ZNY controller reported an MD80 in 10-12 mile trail of an A380 experienced wake turbulence at FL330 ...

Attributes
ACN	1373318
Time
Date	201607
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZNY.ARTCC
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A380
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 129
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 25.5
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

[A380] was climbing from about FL310 to cruise altitude of FL350 and the a/C was flying overhead rbv. [MD80] was at cruise altitude of FL330 and flying approximately 10 to 12 miles behind [A380]. [MD80] reported experiencing wake turbulence from the heavy A388. The pilot said he experienced about a 30 degree bank; slight loss of altitude; and the auto pilot was turned off. It appears current wake turbulence standards are not sufficient with the A380-800. We had proper spacing and [MD80] still encountered wake turbulence from the [A380]. The pilot had to check on the cabin to see if there were any injuries. Separation behind a heavy A388 climbing should be increased to 15 or 20 miles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY Controller reported an MD80 in 10-12 mile trail of an A380 experienced wake turbulence at FL330 that resulted in a 30 degree bank. Controller recommended increasing minimum separation to 15-20 miles.

Narrative: [A380] was climbing from about FL310 to cruise altitude of FL350 and the A/C was flying overhead RBV. [MD80] was at cruise altitude of FL330 and flying approximately 10 to 12 miles behind [A380]. [MD80] reported experiencing wake turbulence from the heavy A388. The pilot said he experienced about a 30 degree bank; slight loss of altitude; and the auto pilot was turned off. It appears current wake turbulence standards are not sufficient with the A380-800. We had proper spacing and [MD80] still encountered wake turbulence from the [A380]. The pilot had to check on the cabin to see if there were any injuries. Separation behind a heavy A388 climbing should be increased to 15 or 20 miles.

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.

ZNY controller reported an MD80 in 10-12 mile trail of an A380 experienced wake turbulence at FL330 that resulted in a 30 degree bank. Controller recommended increasing minimum separation to 15-20 miles.