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B737-700 captain reported encountering wake turbulence in cruise flight at FL360 that resulted in an abrupt bank to the right.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1437089 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZTL.ARTCC |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While at cruise at FL360; first officer was PF; the aircraft abruptly banked to the right. Autopilot could not counter rate of roll and first officer intervened manually. Return to wings level flight accomplished. Descent and turn off course was requested to avoid additional wake turbulence. I checked with the flight attendants to verify they and the passengers were ok. After the flight; we debriefed as a crew. Dispatch and chief pilot were notified after the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence in cruise flight at FL360 that resulted in an abrupt bank to the right.
Narrative: While at cruise at FL360; FO was PF; the aircraft abruptly banked to the right. Autopilot could not counter rate of roll and FO intervened manually. Return to wings level flight accomplished. Descent and turn off course was requested to avoid additional wake turbulence. I checked with the Flight Attendants to verify they and the passengers were ok. After the flight; we debriefed as a crew. Dispatch and Chief Pilot were notified after the flight.
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.