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Crj-200 captain reported deviating from departure course; citing wake turbulence encounter and a hand-flown departure as contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1259122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID JCKTS8 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
The first officer was hand-flying the jckts departure off runway 26L. After completing the after takeoff checklist the captain noticed we were slightly right of course (less than a half dot). At that time ATC contacted [us] asking if we were going to snufy. We verified that we were going to snufy. The tower controller handed us off to departure and the flight continued without further incident.threat: flying an RNAV departure without using the autopilot. Took-off close behind a 737 whose wake turbulence we encountered moving the airplane. Left the gate a few minutes late.error: not being vigilant with following the departure course.undesired aircraft state: being slightly off course.ensure autopilot is used as soon as possible. And being more vigilant about maintaining situational awareness while completing flows/checklists.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported deviating from departure course; citing wake turbulence encounter and a hand-flown departure as contributing factors.
Narrative: The First Officer was hand-flying the JCKTS departure off runway 26L. After completing the After Takeoff checklist the Captain noticed we were slightly right of course (less than a half dot). At that time ATC contacted [us] asking if we were going to SNUFY. We verified that we were going to SNUFY. The Tower controller handed us off to Departure and the flight continued without further incident.Threat: Flying an RNAV departure without using the autopilot. Took-off close behind a 737 whose wake turbulence we encountered moving the airplane. Left the gate a few minutes late.Error: Not being vigilant with following the departure course.Undesired aircraft State: Being slightly off course.Ensure autopilot is used as soon as possible. And being more vigilant about maintaining situational awareness while completing flows/checklists.
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.