Narrative:

Last night shortly after departure aircraft X encountered severe turbulence which lead to an altitude deviation of about 1;000 feet. After reviewing the approaching weather and the route of flight the first officer determined a turn to the east after departing would be the best course of action last night. Having just arriving from a previous flight I announced to the passengers during my welcome announcement it would be bumpy for the entire flight and everyone would need to be seated. After being cleared for takeoff ATC gave us a turn to the east which we complied with to our assigned altitude of 3;000 feet. Light turbulence began at about 1;000 feet. And increased rapidly to severe level by the time we reached 3;000. We were in IMC and encountered moderate to severe updrafts for about two or three minutes. The first officer maintained positive control of the aircraft throughout the entire event. We did notice the pilot limit indicator (pli) turn amber a couple of times and rapid fluctuation of our indicated airspeed other than that no tolerances were exceeded. However we gained 1;000 feet. Of altitude during one of the updrafts. ATC advised us of this and I let them know we were in severe turbulence and unable to hold 3;000 feet. He gave us a turn to the north (350 heading) and a climb to 5;000 feet and the turbulence diminished as we climb to our cruise altitude. I called the flight attended to check on the passengers and her condition in the cabin and there were no complaints. Dispatch was notified after we leveled off and we continued the flight without further incident. After landing I contacted dispatch and maintenance and a logbook entry was made. The first officers post flight inspection found nothing out of the ordinary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145 flight crew reported severe turbulence on departure resulting in altitude deviation.

Narrative: Last night shortly after departure Aircraft X encountered severe turbulence which lead to an altitude deviation of about 1;000 feet. After reviewing the approaching weather and the route of flight the first officer determined a turn to the east after departing would be the best course of action last night. Having just arriving from a previous flight I announced to the passengers during my welcome announcement it would be bumpy for the entire flight and everyone would need to be seated. After being cleared for takeoff ATC gave us a turn to the east which we complied with to our assigned altitude of 3;000 feet. Light turbulence began at about 1;000 feet. and increased rapidly to severe level by the time we reached 3;000. We were in IMC and encountered moderate to severe updrafts for about two or three minutes. The First Officer maintained positive control of the aircraft throughout the entire event. We did notice the Pilot Limit Indicator (PLI) turn amber a couple of times and rapid fluctuation of our indicated airspeed other than that no tolerances were exceeded. However we gained 1;000 feet. of altitude during one of the updrafts. ATC advised us of this and I let them know we were in severe turbulence and unable to hold 3;000 feet. He gave us a turn to the north (350 heading) and a climb to 5;000 feet and the turbulence diminished as we climb to our cruise altitude. I called the flight attended to check on the passengers and her condition in the cabin and there were no complaints. Dispatch was notified after we leveled off and we continued the flight without further incident. After landing I contacted dispatch and maintenance and a logbook entry was made. The first officers post flight inspection found nothing out of the ordinary.

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.