MH370 Timeline - Initial Response/0632 MYT
0632 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 0632 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014.
Note: Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) plus 8 hours.
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Summary
KL ARCC issued a DETRESFA message
Event Details
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Table 1.18E ATC Activities after Notification by HCM ACC
KL ARCC issued a DETRESFA message (Figure 1.18C [below]).
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 2.2.7 Table 2.2C - Chronology of ATC Events following the Disappearance of MH370
KL ARCC issued a DETRESFA message.
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Provision of Air Traffic Services and Areas of Responsibilities
At 2232 UTC [0632 MYT] KL ARCC transmitted the first DETRESFA message. A total of 4 hours and 05 minutes had passed from the time the Distress Phase should have been declared.
Notes
KL ACC was responsible for the provision of alerting service for MH370.
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Provision of Air Traffic Services and Areas of Responsibilities
The Team noted that MH370 was operating in the airspace delegated to KL ACC and the last air-ground radio contact was with KL ACC. MH370 did not contact Ho Chi Minh ACC and Ho Chi Minh ACC was unable to establish radio communication with MH370.
Hence KL ACC shall be responsible for the provision of alerting service for MH370.Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.18.1 Provision of Air Traffic Services and Areas of Responsibilities
7) Activation of KL Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre
KL ARCC was activated at 2130 UTC [0530 MYT]. The DETRESFA message was disseminated via the AFTN at 2232 UTC [0632 MYT], 01 hour and 02 minutes later. No activity was recorded in the RCC Logbook between 2130 UTC [0530 MYT] and 2232 UTC [0632 MYT].
- 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.
Documents and Related Articles
- DETRESFA Message
Figure 2.2P - DETRESFA Message sent over AFTN
Source: DCA Malaysia
- DETRESFA Message Transcript
