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B737-700 captain reported encountering wake turbulence while 8 miles in trail of a heavy in the vicinity of smo on arrival to lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1310213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR SADDE6 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 151 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
We were following a heavy aircraft (approximately eight-mile trail) into lax from the north. Approaching smo; at approximately 7500 ft MSL; hit substantial wake turbulence; causing 30 degrees of bank one way and then the other. Calm winds and slight offset got us out of wake. We had also gone through the wake with a substantial bump at approximately FL190 descending via the SADDE6 arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence while 8 miles in trail of a heavy in the vicinity of SMO on arrival to LAX.
Narrative: We were following a heavy aircraft (approximately eight-mile trail) into LAX from the north. Approaching SMO; at approximately 7500 ft MSL; hit substantial wake turbulence; causing 30 degrees of bank one way and then the other. Calm winds and slight offset got us out of wake. We had also gone through the wake with a substantial bump at approximately FL190 descending via the SADDE6 Arrival.
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.