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B737-800 first officer reported encountering wake turbulence in 5 mile trail of another B737-800 on approach to bwi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1267484 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BWI.Airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Encountered moderate wake turbulence approximately five miles behind company 737-800 while on the terpz arrival at bwi airport. Aircraft rolled approximately 10 degrees left and right; airspeed plus/minus five knots. Event lasted a few seconds on three different occasions on our arrival. Captain requested vector and ATC was helpful and gave us vectors to final approach. Autopilot remained on during the event. ATC requested that we submit an as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence in 5 mile trail of another B737-800 on approach to BWI.
Narrative: Encountered moderate wake turbulence approximately five miles behind Company 737-800 while on the TERPZ Arrival at BWI airport. Aircraft rolled approximately 10 degrees left and right; airspeed plus/minus five knots. Event lasted a few seconds on three different occasions on our arrival. Captain requested vector and ATC was helpful and gave us vectors to final approach. Autopilot remained on during the event. ATC requested that we submit an ASAP.
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.