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Crj-200 captain reported encountering wake turbulence while climbing through FL210 from an A380 that was 20 to 25 miles ahead. The encounter resulted in a 40 degree roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1278638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A380 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Encountered wake turbulence climbing through FL210. The aircraft rolled approximately 40 degrees. The air traffic controller said we were following an airbus 380 (super). The A380 was 20 to 25 miles in front of us and approximately 4000 feet higher. Wake turbulence from the A380 was unexpected because of its distance from our aircraft. The air traffic controller sounded surprised that we were encountering wake turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence while climbing through FL210 from an A380 that was 20 to 25 miles ahead. The encounter resulted in a 40 degree roll.
Narrative: Encountered wake turbulence climbing through FL210. The aircraft rolled approximately 40 degrees. The air traffic controller said we were following an Airbus 380 (super). The A380 was 20 to 25 miles in front of us and approximately 4000 feet higher. Wake turbulence from the A380 was unexpected because of its distance from our aircraft. The air traffic controller sounded surprised that we were encountering wake turbulence.
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.