Time 12:50:22	Trans 46814518	Direction Incoming Downlink	AN 9M-MRO	FI MH0000	Medium KUL	Machine MHKULKJACM001	Raw DTG 071250	SMI MED	Application RELAY
   Status Normal		Message Type Established VHF			Source/Destination BKKXCXA

   QU DPCCAMH
   .BKKXCXA 071250
   MED
   FI MH0/AN 9M-MRO
   DT BKK KUL 071250 S02A
   - 0EV125037VS

   
   

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Notes

1. This event is not included in Appendix 1.9A ACARS Traffic Log attached to the Safety Investigation Report (2018). The first entry in the Appendix occurs at 15:54:31 UTC.


2. Source: ACARS Traffic Log for MH370 (9M-MRO)

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Aircraft Number (Registration) 9M-MRO

ACARS data link established over VHF at 12:50:37 (UTC)

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