CL65 crew had a wake turbulence encounter with a B767 in ZNY class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	605822
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tower : mroc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	605822
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : wake turbulence other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

While level at FL190, we encountered what we believed to be wake turbulence. The result was the airplane banking in excess of 30 degrees. The turbulence was strong enough to cause the airplane's autoplt to disengage. During recovery to level flight, our altitude reached approximately FL193. ZNY did not question the change in altitude. I questioned ATC to find out what kind of aircraft we were following. ATC informed us we were 6 mi in trail of a B767. After telling ATC about the encounter with the wake turbulence, they provided us with more separation. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW HAD A WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER WITH A B767 IN ZNY CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE LEVEL AT FL190, WE ENCOUNTERED WHAT WE BELIEVED TO BE WAKE TURB. THE RESULT WAS THE AIRPLANE BANKING IN EXCESS OF 30 DEGS. THE TURB WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRPLANE'S AUTOPLT TO DISENGAGE. DURING RECOVERY TO LEVEL FLT, OUR ALT REACHED APPROX FL193. ZNY DID NOT QUESTION THE CHANGE IN ALT. I QUESTIONED ATC TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF ACFT WE WERE FOLLOWING. ATC INFORMED US WE WERE 6 MI IN TRAIL OF A B767. AFTER TELLING ATC ABOUT THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE WAKE TURB, THEY PROVIDED US WITH MORE SEPARATION. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.