Air carrier captain reported encountering wake vortex on arrival to lax; resulting in an unstable approach followed by a go around. Flight encountered wake turbulence on the next approach also but a normal landing was made.

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Attributes
ACN	1043438
Time
Date	201210
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

After experiencing wake turbulence from B757 ahead; landing lax; we went above glide slope and slightly left of course (VMC visual). Ended up high on final and out of position for proper landing. Went around. Was vectored 6 miles behind B747. Experienced wake turbulence again. Landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported encountering wake vortex on arrival to LAX; resulting in an unstable approach followed by a go around. Flight encountered wake turbulence on the next approach also but a normal landing was made.

Narrative: After experiencing wake turbulence from B757 ahead; landing LAX; we went above glide slope and slightly left of course (VMC visual). Ended up high on final and out of position for proper landing. Went around. Was vectored 6 miles behind B747. Experienced wake turbulence again. Landed.

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.