Narrative:

I was pilot flying. We had an airbus in front of us; not designated as heavy but to me it looked bigger than an A319. The airbus was cleared for takeoff and we took the runway to line up and wait. Upon rotation of the airbus we were cleared for takeoff. I asked the captain if he was ready; then intentionally paused a moment before smoothly advancing the thrust levers. The airbus in front of us looked to be starting their turn for the EWR2 off 22R/west by the time we started our roll. Approximately 300 AGL the flight controls felt a tad less effective. In the turn to heading 190; we encountered some light turbulence and the captain said he thought it was wake from the aircraft in front of us. Tower instructed us to contact departure at this point. A moment later the intensity of the turbulence turned to moderate in our right turn to heading 220 and climb to 2500 ft predeparture clearance. The captain asked for a different heading and informed ATC we were encountering wake. Tower instructed us to continue on heading 220 and contact departure. The captain switched to departure and informed them we needed a turn because of wake turbulence. We were instructed to turn right and climb. I believe it was a right turn to 360 or 040 and a climb to 6000 ft. Upon making the turn we left the wake. A few moments later the captain checked on the flight attendant to make sure she and the cabin had no problems. The flight attendant reported no abnormalities and the flight continued without incident.night time made it hard for us to visually determine the amount of horizontal and vertical separation from the previous traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence departing EWR in trail of an A321/A320/A319 undifferentiated series aircraft.

Narrative: I was pilot flying. We had an Airbus in front of us; not designated as heavy but to me it looked bigger than an A319. The Airbus was cleared for takeoff and we took the runway to line up and wait. Upon rotation of the Airbus we were cleared for takeoff. I asked the Captain if he was ready; then intentionally paused a moment before smoothly advancing the thrust levers. The Airbus in front of us looked to be starting their turn for the EWR2 off 22R/W by the time we started our roll. Approximately 300 AGL the flight controls felt a tad less effective. In the turn to heading 190; we encountered some light turbulence and the Captain said he thought it was wake from the aircraft in front of us. Tower instructed us to contact Departure at this point. A moment later the intensity of the turbulence turned to moderate in our right turn to heading 220 and climb to 2500 ft predeparture clearance. The Captain asked for a different heading and informed ATC we were encountering wake. Tower instructed us to continue on heading 220 and contact Departure. The Captain switched to Departure and informed them we needed a turn because of wake turbulence. We were instructed to turn right and climb. I believe it was a right turn to 360 or 040 and a climb to 6000 ft. Upon making the turn we left the wake. A few moments later the Captain checked on the flight attendant to make sure she and the cabin had no problems. The Flight attendant reported no abnormalities and the flight continued without incident.Night time made it hard for us to visually determine the amount of horizontal and vertical separation from the previous traffic.

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.