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Emb-175 first officer reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into lax that resulted in a minor injury to a flight attendant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1690183 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| 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:
We were approaching lax via olaaa 1 arrival; ATC informed us that we were behind a heavy. Around 7000 feet we encountered wake turbulence and [the] airplane banked 30 to 35 degrees; but we corrected quickly and continued to lax. One of the flight attendant was collecting [trash] in the cabin and told me she hurt her arm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-175 First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into LAX that resulted in a minor injury to a Flight Attendant.
Narrative: We were approaching LAX via OLAAA 1 arrival; ATC informed us that we were behind a heavy. Around 7000 feet we encountered wake turbulence and [the] airplane banked 30 to 35 degrees; but we corrected quickly and continued to LAX. One of the Flight Attendant was collecting [trash] in the cabin and told me she hurt her arm.
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.