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B737-700 captain reported a slight heading deviation resulted from a wake turbulence encounter on approach into atl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1370843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| 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 | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183 Flight Crew Type 14000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On flight into atl; we were given a heading of 180 from atl approach. We were following a (other carrier) aircraft; and got into his wake turbulence. My first officer was flying and with the distraction of (other carrier) wakes; he got off the heading [for a short time]. I called the heading on him and he turned back to our assigned 180 degrees heading. Back established on the 180 heading atlanta approach questioned our heading. At this time we were back at 180 and I responded 180. Shortly after; we were given a landing clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported a slight heading deviation resulted from a wake turbulence encounter on approach into ATL.
Narrative: On flight into ATL; we were given a heading of 180 from ATL Approach. We were following a (other carrier) aircraft; and got into his wake turbulence. My F/O was flying and with the distraction of (other carrier) wakes; he got off the heading [for a short time]. I called the heading on him and he turned back to our assigned 180 degrees heading. Back established on the 180 heading Atlanta Approach questioned our heading. At this time we were back at 180 and I responded 180. Shortly after; we were given a landing clearance.
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.