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B737 captain reported encountering wake turbulence climbing through FL350 from an opposite direction A380 at the same altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1461035 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A380 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 338 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Climbing to FL380; ARTCC cleared us direct hastings (HSI) and capped our altitude at FL340 due to an opposite-direction [A380] aircraft; which was passing at an angle overhead slightly from the left to the right at FL350. Directly ahead of us was a building line of thunderstorms; which appeared to top FL340. Shortly after the other aircraft passed overhead; we were cleared to climb to FL380. We were approaching the weather quickly; so we opted to begin our climb right away. Just prior to passing FL350; we encountered moderate turbulence from the wake of the other aircraft; lasting about three seconds. We continued the climb to FL380. The fasten seatbelt sign was on and all passengers were seated. The flight attendants were beginning service. The a flight attendant reported that no passengers or flight attendants were injured. ATC was notified of the wake turbulence encounter.ATC could have turned the other aircraft parallel to opposite-direction traffic; and avoided crossing our future climb flight path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence climbing through FL350 from an opposite direction A380 at the same altitude.
Narrative: Climbing to FL380; ARTCC cleared us direct Hastings (HSI) and capped our altitude at FL340 due to an opposite-direction [A380] aircraft; which was passing at an angle overhead slightly from the left to the right at FL350. Directly ahead of us was a building line of thunderstorms; which appeared to top FL340. Shortly after the other aircraft passed overhead; we were cleared to climb to FL380. We were approaching the weather quickly; so we opted to begin our climb right away. Just prior to passing FL350; we encountered moderate turbulence from the wake of the other aircraft; lasting about three seconds. We continued the climb to FL380. The fasten seatbelt sign was on and all passengers were seated. The Flight Attendants were beginning service. The A Flight Attendant reported that no passengers or Flight Attendants were injured. ATC was notified of the wake turbulence encounter.ATC could have turned the other aircraft parallel to opposite-direction traffic; and avoided crossing our future climb flight path.
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.