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B737-800 captain reported refusing takeoff clearance in atl because the preceding aircraft was a B757 and he felt more separation was appropriate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1272604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
We were taking off at atl behind a B-757 on runway 26L. Tower cleared me to takeoff about 50 seconds after the 757. I informed him that I needed 2 minutes or 4-5 miles separation behind a 757. He stated that they do not have to use those separations anymore and that if I wasn't willing to take off that I would need to clear the runway. I was able to delay tower until I at least had 1.5 minutes of separation at which time I took off. Upon checking part 1 under takeoff; I am supposed to have separation behind a 757. The weather was partly cloudy skies and calm winds. I did get 2 quick turbulence pops from the 757 after takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported refusing takeoff clearance in ATL because the preceding aircraft was a B757 and he felt more separation was appropriate.
Narrative: We were taking off at ATL behind a B-757 on RWY 26L. Tower cleared me to takeoff about 50 seconds after the 757. I informed him that I needed 2 minutes or 4-5 miles separation behind a 757. He stated that they do not have to use those separations anymore and that if I wasn't willing to take off that I would need to clear the runway. I was able to delay tower until I at least had 1.5 minutes of separation at which time I took off. Upon checking part 1 under takeoff; I am supposed to have separation behind a 757. The weather was partly cloudy skies and calm winds. I did get 2 quick turbulence pops from the 757 after takeoff.
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.