B737-800 firrst officer reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to atl in trail of B757 th...

Attributes
ACN	1179627
Time
Date	201406
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ATL.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 212 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

We were on a visual approach to [runway] 27L atlanta following another carrier's B757. We were approximately three miles in trail on the TCAS display. At approximately 100 ft; we encountered wake turbulence from the B757. It was the captain's leg and he initiated a go-around. We coordinated with atlanta tower and atlanta approach to sequence back in for another approach. I told the approach controller the separation between us and the B757 was too tight and he stated; 'it is our new separation rules.' we landed uneventfully after the second approach. The new rules for separation used by atlanta approach are too tight. If they continue to bring aircraft in with minimal separation; there will be more of these events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Firrst Officer reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to ATL in trail of B757 that resulted in a go-around. Reporter cited new minimal ATC separation techniques as causal.

Narrative: We were on a visual approach to [Runway] 27L Atlanta following another carrier's B757. We were approximately three miles in trail on the TCAS display. At approximately 100 FT; we encountered wake turbulence from the B757. It was the Captain's leg and he initiated a go-around. We coordinated with Atlanta Tower and Atlanta Approach to sequence back in for another approach. I told the Approach Controller the separation between us and the B757 was too tight and he stated; 'It is our new separation rules.' We landed uneventfully after the second approach. The new rules for separation used by Atlanta Approach are too tight. If they continue to bring aircraft in with minimal separation; there will be more of these events.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

B737-800 firrst officer reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to atl in trail of B757 that resulted in a go-around. Reporter cited new minimal ATC separation techniques as causal.