MH370 Chronology

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Chronology Phase Flight Segment Time Period Comments
1 Parked and Maintenance 0855 MYT 7 March to 2250 MYT MH371 Depart Beijing 0855 MYT minus 8 hours = 0055 UTC

MH371 scheduled Arrive KLIA 1535 MYT 7 March minus 8 hours = 0735 UTC 7 March

The SATCOM on aircraft 9M-MRO had been powered on prior to 0802:27 UTC and was powered off at about that time.
12:44 MYT Friday, 7 March 2014
2 Pre-Flight
PIC Logon to Departure		 2250 7 March to 40:37 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014
0444 UTC to 1640:37 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014		 1450 UTC [2250 MYT] PIC of MH370 signed in for duty.
1640:37 UTC (0040:37 MYT) Lumpur Tower cleared MH370 for take-off.
3 Departure to South China Sea From 00:42 MYT to 01:19:30 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014
16:42 UTC to 17:19:30 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014		 ACARS sent an OOOI B777 OFF Report at 00:41:43 MYT, triggered by a switch on the nose wheel asssembly after take-off.
At 1719:30 UTC (0119:30 MYT), MH370 acknowledged with “Good night Malaysian Three Seven Zero”. This was the last recorded radio transmission from MH370.
4 South China Sea to Straits of Malacca From 01:21:13 MYT to 1:52:31 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014
17:22 UTC to 17:51:31 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014
5 Straits of Malacca to Andaman Sea From 1:52 MYT to 2:22:12 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014
(17:52 UTC to 18:22:12 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014)
6 Andaman Sea to North Indian Ocean From 2:22 MYT to 2:39:52 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014
18:22 UTC to 18:39:52 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014
7 North Indian Ocean to Southern Indian Ocean From 2:40 MYT to End of Flight Saturday, 8 March 2014
18:40 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014 to End of Flight
8 March to 15 March 2014 - Search Summary
18 March to 23 March 2014 - Search Summary
18 March to 28 April 2014 - Search Summary On 28 April 2014, the aerial search concluded and the search moved to an underwater phase


Sub-page List


Chronologies

This article indexes a collection of extracts from the Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 which have been selected because they contain various chronologies..

Each extract is on a separate sub-page linked from the list of topics or titles below. Each event in these chronologies has been linked to a Timeline Event in the main Timeline articles on this site. This provides a cross-link or check on the well known events. (The Timeline includes other events not included in these chronologies).

A Timeline of significant actions — Search for missing airline MH370 was published by the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (Australia) and is linked here: Timeline of Significant Actions.


Actions Taken on Saturday 8 March

The document ACTIONS TAKEN BETWEEN 01:38 AND 06:14 ON SATURDAY 8 MARCH was released by the Ministry of Transport (Malaysia) on Tuesday, 1 April 2014.


List of Extracts containing Chronologies

Note: To avoid repetition, all extracts are sourced from the Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 unless otherwise stated.

  1. History of the Flight (MH370)
    Source: 1.1 History of the Flight 1.1.1 Introduction

  2. Radar Observations
    Source: 1.1 History of the Flight 1.1.3 Diversion from Filed Flight Plan Route

  3. SATCOM 'Handshakes'
    Source: Table 1.9B - SATCOM ‘Handshakes’

  4. Chronology of Satellite Communications Ground Station Logs
    Source: Table 1.9C - Chronology of Satellite Communications Ground Station Logs

  5. Chronology of ATC Activities after Notification by HCM ACC
    Source: Table 1.18E – ATC Activities after Notification by HCM ACC

  6. Chronology of ATC Events before the Disappearance of Flight MH370
    Source: Table 2.2A - Chronology of ATC Events before the Disappearance of Flight MH370

  7. Chronology of ATC Events following the Disappearance of MH370
    Source: Table 2.2C Chronology of ATC Events following the Disappearance of MH370

  8. Direct line communication exchanges relating to MH370:-

Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Coordinated Universal Time

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Satellite Communications

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

Pilot in Command

Aircraft Communication and Reporting System

Out, Off, On, In

Boeing 777 aircraft

Filed Flight Plan – The flight plan as filed with an Air Traffic Services unit by the pilot or his designated representative, without any subsequent changes.

Air Traffic Control

Ho Chi Minh (Viet Nam) Area Control Centre (or Air Traffic Control Centre)

Kuala Lumpur Area Control Centre (or Air Traffic Control Centre)

Area Control Centre (or Air Traffic Control Centre)

Operations Despatch Centre

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