Narrative:

This report is a safety of flight issue that will hopefully prevent this from happening again. We were in position to hold on runway 22 at intersection west in ewr. A heavy took off right in front of us; so while we were waiting the two minutes to pass; tower crossed several aircraft down field. One of which was a B767 at taxiway 'G' or 'east.' the runway was clear when the takeoff clearance was given. The B767; though clear of the hold short line; had stopped I guess to hold short of taxiway 'a' or the ramp. The B767 must have been cleared into the ramp or onto taxiway 'a' at the exact time we crossed behind it during our takeoff roll. As V1 was called and right before rotation; the jet blast caused the airplane to yaw slightly left and then slightly right in less than a second. Control was maintained at all times; we never lost the centerline and the first officer only had to make a minor correction. The takeoff was made without any more problems. I think the fact that the airplane was on the ground reduced the effect of the jet blast. I hope this information will be passed on to make the crews and the towers aware of possible jet blast across runways to prevent this from happening again. Supplemental information from acn 670636: nothing else eventful happened; but this scenario seems like an accident/incident just waiting to happen and seems to be a common occurrence in newark. I believe if we had just rotated and were completely off the ground; the outcome could have been very different. I guess to sum up this report; check both sides of the runway you are taking off from for a large aircraft waiting to move. Callback conversation with acn 670635 revealed the following information: reporter stated that the crew did not report this jet blast incident to ewr tower. He stated further that because of the runway configuration at ewr and the amount of traffic; this type of event had occurred before. His thought is that all airports with this close by parallel runway configuration should note the dangers of jet blast to departing aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB135 AT V1 ON TKOF ROLL EXPERIENCES TAXIING B767 JET BLAST. ACFT CTL MAINTAINED.

Narrative: THIS RPT IS A SAFETY OF FLT ISSUE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WE WERE IN POSITION TO HOLD ON RWY 22 AT INTXN W IN EWR. A HVY TOOK OFF RIGHT IN FRONT OF US; SO WHILE WE WERE WAITING THE TWO MINUTES TO PASS; TWR CROSSED SEVERAL ACFT DOWN FIELD. ONE OF WHICH WAS A B767 AT TXWY 'G' OR 'E.' THE RWY WAS CLR WHEN THE TKOF CLRNC WAS GIVEN. THE B767; THOUGH CLR OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE; HAD STOPPED I GUESS TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY 'A' OR THE RAMP. THE B767 MUST HAVE BEEN CLRED INTO THE RAMP OR ONTO TXWY 'A' AT THE EXACT TIME WE CROSSED BEHIND IT DURING OUR TKOF ROLL. AS V1 WAS CALLED AND RIGHT BEFORE ROTATION; THE JET BLAST CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO YAW SLIGHTLY L AND THEN SLIGHTLY R IN LESS THAN A SECOND. CTL WAS MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES; WE NEVER LOST THE CTRLINE AND THE FO ONLY HAD TO MAKE A MINOR CORRECTION. THE TKOF WAS MADE WITHOUT ANY MORE PROBS. I THINK THE FACT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE GROUND REDUCED THE EFFECT OF THE JET BLAST. I HOPE THIS INFO WILL BE PASSED ON TO MAKE THE CREWS AND THE TWRS AWARE OF POSSIBLE JET BLAST ACROSS RWYS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 670636: NOTHING ELSE EVENTFUL HAPPENED; BUT THIS SCENARIO SEEMS LIKE AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN NEWARK. I BELIEVE IF WE HAD JUST ROTATED AND WERE COMPLETELY OFF THE GROUND; THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. I GUESS TO SUM UP THIS RPT; CHK BOTH SIDES OF THE RWY YOU ARE TAKING OFF FROM FOR A LARGE ACFT WAITING TO MOVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH ACN 670635 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE CREW DID NOT RPT THIS JET BLAST INCIDENT TO EWR TWR. HE STATED FURTHER THAT BECAUSE OF THE RWY CONFIGURATION AT EWR AND THE AMOUNT OF TFC; THIS TYPE OF EVENT HAD OCCURRED BEFORE. HIS THOUGHT IS THAT ALL ARPTS WITH THIS CLOSE BY PARALLEL RWY CONFIGURATION SHOULD NOTE THE DANGERS OF JET BLAST TO DEPARTING ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.