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Crj-900 captain reported a wake turbulence encounter descending into dfw in trail of a B787 resulted in a track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1611338 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B787 Dreamliner Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
We were given heading 200 degrees to intercept ILS/localizer 17L about 8-10 miles from final approach fix behind a heavy 787 to the same runway when we experienced its wake turbulence which then threw us off course to the left. ATC asked us about the deviation which we told them that we experienced wake turbulence from the heavy therefore we needed to offset from course and we'll get back on course as soon as we can. We were 8-10 miles from final approach fix therefore we could still get back on course for a safe landing. We were able to make a safe landing without further incident. We need to be more vigilant when following behind a heavy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-900 Captain reported a wake turbulence encounter descending into DFW in trail of a B787 resulted in a track deviation.
Narrative: We were given heading 200 degrees to intercept ILS/LOC 17L about 8-10 miles from final approach fix behind a heavy 787 to the same runway when we experienced its wake turbulence which then threw us off course to the left. ATC asked us about the deviation which we told them that we experienced wake turbulence from the heavy therefore we needed to offset from course and we'll get back on course as soon as we can. We were 8-10 miles from final approach fix therefore we could still get back on course for a safe landing. We were able to make a safe landing without further incident. We need to be more vigilant when following behind a heavy.
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.