B737 captain reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into rsw in trail of a B757.

Attributes
ACN	1371678
Time
Date	201607
Place
Locale Reference	RSW.Airport
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR TYNEE1
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR TYNEE1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Type 7909
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

Over the fix 'ogger' on the TYNEE1 arrival into rsw we started a descent from FL270 and the aircraft started to roll aggressively up to 30 degrees. The flying pilot disconnected the autopilot to recover and we decided to track the arrival/off-set 3 NM west of course knowing this is a wake turbulence event with the knowledge of another aircraft on the same arrival 10 NM in front of us. We asked miami center what type of aircraft this was and requested course deviation to avoid his wake. The request was approved and the aircraft was identified as a B757. The crew explained this event to passengers over the PA and the rest of this flight was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into RSW in trail of a B757.

Narrative: Over the fix 'OGGER' on the TYNEE1 arrival into RSW we started a descent from FL270 and the aircraft started to roll aggressively up to 30 degrees. The flying pilot disconnected the autopilot to recover and we decided to track the arrival/off-set 3 NM west of course knowing this is a wake turbulence event with the knowledge of another aircraft on the same arrival 10 NM in front of us. We asked Miami Center what type of aircraft this was and requested course deviation to avoid his wake. The request was approved and the aircraft was identified as a B757. The crew explained this event to passengers over the PA and the rest of this flight was normal.

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