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<h2>MH370: Final Loadsheet</h2>

<h5>1. Background</h5>
<p>The Final Loadsheet for flight MH370 was sent by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to the aircraft via ACARS at 1606:32 UTC, 07 March 2014 [0006:32 MYT, 08 March 2014]. The message was addressed direct to the aircraft printer and to be printed out by the crew.</p>
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<h5>2. Final Loadsheet - ACARS Message Transcript</h5>
<p>The following is a transcript of the message from Malaysia Airlines to the crew on MH370, plus two related messages which indicate that the transmission was successful and acknowledged.</p>
<p>Note: On this website all ACARS message headers have the rows arranged for ease of reading. No data has been changed. The message can be understood by using Tooltips - place a mouse or cursor over any word which is faintly underlined to reveal information about the item.</p>

{{SIR 2018:Appendix/1.9A ACARS Traffic Log/0006:32 MYT}}
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<h5>3. Final Loadsheet Acknowledgement - ACARS Message Transcript</h5>
<p>At the end of the Loadsheet message was a request for acknowledgement with specific wording 'LS Final OK' and a Licence Number.</p>
<p>The response, sent from MH370, is below:-</p>

{{SIR 2018:Appendix/1.9A ACARS Traffic Log/0009:28 MYT}}

<p>In the response, the Licence Number cited is 751. From the <i>Safety Investigation Report</i> Section <i>1.5.3 Pilot-in-Command</i> Captain Shah's Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) number is A751. So the acknowledgement was from Captain Zaharie Shah.</p>
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<h5>4. Persons On-Board Flight MH370</h5>
<p>The Final Loadsheet states the number of passengers on-board using the latin term <i>PAX</i>, which means persons. Some of the details are:-</p>
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<dt>PAX/10/215 TTL 227</dt>
<dd>This line means 10 passengers in Golden Club Class (GCCL) or Business Class and 227 passengers in Economy Class (EYCL) or a total (TTL) of 227.</dd>
<dt>TTL 222/3/2</dt>
<dd>This line shows that of the 227 passengers, 222 were adults, 3 were children and 2 were infants, again totalling 227.</dd>
<dt>SEATING 0A/10 0B/127 0C/88</dt>
<p>This data shows, again, that 10 passengers were seated in Business Class (GCCL) and 127 plus 88 in Economy Class. This time, however, 127 + 88 equals 215 because the two infants were not allocated seats. This is consistent with the seating plan released by Malaysia Airlines which does not show a seat number for those two infants.<br />
The Economy Class was divided into two sections, which explains the two sub-totals of 127 and 88.</p>
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<h5>5. Additional Information</h5>
<p>The {{SIR2018/Ref}} has more information in the following Sections:-</p>
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     <li>Some of the ACARS messages, including the Final Loadsheet, are discussed in Section <i>1.9.4 Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting</i> under the topic 
<i>1) Aircraft Communications Addressing & Reporting System Traffic Log</i></li>
     <li>Much of the Final Loadsheet relates to aircraft weight and balance. This is covered in Section <i>1.6.5 Weight and Balance</i>, which states that 'Based on the available data, the aircraft weight and balance for the take-off from Kuala Lumpur was found to be normal and within the allowable limits.</li>
<li>Additional ACARS communications related to the Final Loadsheet message are included in the September 2018 version - linked [[Communications:ACARS Traffic Log/0006:15 MYT|here]]</li>
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