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A319 captain reported encountering turbulence at FL360; probably either wake or clear air turbulence related.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1701309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[We were in] cruise flight; 100 to 150 miles east of elp at FL360 in clear air. [We had] exited weather approximately 10 to 15 minutes earlier. Aircraft rolled to left 25 to 30 degrees. Autopilot was turned off; leveled wings and turned autopilot back on. First officer (first officer) asked if there were any planes around us; [we were] told a heavy was 10 miles ahead of us at our altitude - [a] B767. Flight attendant (flight attendant) called us [to] ask if everything was ok. [I] told her it was wake turbulence or clear air turbulence. [I] made a PA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported encountering turbulence at FL360; probably either wake or clear air turbulence related.
Narrative: [We were in] cruise flight; 100 to 150 miles east of ELP at FL360 in clear air. [We had] exited weather approximately 10 to 15 minutes earlier. Aircraft rolled to left 25 to 30 degrees. Autopilot was turned off; leveled wings and turned autopilot back on. FO (First Officer) asked if there were any planes around us; [we were] told a heavy was 10 miles ahead of us at our altitude - [a] B767. FA (Flight Attendant) called us [to] ask if everything was OK. [I] told her it was wake turbulence or clear air turbulence. [I] made a PA.
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.