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B757-200 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence shortly after takeoff in trail of another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1200948 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MEM.Airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
[We were a] sequenced departure from runway 18R in trail of previous departing aircraft. Cleared for OLMES2 RNAV to emiit; FMS loaded; LNAV armed. Normal rotation; liftoff and climb; at 1;000 ft VNAV engaged and autopilot on; tracking normally toward emiit. Passing 1;500 ft the aircraft rolls left; about 15 degrees of bank; with a slight yaw. Not normal; so I disconnect the autopilot and try to correct right with normal aileron. No response. Applied almost full right aileron to break out of what I believe to be a wake turbulence encounter from the previously departed aircraft. Corrected back on course with no further turbulence encountered. Wind 180/4 at takeoff. [We] notified tower and departure control of event; tower as it was occurring and departure a few moments later. Suspect light tailwind may have created the environment for this to occur. Providing this information as data to evaluate recat under these conditions. I have never experienced this type of situation before and consider myself a fan of recat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence shortly after takeoff in trail of another aircraft.
Narrative: [We were a] sequenced departure from Runway 18R in trail of previous departing aircraft. Cleared for OLMES2 RNAV to EMIIT; FMS loaded; LNAV armed. Normal rotation; liftoff and climb; at 1;000 FT VNAV engaged and autopilot on; tracking normally toward EMIIT. Passing 1;500 FT the aircraft rolls left; about 15 degrees of bank; with a slight yaw. Not normal; so I disconnect the autopilot and try to correct right with normal aileron. No response. Applied almost full right aileron to break out of what I believe to be a wake turbulence encounter from the previously departed aircraft. Corrected back on course with no further turbulence encountered. Wind 180/4 at takeoff. [We] notified Tower and Departure Control of event; Tower as it was occurring and Departure a few moments later. Suspect light tailwind may have created the environment for this to occur. Providing this information as data to evaluate RECAT under these conditions. I have never experienced this type of situation before and consider myself a fan of RECAT.
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.