MH370 Timeline - Initial Response/0520:16 MYT
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05:20:16 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 05:20:16 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014.
Note: Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) plus 8 hours.
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Summary
KL ACC called malaysia Airlines ODC and queried MAS for news on MH370.
The Technical Captain said: “Whatever we have here suggest that the aircraft had never leave Lumpur airspace because he has failed to call Ho Chi Minh” and suggested to KL ATSC to trace back the record, voice recording and time of the positive handover to Ho Chi Minh.
KL ACC replied: “I wake up my supervisor and ask him to check again ....".
Event Details
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Table 1.18E ATC Activities after Notification by HCM ACC
Capt. xxxx [name redacted] of MAS requested for information on MH370. He opined that based on known information, “MH370 never left Malaysian airspace”.
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.2.7 Table 2.2C - Chronology of ATC Events following the Disappearance of MH370
Capt. xxxx [name redacted] of MAS requested for information on MH370. He opined that based on known information,”MH370 never left Malaysian airspace.”
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 3. 0520:16 -
0524:59KL ACC initiated the call and queried MAS for news on MH370.
The Technical Captain said: “Whatever we have here suggest that the aircraft had never leave Lumpur airspace because he has failed to call Ho Chi Minh” and suggested to KL ATSC to trace back the record, voice recording and time of the positive handover to Ho Chi Minh.
KL ACC replied: “I wake up my supervisor and ask him to check again to go to the room and check what, what the last contact all this thing".
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Appendix 1.18F
Direct Line Telephone Conversation Between KL ATCC and MAS Operations Centre Time Source CONTENT RINGING AT 2120:08 UTC
[0520:08 MYT]
ANSWERED BY MAS OPS: 2120:16 UTC
[0521:16 MYT]2120:16 UTC
(0520:16 MYT)MAS Operations Morning. 2120:17 UTC
[0520:17 MYT]KL ATCC Morning Mas ops aaa centre here any news on Eight Seven Zero. 2120:20 UTC
[0520:20 MYT]MAS Operations Negative sir … still … we are …haa. 2120:23 UTC
[0520:23 MYT]KL ATCC I see. 2120:23 UTC
[0520:23 MYT]MAS Operations This is aaa… actually I don't know how to explain but we are under aa… mode very stressful mode down here. 2120:35 UTC
[0520:35 MYT]KL ATCC Yeah yeah yeah laa because even Ho Chi Minh. 2120:38 UTC
[0520:38 MYT]MAS Operations Okay boss. 2120:39 UTC
[0520:39 MYT]KL ATCC Aah. 2120:39 UTC
[0520:39 MYT]MAS Operations Just hang on my xxxx [name redacted] want to talk to you. 2120:42 UTC
[0520:42 MYT]KL ATCC Okay okay. 2120:44 UTC
[0520:44 MYT]MAS Operations Good morning xxx xxx [name redacted] here who's on the line please. 2120:46 UTC
[0520:46 MYT]KL ATCC Good morning I am xxxx [name redacted] here from Air Traffic Control Centre. 2120:47 UTC
[0520:47 MYT]MAS Operations xxxx [name redacted] is aah xxxx [name redacted] on duty aa takda. 2120:51 UTC
[0520:51 MYT]KL ATCC Yeah. 2120:52 UTC
[0520:52 MYT]MAS Operations xxxx xxxx [name redacted] 2120:54 UTC
[0520:54 MYT]KL ATCC xxxxx [name redacted] takda hari ini. 2120:55 UTC
[0520:55 MYT]MAS Operations Takda aaa I SMS him I think he's still sleeping anyway. 2120:57 UTC
[0520:57 MYT]KL ATCC aah. 2120:58 UTC
[0520:58 MYT]MAS Operations aem... Can you please tell me. 2121:01 UTC
[0521:01 MYT]KL ATCC Aaa… 2121:02 UTC
[0521:02 MYT]MAS Operations The aaa... (coughing) is the aircraft aaah… had a positive aaah… reply to handover to Ho Chi Minh. 2121:12 UTC
[0521:12 MYT]KL ATCC Aah… I see because I… I … took over roughly three three something I, I am not sure about it I can't say I….I can't I, I don’t want to commit lah. 2121:22 UTC
[0521:22 MYT]MAS Operations Okay. 2121:22 UTC
[0521:22 MYT]KL ATCC aah. 2121:23 UTC
[0521:23 MYT]MAS Operations fine, fair enough. 2121:23 UTC
[0521:23 MYT]KL ATCC ah but. 2121:24 UTC
[0521:24 MYT]MAS Operations can you find out 2121:25 UTC
[0521:25 MYT]KL ATCC ah 2121:25 UTC
[0521:25 MYT]MAS Operations with the previous controller 2121:26 UTC
[0521:26 MYT]KL ATCC ah 2121:26 UTC
[0521:26 MYT]MAS Operations or your system record, 2121:28 UTC
[0521:28 MYT]KL ATCC aah ha 2121:29 UTC
[0521:29 MYT]MAS Operation I suggest aaa… whatever we have here. 2121:32 UTC
[0521:32 MYT]KL ATCC hm. 2121:33 UTC
[0521:33 MYT]MAS Operations Suggest that the aircraft had never leave Lumpur airspace, okay. 2121:41 UTC
[0521:41 MYT]KL ATCC Had never leave Lumpur airspace. 2121:42 UTC
[0521:42 MYT]MAS Operations Yea he have not left Lumpur airspace because he has failed to call Ho Chi Minh. 2121:48 UTC
[0521:48 MYT]KL ATCC Aah, 2121:49 UTC
[0521:49 MYT]MAS Operations That's what that's what Ho Chi Minh said lah, 2121:51 UTC
[0521:51 MYT]KL ATCC hm hm hm, 2121:51 UTC
[0521:51 MYT]MAS Operations Is it confirm or not you don't know lah, 2121:53 UTC
[0521:53 MYT]KL ATCC No I don't know but I, I check I check with Ho Chi Minh. 2121:57 UTC
[0521:57 MYT]MAS Operations aaa. 2121:58 UTC
[0521:58 MYT]KL ATCC Aah I check with Ho Chi Minh he said he he observed on radar. 2122:04 UTC
[0522:04 MYT]MAS Operations aah… 2122:05 UTC
[0522:05 MYT]KL ATCC Somewhere BITOD the aaa… IGARI, BITOD, BITOD side that’s mean under under Ho Chi minh airspace. 2122:10 UTC
[0522:10 MYT]MAS Operations They observed it on radar until BITOD. 2122:13 UTC
[0522:13 MYT]KL ATCC Aaa… somewhere BITOD they said few seconds only there just a blip there then I, I asked him what level was the aircraft. 2122:19 UTC
[0522:19 MYT]MAS Operations Aaa, 2122:20 UTC
[0522:20 MYT]KL ATCC Then he said level three five zero that that mean true lah, based on aaa because aircraft was flying on three five zero. 2122:26 UTC
[0522:26 MYT]MAS Operations Okay. 2122:27 UTC
[0522:27 MYT]KL ATCC Aah. 2122:27 UTC
[0522:27 MYT]MAS Operations All the FIR further down the line, 2122:29 UTC
[0522:29 MYT]KL ATCC Aah 2122:30 UTC
[0522:30 MYT]MAS Operations Has aah fail to pick up aaa… pick it up on radar and communication. 2122:36 UTC
[0522:36 MYT]KL ATCC Ehem. 2122:37 UTC
[0522:37 MYT]MAS Operations So one when was the last communication Ho Chi Minh. 2122:42 UTC
[0522:42 MYT]KL ATCC Ya leh last communication I also I can't say because based on radar now… nowaday kan… nowaday last communication whenever you talk with the aircraft we didn't we didn't put in the time the timing normally no timing no timing we ar ar ar no. 2122:58 UTC
[0522:58 MYT]MAS Operations I suggest 2122:59 UTC
[0522:59 MYT]KL ATCC Aah 2122:59 UTC
[0522:59 MYT]MAS Operations I suggest, 2123:01 UTC
[0523:01 MYT]KL ATCC Yes yes. 2123:02 UTC
[0523:02 MYT]MAS Operations You get, 2123:02 UTC
[0523:02 MYT]KL ATCC I, I. 2123:03 UTC
[0523:03 MYT]MAS Operations Try to trace back the record. 2123:04 UTC
[0523:04 MYT]KL ATCC Aaa I see, I see yeah. 2123:05 UTC
[0523:05 MYT]MAS Operations Voice record. 2123:06 UTC
[0523:06 MYT]KL ATCC Aah. 2123:06 UTC
[0523:06 MYT]MAS Operations Aaa what time was that positive hand over. 2123:09 UTC
[0523:09 MYT]KL ATCC Ya. 2123:10 UTC
[0523:10 MYT]MAS Operations To Ho Chi Minh because we need to know where is the aircraft you know. 2123:13 UTC
[0523:13 MYT]KL ATCC Okay okay okay I got it. 2123:14 UTC
[0523:14 MYT]MAS Operations This this I appreciate you tell me that that the radar blip at BITOD. 2123:18 UTC
[0523:18 MYT]KL ATCC Aaaa… never mind laa I wake up my supervisor and ask him to check again to go to the room and check what what the last contact all this thing lah. 2123:27 UTC
[0523:27 MYT]MAS Operations Yes. 2123:27 UTC
[0523:27 MYT]KL ATCC I will ask them to check la. 2123:29 UTC
[0523:29 MYT]MAS Operations Okay. 2123:29 UTC
[0523:29 MYT]KL ATCC Okay okay who is on the line? 2123:30 UTC
[0523:30 MYT]MAS Operations Eer xxx [name redacted] here I'll give you my mobile number 2123:33 UTC
[0523:33 MYT]KL ATCC Aah.. hold on hold on 2123:34 UTC
[0523:34 MYT]MAS Operations Zero one two. 2123:34 UTC
[0523:34 MYT]KL ATCC Hold on hold on yeah aaa eee hmm…. aaa…xxxxx xxxx [name redacted] aaa okay zero one two. 2123:46 UTC
[0523:46 MYT]MAS Operations xxx xxx xxx [number redacted] 2123:47 UTC
[0523:47 MYT]KL ATCC xxx xxx xxxx [number redacted] 2123:48 UTC
[0523:48 MYT]MAS Operations xxx xxx xxx xxxx [number redacted] 2123:50 UTC
[0523:50 MYT]KL ATCC xxx xxx xxx xxxx [number redacted] aah 2123:53 UTC
[0523:53 MYT]MAS Operations Okay xxxxx [name redacted] how do I get you? 2123:54 UTC
[0524:54 MYT]KL ATCC Aah.. okay you keep give my centre centre number. 2123:57 UTC
[0523:57 MYT]MAS Operations Okay what is the number please. 2123:59 UTC
[0523:59 MYT]KL ATCC Aah…hold on naa 2124:14 UTC
[0524:14 MYT]Source unknown "Eeh eeh up up" "via Papa Kilo" (background voice) 2124:18 UTC
[0524:18 MYT]KL ATCC xxxxxxxx okay xxxx xxxx xxxx [number redacted] 2124:24 UTC
[0524:24 MYT]MAS Operations ahm 2124:25 UTC
[0524:25 MYT]KL ATCC xxx xxx aah xxx xxx [number redacted] 2124:29 UTC
[0524:29 MYT]MAS Operations Sorry xxx xxx xxx [number redacted] 2124:30 UTC
[0524:30 MYT]KL ATCC xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx [number redacted] hold on hold on. 2124:33 UTC
[0524:33 MYT]Interrupted by incoming call from aircraft JSA 20 2124:38 UTC
[0524:38 MYT]KL ATCC Hold on aah Controller answering aircraft's transmission 2124:49 UTC
[0524:49 MYT]KL ATCC Aaa Hello 2124:50 UTC
[0524:50 MYT]MAS Operations Ya 2124:51 UTC
[0524:51 MYT]KL ATCC Hello xxx xxx xxx xxxx [number redacted] 2124:53 UTC
[0524:53 MYT]MAS Operations xxx xxx xxx xxx [number redacted] 2124:54 UTC
[0524:54 MYT]KL ATCC xxx xxx xxx xxx [number redacted] 2124:55 UTC
[0524:55 MYT]MAS Operations xxx xxx xxx xxx [number redacted] aah 2124:56 UTC
[0524:56 MYT]KL ATCC hm hm 2124:58 UTC
[0524:58 MYT]MAS Operations Okay thank you. 2124:59 UTC
[0524:59 MYT]KL ATCC Okay right. End of Direct Line Telephone 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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