Time:0006:15 MYT

References for events at or about the time of 0006:15 MYT, 8 March 2014 (1606:15 UTC, 07 March 2014).

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00:06:15 MYT, 8 March 2014

ACARS: Notice To Crew (Special Loads)

Malaysia Airlines used ACARS to send a list of the perishable cargo loaded on-board 9M-MRO as a SPECIAL LOAD NOTOC or Notice To Crew. The message was routed via the service provider for ACARS (SITA) then over the satellite communications service provided by Inmarsat. The message was sent direct to the (cockpit) aircraft printer and to be printed out by the (flight) crew. Information about this event is summarised in the table below.

The NOTOC stated the special loads of total 4,566 kg of mangosteen fruit were carried on board. Details of the mangosteens were: 1,128 kg at station 41L, 1,152 kg at station 41R, 1,148 kg at station 43L and 1,138 kg at 44L respectively. The message concluded with the declaration “There is no evidence that any damaged or leaking packages containing dangerous goods have been loaded on the aircraft at this station”.

Source	Malaysia Airlines (ground staff) using ACARS
Destination	Cockpit printer on aircraft 9M-MRO
Message	NOTOC: Special Loads
Satellite	IOR
Flight ID	MH0370

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References

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RefID:Factual Information March 2015/1.9.4.1

1.9.4.1 ACARS Traffic Log

Notice to Crew (NOTOC) was sent at 1606:15 UTC on 07 March 2014 (0006:15 MYT, 08 March 2014) direct to the aircraft printer and to be printed out by the crew.

NOTOC from the ground station to the cockpit stated the special loads of total 4,566 kg of mangosteen fruit were carried on board. Details of the mangosteens were: 1,128 kg at station 41L, 1,152 kg at station 41R, 1,148 kg at station 43L and 1,138 kg at 44L respectively (Refer to Section 1.18.2 for details of cargo carried).

Figure 1.9E: Snapshot of ACARS NOTOC message

Declaration of “there is no evidence that any damaged or leaking packages containing dangerous goods have been loaded on the aircraft at this station” was also written in the NOTOC message.

(Figure 1.9E above shows the snapshot of the ACARS NOTOC message).

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Transcript and Acknowledgement

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Notes

1. This is the first 'uplink' message - from the Ground Earth Station (GES) to the Aircraft Earth Station (AES) - for flight MH370.
2. The SATCOM would have used the Indian Ocean Region satellite - because that link was established at 23:59:57 MYT and would be expected to remain for the remainder of the flight.
3. The 'special loads' only refers to mangosteens. This would be so that the flight crew could ensure that the temperature in the cargo bays listed (41 Left, 41 Right, 43 Left and 44 Right) would remain suitable for the fruit during flight. Each item is identified as PER or perishable cargo.
4. There is no mention of lithium batteries in this notice: the shipment of lithium batteries was not deemed to be a Special Load. The Declaration therefore applied only to the cargo stations listed.
5. This 'Special Load' sheet was followed by a Final Load Sheet at 00:06:32 MYT.
6. The ACARS message was acknowledged automatically as a technical acknowledgement. The link ack in the downlink message (from the aircraft through the ground earthstation) is similar in meaning to 'the message was sent'. The opposite could be link nak if the transmission was not acknowledged or not received. Other ACARS message responses in the context of MH370 include the words success or failed, instead of ack or nak.

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IATA Code for PERishable cargo

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