Flight MH370/2014-03-08/00-27-31 MYT

00:27:31 MYT Saturday 08 March 2014

The First Officer used VHF radio to contact Lumpur Ground at 0027:31 MYT and requested a pushback and start clearance.

The request was approved at 0027:37 MYT. MH370 was directed to KLIA runway 32R.

Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.1

The recorded radio transmissions between the Air Traffic Controllers at Kuala Lumpur Area Control Centre (KL ACC) and the FO showed that an airways clearance request to Lumpur Airways Clearance Delivery was made at 1625:52 UTC (0025:52 MYT) and a pushback and start clearance request to Lumpur Ground was made at 1627:37 UTC (0027:37 MYT).

Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018

AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATION LUMPUR GROUND FREQUENCY 122.27 MHz
Time	Source	CONTENT
1627:31 UTC (0027:31 MYT)	MAS 370	Ah.. Ground Malaysian Three Seven Zero good morning Charlie One requesting push and start.
1627:37 UTC [0027:37 MYT]	Lumpur Ground	(xxx) [illegible] Lumpur Ground morning push back and start approved Runway Three Two Right exit via Sierra Four.
1627:43 UTC [0027:43 MYT]	MAS 370	Push back and start approved Three Two Right exit Sierra Four POB two three niner Mike Romeo Oscar.
1627:49 UTC [0027:49 MYT]	Lumpur Ground	Copied.

The Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.1 states that "...a pushback and start clearance request to Lumpur Ground was made at 1627:37 UTC (0027:37 MYT). However, from the Air Traffic Control transcript we can see that the First Officer made the request at 0027:31 MYT and the request was approved at 0027:37 MYT.

Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.1

In accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of MAS, radio communication on the ground is the responsibility of the FO. In the air, the role is reversed when the assigned pilot flying is the FO.

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