Wikipedia timeline — night of 7–8 March 2014
Duty sign-in through failed 09:15 handshake
Compiled public chronology: captain sign-in 22:50 MYT 7 March, F/O 23:15, SDU log-on 00:00, push 00:27, takeoff 00:42, FL350 01:01, last ACARS 01:07, last voice 01:19:30, transponder 01:21:13, Penang cell 01:52, last radar 02:22, SDU log-on 02:25, hourly pings, last transmission 08:19:37, no reply 09:15.
Times below are Malaysian (UTC+8) unless noted. 22:50 7 March: Zaharie signs in. 23:15: Fariq signs in. 00:00 8 March: SDU logs on to Inmarsat. 00:27: push-back clearance. 00:40:37: takeoff clearance. 00:42: airborne runway 32R. 00:42:53: climb FL180, proceed IGARI. 00:50:08: climb FL350. 01:01:17: level FL350. 01:07:48: last ACARS. 01:07:56: confirms still FL350. 01:19:30: “Good night. Malaysian three seven zero.” 01:21:13: transponder stops; left turn. 01:37: expected ACARS not received. 01:52: Penang cell-site, F/O’s phone. 02:22: last primary radar ~6°49′N 97°43′E. 02:25: SDU log-on request. 02:39: ground-to-aircraft call unanswered. 03:41 / 04:41 / 05:41 / 06:41: hourly handshakes. 06:30: missed Beijing arrival. 06:32: KL ARCC activated. 07:13: second sat-phone call unanswered. 07:24: MAS press statement. 08:11: last successful hourly handshake. 08:19:29 log-on request; 08:19:37 log-on acknowledgement — last transmission. 09:15: no reply. Wikipedia also records early false leads (Cambodia routing, a reported SOS, a Gulf of Thailand seismic event) that did not survive later analysis. Use the 2018 report and Inmarsat log as the timing authority where they differ from the wiki.
Sources
- Wikipedia timeline
- Malaysian Safety Investigation Report 2018
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