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