MH370 Timeline - Initial Response/0141:22 MYT

01:41:22 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 01:41:22 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014.
Note: Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) plus 8 hours. Return to Timeline

Summary

Ho Chi Minh enquired for information on MH370 and KL ACC informed HCM ACC that after waypoint IGARI, MH370 did not return to Lumpur Radar frequency.

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Event Details

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Table 1.18E - ATC Activities after Notification by HCM ACC

   Ho Chi Minh enquired for information on MH370 and KL ACC informed HCM ACC that after waypoint IGARI, MH370 did not return to Lumpur Radar frequency.

2. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.2.7 Table 2.2C - Chronology of ATC Events following the Disappearance of MH370

   HCM ACC enquired for information on MH370.
   KL ACC informed HCM ACC that after waypoint IGARI, MH370 did not return to Lumpur radar frequency.

3. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Table 2.2F - Direct Line Communication Exchanges between KL ACC and HCM ACC

   No.	Time [MYT]	Direct-Line Communication Exchanges
   2.	0410:10 0141:10 - 0141:37 (0141:22)	KL ACC initiated the call to inform HCM ACC that MH370 did not contact KL ACC after IGARI. HCM ACC informed KL ACC that “we have radar contact but not verbal contact until BITOD, we are no ADS-B identity and no radar contact.”

4. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Appendix 1.18G

   Direct Line Telephone Conversation Between KL ATCC Sector 3 +5 Planner and HCM ATCC
   Time	Source	CONTENT
   1741:10 UTC [0141:10 MYT]	HCM ATCC	Yep
   1741:11 UTC [0141:11 MYT]	KL ATCC	Hello Ho Chi Minh.
   1741:12 UTC [0141:12 MYT]	HCM ATCC	Yes sir.
   1741:13 UTC [0141:13 MYT]	KL ATCC	Okay Malaysian Three Seven Zero never call us after IGARI.
   1741:17 UTC [0141:17 MYT]	HCM ATCC	Eer sorry.
   1741:18 UTC [0141:18 MYT]	KL ATCC	Never call us after IGARI.
   1741:21 UTC [0141:21 MYT]	HCM ATCC	Never call you.
   1741:22 UTC (0141:22 MYT)	KL ATCC	Yeah Yeah after IGARI we transferred to you and aircraft never call me back.
   1741:26 UTC [0141:26 MYT]	HCM ATCC	Yeah we have radar contact but not verbal contact until BITOD we are no ADS-B identity and no radar contact.
   1741:35 UTC [0141:35 MYT]	KL ATCC	Eh Okay copied that.
   1741:37 UTC [0141:37 MYT]	HCM ATCC	Yeah
   End of Direct Line Telephone Conversation Between KL ATCC Sector 3 +5 Planner and HCM ATCC

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Notes

1. Inclusion of extracts from both Table 1.18E and Table 2.2C may appear to be duplication. However, the tables contain different events, and where the events are the same, the wording may be slightly different. Both versions are included for consistency.
2. The context of Table 1.18E is the Factual Information in the Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 and the context of Table 2.2C is the Analysis section.

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