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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1392571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A380 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 3633 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While being vectored into sfo we experienced wake turbulence from an A380 ahead of us. We were at 11;000 at 210 kts on a heading of 140 when we encountered the A380's wake turbulence. The aircraft rolled right then left then right again; the roll never exceeded 30 degrees; we went from 11;000 to 10;800 ft. We notified ATC immediately and told them what happened. The flight continued without further issues.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737NG First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to SFO in trail of an A380.
Narrative: While being vectored into SFO we experienced wake turbulence from an A380 ahead of us. We were at 11;000 at 210 kts on a heading of 140 when we encountered the A380's wake turbulence. The aircraft rolled right then left then right again; the roll never exceeded 30 degrees; we went from 11;000 to 10;800 ft. We notified ATC immediately and told them what happened. The flight continued without further issues.
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.