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A320 flight crew reported wake vortex encounter in trail of a B777 at FL330 in the lax area that resulted in sharp roll and a minor flight attendant injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1081857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 10000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
In climb out of FL330 encountered significant wake turbulence from B777 6.5 miles ahead of us. Aircraft rolled about 45 degrees left then right and left at less bank during recovery. [We] notified ATC; placed seat belt sign on and seated flight attendants during recovery. No injury or aircraft problem noted at time. After flight one flight attendant notified us she banged her shoulder while taking seat and may report if still bothering her tomorrow for medical advice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported wake vortex encounter in trail of a B777 at FL330 in the LAX area that resulted in sharp roll and a minor flight attendant injury.
Narrative: In climb out of FL330 encountered significant wake turbulence from B777 6.5 miles ahead of us. Aircraft rolled about 45 degrees left then right and left at less bank during recovery. [We] notified ATC; placed seat belt sign on and seated flight attendants during recovery. No injury or aircraft problem noted at time. After flight one flight attendant notified us she banged her shoulder while taking seat and may report if still bothering her tomorrow for medical advice.
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.