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B737-700 captain reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival to mdw in trail of a B737 that resulted in a minor flap overspeed and an unstablized approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1199034 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDW.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 215 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 165 Flight Crew Type 165 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Close in behind [B737] and encountered a fairly good wake. Powered out and then was high on path and oversped flaps by two knots. Did s-turn and selected [flaps] 40 just under 1;000 ft AGL. Stable at 500 ft but still should have just gone around!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival to MDW in trail of a B737 that resulted in a minor flap overspeed and an unstablized approach.
Narrative: Close in behind [B737] and encountered a fairly good wake. Powered out and then was high on path and oversped flaps by two knots. Did S-turn and selected [flaps] 40 just under 1;000 FT AGL. Stable at 500 FT but still should have just gone around!
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.