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Emb-145 flight crew reported experiencing wake turbulence in trail of an A330 on approach to ord that resulted in an aircraft upset with the bank angle reaching 60 degrees
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1475940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR WYNDE8 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR WYNDE8 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Descending on the wynde arrival to ord; approaching rhivr; we encountered the wake turbulence of an A330. The aircraft quickly banked to the right somewhere between 45-60 degrees and pitched down. The autopilot failed and I hand flew the evasive action to fix the upset condition and return to the STAR. We reported it to ATC. They adjusted our descent clearance for the remainder of the STAR to stay above further wake vortices. We resumed the STAR and landed without further issue. Wake from A330 resulted in an aircraft upset; mitigated by hand flying recovery.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 flight crew reported experiencing wake turbulence in trail of an A330 on approach to ORD that resulted in an aircraft upset with the bank angle reaching 60 degrees
Narrative: Descending on the WYNDE arrival to ORD; approaching RHIVR; we encountered the wake turbulence of an A330. The aircraft quickly banked to the right somewhere between 45-60 degrees and pitched down. The autopilot failed and I hand flew the evasive action to fix the upset condition and return to the STAR. We reported it to ATC. They adjusted our descent clearance for the remainder of the STAR to stay above further wake vortices. We resumed the STAR and landed without further issue. Wake from A330 resulted in an aircraft upset; mitigated by hand flying recovery.
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.