Crj-200 flight crew reported wake turbulence encounter departing atl in trail of an md-88.

Attributes
ACN	1120274
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ATL.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

At rotation; we encountered wake turbulence from the preceding md-88. The aircraft rolled hard to the left and triggered a momentary stick-shaker. The first officer lowered the pitch and countered the roll immediately. We encountered the wake turbulence again at 600 ft consisting of a hard roll again to the left. The first officer countered the roll to maintain wings level. At 1;500 ft; we hit the wake turbulence again. I advised ATC and they gave us a heading of 070 to rejoin the departure. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. In the future; if ATC issues a takeoff clearance; so soon after the preceding aircraft takes off; I should be vigilant of possible wake turbulence. I should notify ATC sooner especially during RNAV departures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 flight crew reported wake turbulence encounter departing ATL in trail of an MD-88.

Narrative: At rotation; we encountered wake turbulence from the preceding MD-88. The aircraft rolled hard to the left and triggered a momentary stick-shaker. The First Officer lowered the pitch and countered the roll immediately. We encountered the wake turbulence again at 600 FT consisting of a hard roll again to the left. The First Officer countered the roll to maintain wings level. At 1;500 FT; we hit the wake turbulence again. I advised ATC and they gave us a heading of 070 to rejoin the departure. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. In the future; if ATC issues a takeoff clearance; so soon after the preceding aircraft takes off; I should be vigilant of possible wake turbulence. I should notify ATC sooner especially during RNAV departures.

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.