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A B777 captain reported difficulty tracking the hand-flown holtz 9 departure off lax because of a wake or weather encounter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 993879 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID HOLTZ 9 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I hand flew the holtz 9 departure (RNAV) as I am new to this aircraft. After entering the clouds we experienced a rough ride from what I think was the wake of a B777 aircraft that departed before us. I believe that we were within the 0.5 mile tolerance of the RNAV departure. We hit another jolt close to pevee intersection either from wake or weather. This is one time I would have been better off engaging the autopilot and observing the navigation limits instead of hand flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 Captain reported difficulty tracking the hand-flown HOLTZ 9 Departure off LAX because of a wake or weather encounter.
Narrative: I hand flew the HOLTZ 9 Departure (RNAV) as I am new to this aircraft. After entering the clouds we experienced a rough ride from what I think was the wake of a B777 aircraft that departed before us. I believe that we were within the 0.5 mile tolerance of the RNAV departure. We hit another jolt close to PEVEE Intersection either from wake or weather. This is one time I would have been better off engaging the autopilot and observing the navigation limits instead of hand flying.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.