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B737 captain reported severe turbulence during climb to smooth altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1612619 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 116 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On a flight from ZZZ- ZZZ1; due to turbulence reports; we had initially planned on flying the first 30 minutes in the mid-teens. After hearing several traffic reports and asking ATC about ride reports; we decided to climb to an altitude of 37;000 feet. (ATC reported light to moderate chop through FL260 and better above.) passing through 19;000 feet; we encountered severe turbulence. The autopilot disengaged and the aircraft rapidly accelerated from 300 knots to 320 knots while climbing at well over 5000 fpm. The aircraft was shaking; rolling and at times; momentarily non-responsive. Passing through FL260; we exited the turbulence and resumed a normal flight path. (I do not believe that we ever exceeded any aircraft limitations or ATC clearance). After verifying that the aircraft was performing properly and that there were no injuries onboard; we contacted dispatch and decided to continue to ZZZ1. We landed in ZZZ1 without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported severe turbulence during climb to smooth altitude.
Narrative: On a flight from ZZZ- ZZZ1; due to turbulence reports; we had initially planned on flying the first 30 minutes in the mid-teens. After hearing several traffic reports and asking ATC about ride reports; we decided to climb to an altitude of 37;000 feet. (ATC reported light to moderate chop through FL260 and better above.) Passing through 19;000 feet; we encountered severe turbulence. The autopilot disengaged and the aircraft rapidly accelerated from 300 knots to 320 knots while climbing at well over 5000 fpm. The aircraft was shaking; rolling and at times; momentarily non-responsive. Passing through FL260; we exited the turbulence and resumed a normal flight path. (I do not believe that we ever exceeded any aircraft limitations or ATC clearance). After verifying that the aircraft was performing properly and that there were no injuries onboard; we contacted Dispatch and decided to continue to ZZZ1. We landed in ZZZ1 without further incident.
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.