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Attributes | |
ACN | 1055707 |
Time | |
Date | 201212 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | EGLL.Airport |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A330 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 400 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
ATC assigned 160 KTS to 4 DME. The captain (pilot flying) slowed to 155 KTS after a wake turbulence encounter at approximately 6 DME. ATC queried our speed; we reported 155 KTS and explanation. They chastised us and there was no problem. Normal landing. Aircraft behind us continued normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A330-300 First Officer reported slowing below assigned speed on final at EGLL following a wake vortex encounter.
Narrative: ATC assigned 160 KTS to 4 DME. The Captain (pilot flying) slowed to 155 KTS after a wake turbulence encounter at approximately 6 DME. ATC queried our speed; we reported 155 KTS and explanation. They chastised us and there was no problem. Normal landing. Aircraft behind us continued normally.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.