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B777 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence departing in trail of an A380 that resulted in a flap overspeed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1226656 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
At about 3;000 feet with flaps 5 we encountered wake turbulence from an A380 in front of us. Got an overspeed of approximately 5 knots with flaps five during wake encounter. Autopilot was initially engaged after takeoff and then disengaged during wake encounter to correct for flap overspeed event. Remainder of flight was normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence departing in trail of an A380 that resulted in a flap overspeed.
Narrative: At about 3;000 feet with flaps 5 we encountered wake turbulence from an A380 in front of us. Got an overspeed of approximately 5 knots with flaps five during wake encounter. Autopilot was initially engaged after takeoff and then disengaged during wake encounter to correct for flap overspeed event. Remainder of flight was normal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.