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Attributes | |
ACN | 1523407 |
Time | |
Date | 201803 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
State Reference | WA |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Climb |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Airbus 318/319/320/321 Undifferentiated |
Flight Phase | Climb |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On initial climb out of seattle; I was given a 5 NM separation from the preceding airbus A320 series aircraft. Despite that; at about 3200 ft MSL we encountered wake turbulence. I promptly adjusted my pitch attitude to avoid [it]; but I was still in and out for a few hundred feet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-175 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence departing SEA in trail of an Airbus A320.
Narrative: On initial climb out of Seattle; I was given a 5 NM separation from the preceding Airbus A320 series aircraft. Despite that; at about 3200 ft MSL we encountered wake turbulence. I promptly adjusted my pitch attitude to avoid [it]; but I was still in and out for a few hundred feet.
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.