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Emb-145LR first officer reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into iah in trail of a B767-300.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1269051 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On the LINNK1 arrival to iah. We were direct to dento and [at] 3000 MSL and about 10 nm from dento we encountered wake turbulence. It was so bad the autopilot disengaged. The captain was guarding the controls and was able to regain control of the plane. I asked the controller what we were following and we were behind a B767-300. We reported the wake turbulence event to the controller. Encountering wake turbulence when following a heavy with more than standard separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145LR First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into IAH in trail of a B767-300.
Narrative: On the LINNK1 arrival to IAH. We were direct to DENTO and [at] 3000 MSL and about 10 nm from DENTO we encountered wake turbulence. It was so bad the autopilot disengaged. The captain was guarding the controls and was able to regain control of the plane. I asked the controller what we were following and we were behind a B767-300. We reported the wake turbulence event to the controller. Encountering wake turbulence when following a heavy with more than standard separation.
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.