Emb-175 captain reported encountering wake turbulence from a heavy jet on approach to lax.

Attributes
ACN	1532437
Time
Date	201804
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

On our final approach to los angeles we were told to change from runway 24R to 24L; which is very unusual; but because we were told we were following a heavy I thought that it could have been the reason.everything was fine until reaching 3000 ft. And established on the localizer and a few miles before sutie we encountered wake turbulence.I promptly disconnected the autopilot; gave power to regain control of the plane; and climbed above the wake. The event was soon recovered and the landing was continued uneventfully.I think the socal [controller] had crossed our path with the heavy that we were following; so at a certain point we ended up in the wake of the heavy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-175 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence from a heavy jet on approach to LAX.

Narrative: On our final approach to Los Angeles we were told to change from Runway 24R to 24L; which is very unusual; but because we were told we were following a heavy I thought that it could have been the reason.Everything was fine until reaching 3000 ft. and established on the localizer and a few miles before SUTIE we encountered wake turbulence.I promptly disconnected the autopilot; gave power to regain control of the plane; and climbed above the wake. The event was soon recovered and the landing was continued uneventfully.I think the SoCal [Controller] had crossed our path with the heavy that we were following; so at a certain point we ended up in the wake of the heavy.

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