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Erj-190 flight crew reported a flight attendant was slightly injured climbing out of lga as a result of a wake turbulence encounter with a B777.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1618854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 12000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
About 15 minutes after departure [and] climbing though 17;000 feet; we experienced a sudden jolt which we believe was the result of the wake from another aircraft. There was no TCAS indication of the other aircraft. We told ATC and they said a heavy B777 was 13 miles from us. We saw nothing on TCAS after scrolling up; down and changing range. I spoke with the flight attendants. [One of the flight attendants] said she hit her knee on a cart. No other passengers were up nor were there any complaints from any of the passengers. The seat belt sign remained on for the duration of the flight.vectored too close to a heavy aircraft. We could not see the other aircraft nor [did we have] any TCAS indication. ATC just said 'caution wake turbulence' and stated he was about 13 miles from us. They could [have] suggested a heading change since we were climbing on assigned heading and altitude. It was impossible for me to know where the other aircraft was; so I could not take any action to avoid the wake turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ-190 flight crew reported a Flight Attendant was slightly injured climbing out of LGA as a result of a wake turbulence encounter with a B777.
Narrative: About 15 minutes after departure [and] climbing though 17;000 feet; we experienced a sudden jolt which we believe was the result of the wake from another aircraft. There was no TCAS indication of the other aircraft. We told ATC and they said a heavy B777 was 13 miles from us. We saw nothing on TCAS after scrolling up; down and changing range. I spoke with the flight attendants. [One of the flight attendants] said she hit her knee on a cart. No other passengers were up nor were there any complaints from any of the passengers. The seat belt sign remained on for the duration of the flight.Vectored too close to a heavy aircraft. We could not see the other aircraft nor [did we have] any TCAS indication. ATC just said 'caution wake turbulence' and stated he was about 13 miles from us. They could [have] suggested a heading change since we were climbing on assigned heading and altitude. It was impossible for me to know where the other aircraft was; so I could not take any action to avoid the wake turbulence.
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.