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Flight crew of large transport aircraft climbing out of jfk encounters what crew believes is wake turbulence. No abnormal engine indications. Cabin attendant informs them that a passenger saw a flash from the right side of the aircraft at about the same time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 393130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On departure from jfk approximately 9000 ft encountered what we thought was jet wash from aircraft ahead. No abnormal engine indications. Over 2 mins later aft flight attendant informed a passenger had seen flash from right side of aircraft at time of encounter. We never had any abnormal indications in cockpit. After conferring with dispatch flight was continued to slc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LGT ACFT CLBING OUT OF JFK ENCOUNTERS WHAT CREW BELIEVES IS WAKE TURB. NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS. CABIN ATTENDANT INFORMS THEM THAT A PAX SAW A FLASH FROM THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM JFK APPROX 9000 FT ENCOUNTERED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS JET WASH FROM ACFT AHEAD. NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS. OVER 2 MINS LATER AFT FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED A PAX HAD SEEN FLASH FROM R SIDE OF ACFT AT TIME OF ENCOUNTER. WE NEVER HAD ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT. AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH FLT WAS CONTINUED TO SLC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.