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Air carrier first officer reported encountering wake turbulence on final to sea runway 16R in trail of a B737.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1443746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Encountered wake turbulence on final to ILS 16R 1nm prior to finka. Ceilings 2500 broken. Broke out of clouds on ILS glidepath and encountered wake turbulence from preceding 737. Wings rolled 15 degrees to left and right and required additional power to maintain airspeed. Flew above glideslope and no further encounter happened. No wake turbulence advisory from ATC. Numerous traffic shown in front of us on mfd for both 16L and 16R.ATC should adhere to wake turbulence separation into seattle despite high demand times for safety. If ceilings are low; advise aircraft in IMC they are following aircraft ahead so pilots can take corrective action for wake avoidance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence on final to SEA Runway 16R in trail of a B737.
Narrative: Encountered wake turbulence on final to ILS 16R 1nm prior to FINKA. Ceilings 2500 broken. Broke out of clouds on ILS glidepath and encountered wake turbulence from preceding 737. Wings rolled 15 degrees to left and right and required additional power to maintain airspeed. Flew above glideslope and no further encounter happened. No wake turbulence advisory from ATC. Numerous traffic shown in front of us on MFD for both 16L and 16R.ATC should adhere to wake turbulence separation into Seattle despite high demand times for safety. If ceilings are low; advise aircraft in IMC they are following aircraft ahead so pilots can take corrective action for wake avoidance.
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.