MH370 Timeline - Initial Response/0233:59 MYT
02:33:59 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 02:33:59 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014.
Note: Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) plus 8 hours.
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Summary
KL ACC Radar Controller enquired with MAS Operations Despatch Centre (ODC) on communications status on MH370. Personnel was not sure if the message went through successfully. ODC informed that aircraft was still sending movement message indicating it was somewhere in Viet Nam, and that its last position was at coordinates N14.90000 E109 15500 at 071833 UTC [080233 MYT].
Event Details
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Table 1.18E ATC Activities after Notification by HCM ACC
KL ACC Radar Controller enquired with Malaysia Airlines Operations Centre about the communication status with MH370 but the personnel was unsure if the message went through successfully or not. Malaysia Airlines Operations Centre informed that the aircraft was still sending the movement message indicating it was somewhere in Vietnam and giving the last position as coordinates N14.90000 E109 15500 at time of 1833 UTC [0233 MYT].
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.2.7 Table 2.2C - Chronology of ATC Events following the Disappearance of MH370
KL ACC Radar Controller enquired with MAS Operations Despatch Centre (ODC) on communications status on MH370. Personnel was not sure if the message went through successfully. ODC informed that aircraft was still sending movement message indicating it was somewhere in Viet Nam, and that its last position was at coordinates N14.90000 E109 15500 at 071833 UTC [080233 MYT].
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Table 2.2I - Direct Line Communication Exchanges between KL ACC and ODC
No. Time [MYT] Direct-Line Communication Exchanges 1. 0233:50 -
0237:00
(See 0233:59)KL ACC informed MAS that HCM ACC still had no contact with MH370.
MAS informed that the aircraft was still sending movement messages and providing latitude 14.90000 longitude 109.15500 at 1833 UTC [0233 MYT].Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Appendix 1.18F
Direct Line Telephone Conversation Between KL ATCC and MAS Operations Centre Time Source CONTENT 1833:50 UTC
[0233:50 MYT]LUMPUR RADAR DAILING TELEPHONE LINE 1833:53 UTC
[0233:53 MYT]Telephone ringing tone. 1833:59 UTC
(0233:59 MYT)MAS Operations Hello. 1834:00 UTC
[0234:00 MYT]KL ATCC Okay aah… Hello good good mor morning. 1834:02 UTC
[0234:02 MYT]MAS Operations Yeah yeah. 1834:03 UTC
[0234:03 MYT]KL ATCC Calling from Subang Centre lah. 1834:06 UTC
[0234:06 MYT]MAS Operations err… ya. 1834:07 UTC
[0234:07 MYT]KL ATCC This is MAS Operations is it. 1834:09 UTC
[0234:09 MYT]MAS Operations Ya ya 1834:10 UTC
[0234:10 MYT]KL ATCC Okay err…. regarding your Malaysian Three Seven Zero. 1834:13 UTC
[0234:13 MYT]MAS Operations Herha. 1834:14 UTC
[0234:14 MYT]KL ATCC Ho Chi Minh said still negative contact. 1834:17 UTC
[0234:17 MYT]MAS Operations Haa. 1834:17 UTC
[0234:17 MYT]KL ATCC And the no radar target at all. 1834:20 UTC
[0234:20 MYT]MAS Operations Okay. 1834:21 UTC
[0234:21 MYT]KL ATCC But earlier we checked with MAS I think your side somebody said that the aircraft still flying and you already send signal to the aircraft. 1834:29 UTC
[0234:29 MYT]MAS Operations Ya. 1834:30 UTC
[0234:30 MYT]KL ATCC Okay and daa… what is daa… I mean did they reply to you or not. 1834:34 UTC
[0234:34 MYT]MAS Operations No no no they never reply. 1834:36 UTC
[0234:36 MYT]KL ATCC Malaysian Three Seven Zero. 1834:37 UTC
[0234:37 MYT]MAS Operations Hmm ya. 1834:38 UTC
[0234:38 MYT]KL ATCC But daa… how do you know that they ooo… ya… 1834:41 UTC
[0234:41 MYT]MAS Operations Because of the… message went through successfully. 1834:44 UTC
[0234:44 MYT]KL ATCC Successfully went through. 1834:45 UTC
[0234:45 MYT]MAS Operations Aaa… 1834:46 UTC
[0234:46 MYT]KL ATCC Okay amm…. can you I mean is there (xxx) [illegble] any possible for the aircraft to answer you. 1834:53 UTC
[0234:53 MYT]MAS Operations Eer… 1834:54 UTC
[0234:54 MYT]KL ATCC Anyway aircraft can answer you. 1834:58 UTC
[0234:58 MYT]MAS Operations Do know daa…. You have to try the SATCOM la sir. 1835:02 UTC
[0235:02 MYT]KL ATCC hmm hamm. 1835:02 UTC
[0235:02 MYT]MAS Operations Will try the SATCOM and see. 1835:03 UTC
[0235:03 MYT]KL ATCC Okay. 1835:05 UTC
[0235:05 MYT]KL ATCC Ah hah see whether they can I am sure whether the position or whether they contact with anyone and the estimate for landing or anything. 1835:13 UTC
[0235:13 MYT]MAS Operations Okay. 1835:14 UTC
[0235:14 MYT]KL ATCC Okay and daa okay daa because da Ho Chi Minh still worry because they have eer completely no contact at all either radio or radar. 1835:26 UTC
[0235:26 MYT]MAS Operations Okay. 1835:27 UTC
[0235:27 MYT]KL ATCC Okay so. 1835:29 UTC
[0235:29 MYT]MAS Operations Can fax them the… because is still down loading the… aircraft movement. 1835:35 UTC
[0235:35 MYT]KL ATCC Ah huh. 1835:36 UTC
[0235:36 MYT]MAS Operations Aircraft still sending the … movement message. 1835:38 UTC
[0235:38 MYT]KL ATCC Okay. 1835:39 UTC
[0235:39 MYT]MAS Operations Positioning message. 1835:40 UTC
[0235:40 MYT]KL ATCC Positioning message okay okay aah…. 1835:43 UTC
[0235:43 MYT]MAS Operations Roughly aaa… somewhere Vietnam. 1835:46 UTC
[0235:46 MYT]KL ATCC Okay can you tell what is the last position aircraft passed now. 1835:52 UTC
[0235:52 MYT]MAS Operations Is the last position was eer… Lat Long fourteen fourteen point nine zero zero zero zero. 1836:06 UTC
[0236:06 MYT]KL ATCC Eer… say again please. 1836:07 UTC
[0236:07 MYT]MAS Operations Eer… Latitude is fourteen point nine eer…. 1836:11 UTC
[0236:11 MYT]KL ATCC eeh eeh 1836:12 UTC
[0236:12 MYT]MAS Operations Zero zero zero zero. 1836:15 UTC
[0236:15 MYT]KL ATCC Four, four time zero. 1836:16 UTC
[0236:16 MYT]MAS Operations Yeah. 1836:18 UTC
[0236:18 MYT]KL ATCC Okay. 1836:19 UTC
[0236:19 MYT]MAS Operations Longitude is one zero niner. 1836:22 UTC
[0236:22 MYT]KL ATCC One zero nine. 1836:24 UTC
[0236:24 MYT]MAS Operations One five five zero zero. 1836:25 UTC
[0236:25 MYT]KL ATCC One five zero zero at what time please. 1836:28 UTC
[0236:28 MYT]MAS Operations At one eight three three five six. 1836:30 UTC
[0236:30 MYT]KL ATCC One eight three three huh. 1836:32 UTC
[0236:32 MYT]MAS Operations Auh. 1836:32 UTC
[0236:32 MYT]KL ATCC Okay this is the position aircraft passed by one eight three three uh. 1836:36 UTC
[0236:36 MYT]MAS Operations Huh 1836:37 UTC
[0236:37 MYT]KL ATCC Okay aah… this one let them call okay and daa advise okay you try to raise the aircraft and then like aah… I mean to reply you whether they are eer… contact any of the ATC unit along unit or not. 1836:55 UTC
[0236:55 MYT]MAS Operations Alright. 1836:56 UTC
[0236:56 MYT]KL ATCC Okay please thank you. 1837:00 UTC
[0237:00 MYT]Tone of telephone cut off too too too. End of Direct Line Conversation Between KL ATCC and MAS Operations Centre
Notes
- 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.
- 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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