MH370 Timeline - Pre-Flight/1554:53 UTC

23:54:53 MYT Friday, 7 March 2014

This page provides details for events related to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which occurred at or near the time of 23:54:53 MYT Friday, 7 March 2014.
Note: Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) plus 8 hours. Return to Timeline

Summary

ACARS used the SATCOM system to indicate that the VHF datalink had been 'lost'.

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Event Details

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Appendix 1.9A

   
   

   Time 15:54:53	Trans 46817964	Direction Incoming Downlink	AN 9M-MRO	FI MH0000	Medium POR1	Machine MHKULKJACM001	Raw DTG 071555	SMI MED	Application RELAY
   Status Normal		Message Type Lost VHF			Source/Destination QXSXMXS

   QU DPCCAMH
   .QXSXMXS 071555
   MED
   FI MH0000/AN 9M-MRO
   DT QXT POR1 071555 S06A
   - 0LV155453S

   
   

   Time 15:54:53	Trans 46817964	Direction Incoming Downlink	AN 9M-MRO	FI MH0000	Medium POR1	Machine MHKULKJACM001	Raw DTG 071555	SMI MED	Application RELAY
   Status Normal		Message Type Lost VHF			Source/Destination QXSXMXS

   QU DPCCAMH
   .QXSXMXS 071555
   MED
   FI MH0000/AN 9M-MRO
   DT QXT POR1 071555 S06A
   - 0LV155453S

   
   

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Notes

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Documents and Related Articles

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Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Aircraft Communication and Reporting System

Very High Frequency

satellite communication from the aircraft to the ground earth station

Aircraft Number

Aircraft Registration Number for the Boeing 777 used for Flight MH370. More Info

Flight ID

Inmarsat geostationary satellite above the Pacific Ocean

Unique hardware (machine) ID

Date and Time (UTC) in DD/HH/MM format

Date and Time (UTC) in DD/HH/MM format

Standard Message Identifier

ACARS lost data link over VHF (disconnected)

An identifier for SITA, a service provider for ACARS messages.

An identifier for SITA, a service provider for ACARS messages.

Invalid Flight ID: MH for Malaysia Airlines but no flight number

Aircraft Number (Registration) 9M-MRO

ACARS lost data link over VHF (disconnected) at 15:54:53 (UTC)