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Attributes | |
ACN | 1270678 |
Time | |
Date | 201506 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
State Reference | WA |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B737-800 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Takeoff |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | B737-800 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Takeoff Initial Climb |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Cleared onto the runway to hold; asked by tower if we had preceding aircraft (just took off) in sight; (same type aircraft). We replied we did and were given a takeoff clearance. On climbout; we experienced the preceding aircraft's wake turbulence; full aileron deflection; we shallowed out our turn and climb rate but speed went well above 250 knots below 10K. Can't remember if pilot flying clicked off the autothrottles; I mentioned watch your speed but he was slow to correct. ATC 'never' said anything as we got switched to center from departure.we should have delayed our takeoff roll and/or asked ATC for a runway heading after takeoff to extend our ground track beyond the preceding aircraft's turn point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence from preceding aircraft on takeoff from SEA.
Narrative: Cleared onto the RWY to hold; asked by tower if we had preceding aircraft (just took off) in sight; (same type aircraft). We replied we did and were given a takeoff clearance. On climbout; we experienced the preceding aircraft's wake turbulence; full aileron deflection; we shallowed out our turn and climb rate but speed went well above 250 knots below 10K. Can't remember if pilot flying clicked off the autothrottles; I mentioned watch your speed but he was slow to correct. ATC 'never' said anything as we got switched to Center from departure.We should have delayed our takeoff roll and/or asked ATC for a RWY heading after takeoff to extend our ground track beyond the preceding aircraft's turn point.
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.