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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

 00:00:13 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014

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ACARS re-established the datalink between the aircraft 9M-MRO and the service provider (SITA), via the satellite communications system. The satellite communications path had been transferred from the Pacific Ocean Region satellite to the Indian Ocean Region.

Event Details

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Appendix 1.9A

   
   

   Time 16:00:13	Trans 46818050	Direction Incoming Downlink	AN 9M-MRO	FI MH0370	Medium IOR2	Machine MHKULKJACM001	Raw DTG 071600	SMI MED	Application RELAY
   Status Normal		Message Type Established SATCOM			Source/Destination QXSXMXS

   QU DPCCAMH
   .QXSXMXS 071600
   MED
   FI MH0370/AN 9M-MRO
   DT QXT IOR2 071600 S12A
   - 0ES160015S

   
   

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Notes

1. Source: Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.5.1 Summary of Key Observations of the SATCOM Ground Station Logs

   Prior to take-off, the SATCOM Logged On (normally) a number of times, the last time being at 1600, when it sent a valid Flight ID to the Ground Earth Station (GES). The SATCOM link was available for both voice and data (known as Log-On Class 3).

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Aircraft Communication and Reporting System

Aircraft Registration Number for the Boeing 777 used for Flight MH370. More Info

Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques

Aircraft Number

Flight ID

Flight ID MH370

Inmarsat geostationary satellite above the Indian Ocean

Unique hardware (machine) ID

Date and Time (UTC) in DD/HH/MM format

Date and Time (UTC) in DD/HH/MM format

Standard Message Identifier

ACARS data link established over a SATCOM link

An identifier for SITA, a service provider for ACARS messages.

An identifier for SITA, a service provider for ACARS messages.

Valid Flight ID: MH370

Aircraft Number (Registration) 9M-MRO

ACARS data link established via SATCOM at 16:00:15 (UTC)

Satellite Communications

Flight Identifier, for example MH370

Ground earth station. A satellite ground station sends or receives data from orbiting satellites. (Source: ATSB)