Flight MH370/2014-03-08/01-19-26 MYT

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Event Metadata

Flight ID	MH370
Event Type
Date and Time MYT	8 March 2014 01:19:26 MYT
Date and Time UTC	7 March 2014 17:19:26 UTC
Flight Phase	Phase 2
Data Source	Safety Investigation Report (2018) 1.1.1
Date and Time ISO 8601	2014-03-07T17:19:26Z
ISO 8601 Description	Flight MH370 Event at 2014-03-07T17:19:26Z

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Event Summary

 01:19:26 MYT Saturday 8 March 2014

Chronology

MH370 was approaching the Transfer of Control Point between KL ACC and HCM ACC (waypoint IGARI) so Kuala Lumpur air traffic control contacted MH370 at 01:19:26 MYT and instructed MH370 to contact Ho Chi Minh air traffic control on the VHF radio frequency 120.9 MHz.

Event Details

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.1

   At 1719:26 UTC (0119:26 MYT), MH370 was instructed to contact HCM ACC on the radio frequency 120.9 MHz.

2. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018

   AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATION LUMPUR RADAR - FREQUENCY 132.6 MHz
   Time	Source	CONTENT
   1719:26 UTC (0119:26 MYT)	Lumpur Radar	Malaysian Three Seven Zero contact Ho Chi Minh one two zero decimal niner good night.
   1719:30 UTC (0119:30 MYT)	MAS 370	Good night Malaysian Three Seven Zero.

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Notes

1. MH370 was expected to pass waypoint IGARI at 01:22:00 MYT. This waypoint is also the Transfer of Control Point between KL ACC and HCM ACC. So Kuala Lumpur air traffic control instructed MH370 to contact Vietnamese air traffic control.
2. The phrase one two zero decimal niner refers to the radio frequency 120.9 MHz which should be used to contact the Vietnamese air traffic controllers.

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The short summary below is transcluded into a relevant Chronology page.

8 March 2014   01:19:26 MYT

KL ACC instructs MH370 (8.6 nm from waypoint IGARI) to contact HCM ACC on radio frequency 120.9 MHz.

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Flight Identifier, for example MH370

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

Coordinated Universal Time

The Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 was released by the Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 in July 2018. More Info

A defined point located along the flight path of an aircraft, at which the responsibility for providing air traffic control service to the aircraft is transferred from one control unit or control position to the next.

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

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

Waypoint Country SG Latitude 6° 56' 10.00" N Longitude 103° 35' 6.00" E More Info

Very High Frequency

Megahertz

Radio Detection and Range

Malaysia Airline Systems