LJ60 captain reported multiple wake turbulence encounters on downwind arrival at sna airport.

Attributes
ACN	1530072
Time
Date	201803
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SNA.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR OHSEA1
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 72 Flight Crew Total 8941 Flight Crew Type 2734
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

Essentially beginning downwind at [bhear] 5000 feet MSL; encountered three separate encounters with wake in the course of 30 seconds or less. All involved some rolling and pitch changes that required quick and forceful input to arrest. Notified ATC. No aircraft damage or passenger discomfort. Although the passengers did comment that; they felt and recognized the wake encounter. Remainder of flight uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ60 Captain reported multiple wake turbulence encounters on downwind arrival at SNA airport.

Narrative: Essentially beginning downwind at [BHEAR] 5000 feet MSL; encountered three separate encounters with wake in the course of 30 seconds or less. All involved some rolling and pitch changes that required quick and forceful input to arrest. Notified ATC. No aircraft damage or passenger discomfort. Although the passengers did comment that; they felt and recognized the wake encounter. Remainder of flight uneventful.

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.