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Ord tower controller reported receiving a report from a departing B757 flight crew that they encountered wake turbulence after takeoff five miles in trail of an A330.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1521080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
[A330] heavy departed 28R full length followed by [B757] departing 28R full length. [B757] reported a wake turbulence event off the departure end with no issues. [A330] was more than 5 miles for proper wake turbulence separation. Event was reported to on duty supervisor with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ORD Tower Controller reported receiving a report from a departing B757 flight crew that they encountered wake turbulence after takeoff five miles in trail of an A330.
Narrative: [A330] heavy departed 28R full length followed by [B757] departing 28R full length. [B757] reported a wake turbulence event off the departure end with no issues. [A330] was more than 5 miles for proper wake turbulence separation. Event was reported to on duty supervisor with no further incident.
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.