MH370 Timeline - Departure To Loss Of Contact/0042:04 MYT
00:42:04 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014
This page provides details for events related to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which occurred at or near the time of 00:42:04 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014.
Note: Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) plus 8 hours.
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Summary
After take-off, the IFE SMS e-mail application sent a Departure Message via the SATCOM. This message recorded the official departure time as 1642 UTC Friday, 7 March 2014 (0042 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014).
Event Details
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.9.5 Table 1.9C - Chronology of Satellite Communications Ground Station Logs
No. Time (UTC) Key Observations - Satellite Ground Station Logs 5. 1642:04
(0042:04 MYT)After take-off, the IFE SMS e-mail application sends a normal beginning-of-flight message.
- The message contained the correct AES ID, Flight ID "MAS370", origin airport "WMKK", and destination airport "ZBAA".
- This indicates that the IFE was receiving the Flight ID, origin airport and destination airport from AIMS and the ICAO (AES) ID from the SDU at this time.
Notes
- In Table 1.9C the SMS e-mail message is called a 'beginning-of-flight message'. However, the Safety Investigation Report Section 2.2.4 is titled Departure Message of MH370.
Documents and Related Articles
Information about the Departure Message of MH370 has been collated into an article MH370 Departure Message which has been included below:-
MH370: Departure Message
1. Background
The Departure Message was sent from the Boeing 777 registered 9M-MRO when flight MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 00:42 MYT on Saturday, 8 March 2014.
A copy of the message is included in the Safety Investigation Report Section 2.2.4 Departure Message of MH370, followed by an explanation of the message code, as replicated below.
2. Departure Message as an Image
Figure 2.2C - Departure Message of MH370
Source: Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.2.4 Departure Message of MH370
3. Departure Message Transcript
The main body of the message has been transcribed below:-
(DEP-MAS370/A2157 -WMKK1642-ZBAA-DOF/140307)
The message is decoded below:-
4. Message Codes and Meaning
1) Message Code of Departure Message of MH370 and Meaning
| Message Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (DEP | (Departure |
| -MAS370/A2157 | -Aircraft identification MH370/Secondary Surveillance Radar Code A2157 |
| -WMKK1642 | -KLIA1642 (UTC) |
| -ZBAA | -destination aerodrome: Beijing/Capital |
| -DOF140307) | -Date of flight 2014March07) |
Figure 2.2D - Message Code of Departure Message of MH370 and Meaning
Source: Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.2.4 Departure Message of MH370
