NEWS All details about B777-200 aircraft registration no. 9M-MRD that operated #MH17

The B777-200 aircraft bearing registration no. 9M-MRD that operated MH17 on 17 July, 2014 had a clean maintenance record. The aircraft’s last maintenance check was on 11 July 2014. The next check was due on 27 Aug 2014. The maintenance was conducted at Malaysia Airlines’ hangar at KLIA. The aircraft had a clean bill of health.The aircraft was manufactured in July 1997, and so had 17 years in service.The aircraft had recorded 75322 hours with a total of 11434 cycles.All communication system on the aircraft were functioning normally.The B777-200 uses the Rolls-Royce Trent-800 engine and has a 282 seat capacity.