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E175 captain reported airspeed and altitude excursions after encountering severe turbulence on descent into okc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1743829 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OKC.TRACON |
| State Reference | OK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Encountered possible severe turbulence on descent into okc; momentary loss of altitude -700 ft. And +1000 FPM airspeed +/- 15 kts. With pressure against the seatbelt. It was borderline if it was severe but written up out of an abundance of caution.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E175 Captain reported airspeed and altitude excursions after encountering severe turbulence on descent into OKC.
Narrative: Encountered possible severe turbulence on descent into OKC; momentary loss of altitude -700 ft. and +1000 FPM airspeed +/- 15 kts. with pressure against the seatbelt. It was borderline if it was severe but written up out of an abundance of caution.
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.