Factual Information 2015:Appendix 1.18A
This page contains an extract from MH370/01/15 Factual Information which accompanied the (first) Interim Statement released by The Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 on 8th March 2015.
NOTE:- the Table below is only an extract from Appendix 1.18A, but includes all the content relevant to MH370.
Appendix 1.18A to Appendix 1.18G contain transcripts of Air to Ground communications and direct communications between Air Traffic Controllers from 1600:00 UTC [0000:00 MYT] to 2300:00 UTC [0700:00 MYT].
Each of the 164 pages in these Appendices contains content related to MH370 on the left half of the page; and transcripts of communications with other aircraft on the right half of the page. Although this information provides a context and also shows how busy the air traffic controllers were during this period of time, the majority of the data is not relevant to this website and is not included here.
To read the full Appendix please refer to the original and complete version of the Factual Information released on 8 March 2015.
AIRWAYS CLEARANCE DELIVERY - FREQUENCY 126.0 MHz |
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| Time | Source | CONTENT |
| 1625:52 UTC (0025:52 MYT) | MAS 370 | Delivery Malaysian Three Seven Zero good morning. |
| 1626:01 UTC [0026:01 MYT] | Lumpur Delivery | Malaysian Three Seven Zero standby and... ... Malaysian Six is cleared to Frankfurt via Agosa Alpha Departure six thousand squawk feet two one zero six.... Clear to Frankfurt Agosa Alpha Departure six thousand feet squawk two one zero six Malaysian Six |
| 1626:17 UTC [0026:17 MYT] | Lumpur Delivery | Malaysian Six over to Ground good day Malaysian Three Seven Zero request level. |
| 1626:22 UTC [0026:22 MYT] | MAS 370 | Malaysian Three Seven Zero we are ready requesting flight level three five zero to Beijing. |
| 1626:41 UTC [0026:41 MYT] | Lumpur Delivery | Malaysian Three Zeven Zero is cleared to Beijing via Pibos Alpha Departure six thousand feet squawk two one five seven. |
| 1626:48 UTC [0026:48 MYT] | MAS 370 | Beijing Pibos Alpha six thousand feet squawk two one five seven Malaysian Three Seven Zero thank you. |
| 1626:54 UTC [0026:54 MYT] | Lumpur Delivery | Malaysian Three Seven Zero welcome over to ground. |
| 1626:57 UTC [0026:57 MYT] | MAS 370 | Good day sir. |
| 1626:59 UTC [0026:59 MYT] | Lumpur Delivery | Good day. |
SSR Transponder Code
The phrase squawk two one five seven was an instruction to MH370 to set a transponder code 2157.
Source: Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370, 8 March 2015, Factual Information MH370/01/15
The Factual Information was updated in 2018 by the Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 which added new content but did not include all of the previous data.
Note: Each extract can be viewed separately using the links below:-