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1. DETRESFA Message

Note: Most items in the DETRESFA Message are interpreted in the Flight Plan

DESTRESFA

An incorrect spelling of the word DETRESFA - the code word used to designate a distress phase

072232

The DETRESFA message with a date-time-group (DTG) 072232 UTC was transmitted at 2232 UTC [0632 MYT]

FPL–MAS370–IS

Aircraft identification and SSR mode and code FPL–MAS370–IS should be “MAS370/A2157”

Departure Message

(DEP

Departure

MAS370/A2157

Aircraft identification MH370 and Secondary Surveillance Radar Code A2157

WMKK1642

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 1642 (UTC)

DOF140307

Date of Flight 2014 March 07 (UTC)

The code word used to designate a distress phase

An incorrect spelling of the word DETRESFA - the code word used to designate a distress phase

A situation wherein there is a reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

The DETRESFA message with a date-time-group (DTG) 072232 UTC was transmitted at 2232 UTC [0632 MYT]

Coordinated Universal Time

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

Aircraft identification and SSR mode and code FPL–MAS370–IS should be “MAS370/A2157”

Secondary Surveillance Radar - A surveillance radar system which uses transmitters/receivers system (interrogators) and transponders.

Aircraft identification MH370 and Secondary Surveillance Radar Code A2157

Departure

SSR transponder code A2157 allocated to Flight MH370

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 1642 (UTC)

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Date of Flight 2014 March 07 (UTC)