Emb-145LR first officer reported wake vortex encounter in trail of an A310 on approach to iah that r...

Attributes
ACN	1113235
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	IAH.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

During a visual approach to runway 26L at george bush intercontinental airport; our aircraft encountered wake turbulence. I was acting as the pilot not flying during the encounter. As I read the before landing checklist; the aircraft rolled quickly to the right. The pilot flying applied full rudder and aileron deflection to correct the roll. This caused the yaw damper fail EICAS message to come on and remain on for the remainder of the approach and landing. Restarting the system after arrival at the gate fixed the problem. Maintenance was consulted and the aircraft was inspected and ok'd. Our aircraft was number five for the visual approach to 26L. The aircraft immediately ahead of us was an airbus A310 flying a very slow approach speed. Despite the fact that the pilot flying was maintaining an altitude slightly above glide slope; we must have encountered the wake of the airbus. A bit more separation between aircraft of significant size difference may help prevent this type of event in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145LR First Officer reported wake vortex encounter in trail of an A310 on approach to IAH that resulted in a roll. When the Captain applied corrective controls they got a Yaw Damper Fail message.

Narrative: During a visual approach to Runway 26L at George Bush Intercontinental Airport; our aircraft encountered wake turbulence. I was acting as the pilot not flying during the encounter. As I read the Before Landing Checklist; the aircraft rolled quickly to the right. The pilot flying applied full rudder and aileron deflection to correct the roll. This caused the Yaw Damper Fail EICAS message to come on and remain on for the remainder of the approach and landing. Restarting the system after arrival at the gate fixed the problem. Maintenance was consulted and the aircraft was inspected and OK'd. Our aircraft was number five for the visual approach to 26L. The aircraft immediately ahead of us was an Airbus A310 flying a very slow approach speed. Despite the fact that the pilot flying was maintaining an altitude slightly above glide slope; we must have encountered the wake of the Airbus. A bit more separation between aircraft of significant size difference may help prevent this type of event in the future.

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.

Emb-145LR first officer reported wake vortex encounter in trail of an A310 on approach to iah that resulted in a roll. When the captain applied corrective controls they got a yaw damper fail message.