Flight 370 was operated by a
Boeing 777-2H6ER,
[b] serial number 28420,
registration 9M-MRO. The 404th Boeing 777 produced,
[68] it first flew on 14 May 2002, and was delivered new to Malaysia Airlines on 31 May 2002. The aircraft was powered by two
Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines,
[68] and was configured to carry 282 passengers – 35 business, 247 economy.
[69] 9M-MRO had accumulated 53,460 hours and 7,525
cycles in service,
[70] and had not previously been involved in any major incidents;
[71] a minor incident while taxiing at
Shanghai Pudong International Airport in August 2012 resulted in a broken wingtip.
[72] Its last
maintenance 'A' check was carried out on 23 February 2014.
[70]
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| The flight deck of 9M-MRO in 2004 |
March 12, 2014
Boeing 777s flagged for possible safety risk last year
Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/boeing-777s-flagged-for-possible-safety-risk-last-year
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. — The Malay Mail Online
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