Narrative:

My crew and I were operating on J-79. We leveled for about 3-5 minutes at FL310 and I did the cruise check. ATC then cleared us to FL330. As we climbed I noticed the lights of an aircraft at 12:00 and observed him 10 miles ahead at FL330 on TCAS. As we passed FL325 the ship rolled left; then right; exceeding 30 degrees and approaching 45 degrees bank. The first officer quickly put his hands on the controls and the autopilot disconnected. I noticed a right quartering tailwind and commanded a right turn to exit the wake; which the first officer performed. I informed ATC of our situation and requested to parallel 5 miles right of course. I checked with the flight attendant; who was not injured; despite striking her head on the overhead bin. She reported no injury to passenger but said she had stepped away from the galley cart; leaving it out in the aisle. As a precaution; I made an announcement explaining the wake turbulence and included that anyone receiving an injury should report it. (Nobody reported any injury to the crew.) further conversation revealed that the preceding aircraft was a heavy 767. I believe that this encounter was caused by climbing along an airway close behind a heavy aircraft in a light quartering tailwind. This highlights the importance of the wake turbulence research which is being done. In the future; I will pay attention to airplanes much further ahead.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-200 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A B767 10 MILES AHEAD AND 500 FT ABOVE THEM.

Narrative: MY CREW AND I WERE OPERATING ON J-79. WE LEVELED FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES AT FL310 AND I DID THE CRUISE CHECK. ATC THEN CLEARED US TO FL330. AS WE CLIMBED I NOTICED THE LIGHTS OF AN ACFT AT 12:00 AND OBSERVED HIM 10 MILES AHEAD AT FL330 ON TCAS. AS WE PASSED FL325 THE SHIP ROLLED L; THEN R; EXCEEDING 30 DEGS AND APCHING 45 DEGS BANK. THE FO QUICKLY PUT HIS HANDS ON THE CTLS AND THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED. I NOTICED A R QUARTERING TAILWIND AND COMMANDED A R TURN TO EXIT THE WAKE; WHICH THE FO PERFORMED. I INFORMED ATC OF OUR SITUATION AND REQUESTED TO PARALLEL 5 MILES R OF COURSE. I CHKED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT; WHO WAS NOT INJURED; DESPITE STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE OVERHEAD BIN. SHE RPTED NO INJURY TO PAX BUT SAID SHE HAD STEPPED AWAY FROM THE GALLEY CART; LEAVING IT OUT IN THE AISLE. AS A PRECAUTION; I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT EXPLAINING THE WAKE TURBULENCE AND INCLUDED THAT ANYONE RECEIVING AN INJURY SHOULD RPT IT. (NOBODY RPTED ANY INJURY TO THE CREW.) FURTHER CONVERSATION REVEALED THAT THE PRECEDING ACFT WAS A HEAVY 767. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ENCOUNTER WAS CAUSED BY CLBING ALONG AN AIRWAY CLOSE BEHIND A HEAVY ACFT IN A LIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WAKE TURBULENCE RESEARCH WHICH IS BEING DONE. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL PAY ATTENTION TO AIRPLANES MUCH FURTHER AHEAD.

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.