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Embraer captain reported encountering wake turbulence descending out of FL320 inbound into lga in trail of an A320.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1662456 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While descending through FL320 we encountered a strong wake that rolled the airplane right 15 degrees then instantly rolled us left to 30 degrees of bank all while in a moderate turbulence feel of chop. I told the first officer who was flying to level the descent as I reported the wake upset to ATC. ATC gave us 20 left and the first officer with the autopilot off rolled us to that heading and it instantly smoothed out. Thankfully the flight attendant's were finished with the service and were ok and all the passengers were seated at that time. ATC said we were close to the A320 ahead of us and once we had more spacing we returned on course to lga.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Embraer Captain reported encountering wake turbulence descending out of FL320 inbound into LGA in trail of an A320.
Narrative: While descending through FL320 we encountered a strong wake that rolled the airplane right 15 degrees then instantly rolled us left to 30 degrees of bank all while in a moderate turbulence feel of chop. I told the F/O who was flying to level the descent as I reported the wake upset to ATC. ATC gave us 20 left and the F/O with the autopilot off rolled us to that heading and it instantly smoothed out. Thankfully the FA's were finished with the service and were OK and all the passengers were seated at that time. ATC said we were close to the A320 ahead of us and once we had more spacing we returned on course to LGA.
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.