Flight MH370/2014-03-08/01-52-31 MYT
Event Metadata
| Flight ID | MH370 |
| Event Type | radar |
| Date and Time MYT | 8 March 2014 01:52:31 MYT |
| Date and Time UTC | 7 March 2014 17:52:31 UTC |
| Flight Phase | Phase 3 |
| Data Source | Safety Investigation Report (2018) 1.1.3 (1) |
| Date and Time ISO 8601 | 2014-03-07T17:52:31Z |
| ISO 8601 Description | Flight MH370 Event at 2014-03-07T17:52:31Z |
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Event Summary
At 0152:31 MYT the aircraft was observed by military radar to be at 10 nm south of Penang Island on a heading of 261°, with a speed of 525 knots at an altitude of 44,700 ft (above the service ceiling of 43,100 ft).
Event Details
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.3 1 Malaysian Military Radar
At 1752:31 UTC [0152:31 MYT] the “blip” was observed to be at 10 nm south of Penang Island on a heading of 261°, speed of 525 kt and at a height of 44,700 ft.
Notes
The service ceiling for a Boeing 777 is 43,100 feet or 13,100 metres.
Source: Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Section 1.6 - Aircraft Information, 14) Auxiliary Power Unit.Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.3 Diversion from Filed Flight Plan Route 1) Malaysian Military Radar
The Military radar data provided more extensive details of what was termed as “Air Turn Back”. It became very apparent, however, that the recorded altitude and speed change “blip” to “blip” were well beyond the capability of the aircraft. It was highlighted to the Team that the altitude and speed extracted from the data are subjected to inherent error. The only useful information obtained from the Military radar was the latitude and longitude position of the aircraft as this data is reasonably accurate.
The short summary below is transcluded into a relevant Chronology page.
8 March 2014 01:52:31 MYT
Military radar 'blip' observed 10 nm south of Penang Island, heading 261�, speed 525 kt, height 44,700 ft.